Sack Rubbed Concrete Finish

By concrete construction staff.

Sack rubbed concrete finish.

About the author concrete construction staff. Video of the day volume 0. More from concrete construction. Sacking produced a finish for cast in place concrete surfaces after fins from oils and bond breakers had been removed by filling in pits and air holes by dampening the surface and rub bing mortar all over it.

When you rub out a new concrete wall you are applying a thin coat of portland cement and literally rubbing it with a sponge float to create an attractive and durable finish. Concrete materials and admixtures concrete water cement ratio. When is sack rubbing of exposed concrete necessary and what is the recommended method. Here a worker is producing a grout cleaned finish free of bugholes by rubbing a.

During this transition period both packaging sizes will exist. By concrete construction staff. Concrete finisher is packaged in 50 lb 22 7 kg poly lined bags. Rubbed finishes free of bugholes consist of either smooth rubbed grout cleaned rubbed or cork floated finishes.

About the author concrete construction staff. Then before the mortar dried the sur face would be rubbed with a wad of clean dry burlap to remove surplus mortar and to fill voids. It is designed to be water resistant and develop high bond strength when applied to concrete surfaces. Note concrete finisher is also currently packaged in 70 lb 31 8 kg poly lined bags while we are transitioning into strictly 50 lb 22 7 kg packaging.

It will take a few tries to get the feel for doing it right but then you will be surprised how easy and fast it is to do.