joseph_fisher95•2mo ago

My biggest pour ever taught me to respect the clock, not fight it.

Waiting for the right finish window made the difference between a good slab and a great one.

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blaker752mo ago

How do you figure out when that window is? Weather can make the timing so tricky sometimes.

harperc792mo ago

Farmers I know use past weather records for that, lol.

paige9862mo ago

What about the specific heat of the mix itself? A big pour holds its temp way longer than a small one, so the air temp isn't the whole story. You have to watch the concrete's own cooling curve, not just the weather forecast. That internal clock is what really sets the finish window.