Showerthought: The time I forgot to wet the slab before a big pour

I was out on a job near Columbus last August, pouring a 30x40 foot garage floor. Got so caught up in setting forms I completely spaced wetting the subgrade before the truck showed up. Ended up with a bunch of spider cracks from the concrete drying too fast on top. Anyone else learned this lesson the hard way, or was it just me being careless?

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alice9281d ago

Did that once, concrete set faster than my 10 minute bathroom break.

paige16621h ago

Saw something about concrete drying real fast online, is that why the break didn't work out for ya @alice928? Sounds like you barely made it back in time.

emma_baker611d ago

8 minutes is pretty generous actually, it was more like a race against the clock for a solid hour on my end. At least you got a bathroom break out of it!