Finishing is a step that turns freshly poured concrete into a strong, smooth surface before it fully sets. Here’s how to do ...

Broom finishes, the most common surface textures for exterior flatwork, are created by pulling a broom over freshly placed concrete. Brooming creates a textured or slip-resistant surface with ...

Leveling a concrete floor is a key step before installing new flooring on top of it. Learn which tools and products make this ...

“If you overwork an exterior slab, you get too much cement and not enough aggregate in the top layer,” Sparkman says. He recommends simply broom-finishing the bull-floated surface after the ...

These floor flatness requirements are unlikely to be met with a broom finish. In 2011, Baker Concrete Construction at their Monroe, Ohio, headquarters replaced a section of exterior pavement in ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I work in construction and needed a better way to submerge and clean a concrete broom," said an inventor, from Williamstown, Pa., "so I invented the ...