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A job in Tempe showed me I was using way too much water on my finish

I was finishing a patio and the surface kept getting that weak, dusty layer. My foreman, Mike, pointed out I was adding almost a gallon of water per bag during the final trowel. He said that extra water was bringing all the fines to the top and ruining the durability. Has anyone else had a boss catch them on a bad habit like that?
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jesse994
jesse9941mo ago
My old foreman caught me overworking the mix every single time.
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adam_adams
adam_adams1mo ago
Is overworking the mix really that big of a deal though?
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henderson.wesley
Read that extra water weakens the top layer every time.
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