Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: to-send Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge:save €10 Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge:NEW Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge:Huge Reduction Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge-tr:Blade Only Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge-tl:Blade Only Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: show-badge-br:Pack of [3 Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: on-utility-menu Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: on-concrete-menu Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: new-product Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: Category_Trowels & Edgers etc. Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: Category_Shovels & Brushes Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Toolman tag: Category_BullfloatsĬollection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Bullfloats tag: Category_Bullfloats Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Marshalltown tag: Brand_ToolmanĬollection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Toolman tag: Brand_Toolman Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Kraft Tools tag: Brand_MarshalltownĬollection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Marshalltown tag: Brand_Marshalltown If texture variation or swirls occur then this can be reduced with use of hand trowel rather than just with a float.Maryjfoc collection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: tag: Brand_Kraft ToolsĬollection-title: Bullfloats tag-item: Kraft Tools tag: Brand_Kraft Tools The same issue occurs with inclusions such as columns or box out for services, re-entrant corners and day joints. It is also difficult to get the power float and trowel up to a fixed edge/wall/cladding or a formed joint, therefore some hand finishing may be necessary and can leave some variation. Also, trowelling before the bleed water has evaporated can lead to a risk of delamination. Power trowelling of air-entrained concretes is not recommended due to the risk of surface delamination. It is generally not appropriate for external paving. It is produced for warehouses and similar large slab areas but can also be a finish to small slabs. When carried out correctly on concrete of the appropriate class, trowelling leaves a smooth, very dense surface. Trowelling follows floating to provide a direct finished wearing surface.

If skip floating is undertaken too early, bleed water may be worked into the surface thereby weakening it and giving a risk of rapid surface wear.Ī laser screeder will produce similar finish which is then power-floated and then power-trowelled. Care is needed in the timing of skip floating. Another problem which seems to be associated with skip floating is that of reinforcement ripple when the surface of the concrete has slight depressions along the line of the top reinforcement, often giving it a quilted appearance. The resultant finish tends to have a smooth texture similar to that produced by either hand or power floating, but it usually exhibits slight ridges between each pass of the float. Skip floats are also known as easy floats or bull floats. A large, long, narrow float on the end of a knuckled handle is pushed or pulled over the surface of the wet concrete with the leading edge always higher than the rear edge, whichever way it is moving. Power floating can sometimes lead to surface delamination.Īnother method of floating, namely skip floating, can be carried out on a fresh concrete surface to produce a smooth matt appearance. Too many passes can cause a ´burnished´ appearance. This operation is sometimes called panning. Power-floating produces a similar surface to hand floating, with a slightly textured surface often with circular swirl marks from the floating operation. A simple test is when the heal of a boot leaves only a slight impression, say 3mm. Power floating is generally carried out later than hand floating as the concrete needs to take the weight of the machine. Nowadays, the operation is carried out using powered machines fitted with either a large circular pan or large flat metal floats. This produced a flattish slightly textured surface which often contained float marks.

Prior to the introduction of power tools, a floated finish was that produced by a large, generally wooden or sometimes metal, hand float moved over the surface when the concrete was still plastic.

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