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These are the basics of doing a concrete patio slab with a broom finish. At least they're the basics for us the way we do things.
This is an 8' x 38' x 4" concrete patio slab that'll have a broomed finish. We're also hand cutting the joints and using a concrete edger to finish the edges.
We set the forms with 2 x 12's because the owner wanted the edges thicker to support a roof. He laid 2" styrofoam on top of the gravel pad to help protect against frost heaving in the winter. We used wire mesh for reinforcement and a couple rows of fiber rebar in the edges.
The pour went well, we used 4000 psi concrete with air-entrainment, water-reducer, fibermesh and poured about a 6 - 7 slump.
For the finish, we cut joints using a torpedo groover tool at first, then cleaned up the joint with a walk behind jointer. Eric rounded the edges with a Dewalt hand edger. Luke used a funny float to float the concrete the first pass, then we hand floated the second pass after the concrete set up enough for the broom finish.
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