Watching guys skip the bull float on a hot day makes me want to scream

I saw a crew in Tempe last Tuesday try to go straight from screeding to a steel trowel because it was 95 degrees and they were in a rush. The slab looked like a washboard by 3 PM. You HAVE to bull float, especially in heat, to push the aggregate down and get that flat cream layer on top. Skipping it means you're fighting the mix the whole time and the finish will never be right. How many times do we have to see this before people learn?

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quinn_fox12d ago

Guess they wanted to add some texture for free.

calebh9011d ago

Did they forget to charge for the extra crunch?