Now ready for the concrete in the pole barn

[747driver]

Great feeling when it all comes together and in just in time for the Fall season.

You betcha ! No more working outside on the stone driveway !

 

[747driver]

Looks and seems like it all turned out well, congrats.

Concrete takes about 28 days to cure. First 3 days does a lot, first week quite a bit. Other words the first week it has a lot of water possibly working out.
Some concrete sealers are water based and handle it fine but they do turn whitish and takes a long time to fade out if its over applied.
Oil base are better in general but some handle the water better than others. Be careful to read the instructions. Many products says the concrete needs to be cured.

Talked with the concretre crew. They said to use a 'penetrating sealer' within the first week while the concrete is still clean and somewhat porous.

 

[EddieWalker]

That looks beautiful. The older I get, the more I admire concrete!!!!

 

[skipperbrown]

Looks great. Now resist the urge to pull your rv and truck in for 30 days. I think at 30 days, it reaches 90 percent of its strength? You can look it up. I also read you should keep it wet for that length of time and laying straw and watering helps with that. Last year after my pour, I painted the floor at the 30 day mark with epoxy paint I bought at HD (following label directions). It looked great, but now a year later, it's pulling up where my MH tires sit. My MH is very heavy, but still ….

 

[747driver]

That looks beautiful. The older I get, the more I admire concrete!!!!

Thanks Eddie. ****** and the Nazis used more concrete than anyone in the world...and most of it is still in place !

 

[747driver]

Looks great. Now resist the urge to pull your rv and truck in for 30 days. I think at 30 days, it reaches 90 percent of its strength? You can look it up. I also read you should keep it wet for that length of time and laying straw and watering helps with that. Last year after my pour, I painted the floor at the 30 day mark with epoxy paint I bought at HD (following label directions). It looked great, but now a year later, it's pulling up where my MH tires sit. My MH is very heavy, but still ….

I am watering it twice a day. Going to go get the 'penetrating' sealer tomorrow, I want nothing to do with any epoxy sealer. I can put the penetrating sealer on tomorrow. The rv weighs 33,000 lbs so it will be awhile before I drive it in.