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   Guest_ | Feb 16, 1999 05:59pm | #1

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   Randy, you didn't mention the size of the slab and a little description. Is it a slab on grade or is it suspended. A lot of the time if I want a super smooth finish, I will line the outside form with a cheap thin layer of masonite and use a side walk edging tool on the perimeter when I'm finishing the concrete.

   Hope that I could be of help.

   Gabe Martel

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   Randy_Lundgren | Feb 17, 1999 12:01am | #2

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   Gabe, thanks for your answer. I didn't really provide too good of description. It is a slab on grade and we will build on top of it. About one foot of the sides of the slab are and will be exposed. We have already poured it. I guess what I was trying to ask was: What do the most people use to dress up the exposed part of slab like in a residential slab on grade? I have also repaired what little honeycomb was there. Do I mix masonry cement with some portland cement and sand and at what mixture? Thanks for any help.

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   Guest_ | Feb 17, 1999 02:04am | #3

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   Randy, in that case, the easiest is to use a mix as you have already described and first fill in the honey comb areas.

   Secondly, using the same mixture but wetter in consistency, use a burlap bag to rub it on the surface.

   These applications will always work better if you wet the wall down first and apply any of the adhesive preparations, available at your local lumber yard.

   Another consideration is drying.

   I'm not sure of which part of the country you are in, so in case your in the south, watch that sun and make sure the coatings don't bake in the sun prior to drying properly.

   Hope I was of more use to you this time.

   Gabe Martel GSC
   Project Manager

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   Guest_ | Feb 17, 1999 10:24am | #5

   *Maybe the same product of a different name that Gabe is referring to is called Silpro.Your best bet is to go to a local supplier that specializes in masonry products. Just ask the nearest foundation guy where he buys his stock ( hardware, bolts, finishes, etc. ). The guys that work behind the sales counter are pretty knowlegable. Most have been in the business and were smart enough to get out.Sleepless in RIRick A.

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   Randy_Lundgren | Feb 17, 1999 10:24am | #4

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   Could any of you forum users tell me what is the preferred or best method for coating the sides of a flat slab after the forms are removed. Do most of you use a premixed masonry coating or do you make up your own. Any help would be appreciated. I've poured several slabs over the years, but they were industrial and didn't need to look pretty. Doing one now at our Little League Park for free and I wanted it to look good. Thanks.