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Older finisher in Phoenix told me I was burning my mix too fast
He said I was adding water to keep it workable but that just weakens the slab. I stopped rushing the pour and started using a retarder on hot days instead. Anyone else have a trick for keeping things workable in 100 degree heat?
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the_morgan1mo ago
Ngl man, I swear adding water in the heat is a trap we all fall for at first. Had a foreman yell at me for doing the same thing on a driveway in Tucson, made me realize I was just making a weaker slab for no reason. Now I bring a wet burlap and shade my mix if it sits too long, works way better than messing with the water ratio.
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scott.shane1mo ago
You ever notice how the guys who yell about water are always the ones who've been doing this since before we were born? @the_morgan got it right with the wet burlap thing, I tried that last summer and it bought me a good ten extra minutes before the mix started cooking.
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