Screeding Concrete Against A Wall

Now cut a u shaped notch on the end of a 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 to accept the 2 x 2.

Screeding concrete against a wall.

It must be completed before excess bleedwater appears on the surface. The distance from the bottom edge of the 2 by 6 or 8 to the bottom of the u notch will be 2. Screeding concrete is one of the first steps in placing and finishing concrete. Work your way downhill if applicable drawing excess concrete into low spots and holes.

Screeding levels the concrete with the top of the forms and begins the process of forcing the larger aggregate below the surface. Screeding when done properly will leave you with a good even flat surface free of humps bumps holes and low spots. Follow screeding immediately with the darby photo 2. This can usually be accomplished by some diyers on a small scale like a sidewalk for example.

This step in the finishing operation is the most important in producing a true plane surface and takes place immediately after the spreading of the concrete. Straightedges are used to strikeoff or screed the concrete. When you re hand screeding use a sawing motion across the guides as you creep forward along the guides. Your goal is to level out marks and fill small holes left by screeding.

Screeding is the art of skimming or striking off the surface of the concrete after rough raking it. Take a 2 x 2 and tack it to the wall 2 above the grade of the finished concrete.