Debate: Should you trowel wetter concrete for a smoother finish or let it firm up more? I saw a crew doing it both ways on a driveway in Austin last Tuesday.

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Haven't you ever noticed that wetter concrete tends to bleed more water to the surface, making it weaker and more likely to dust off later? That crew might have been asking for future cracks by not letting it firm up enough before troweling.

simonreed2d ago

That bleeding thing is rough, my neighbor's driveway looks like a dust bowl now.