 Re: Basic concrete tips
Mfiore, although I am by no means an expert, here are some things I have learned since starting my oven project. Once you start pouring the cement, it will be best to clean each tool you use as soon as you are done with it. Don't let the cement dry on the tool. (I learned this the hard way.)
Same goes for the wheel-barrel. As soon as I was done with my pour, I hosed it off quickly. The extra cement that was left in the wheel barrel I just dumped it next to the slab, and let it serve as a fill. I think if a little cement gets dry in your wheel-barrel you can get it out by hitting it with the edge of the shovel, it will just crack out.
I washed all the tools over the mound of dirt I removed, since this is all going to be taken to the dump as soon as I am done with my project and can borrow a buddies truck to carry it all away. |