Discovered a cheap foam roller trick for fresh slab edges

Ngl I used to fight with hand tools forever trying to get a nice radius on edges after the float. Then a guy on a job in Portland showed me using a 4 inch foam insulation roller dipped in water instead of a regular edger. It leaves a perfect bullnose every time and cuts my finishing time by like 15 minutes per pour. Anyone else try something weird like that for edges?

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kevin_harris782mo ago

Feels like overthinking a curb edge to me.

graceblack2mo ago

See it different - small details matter when you're the one walking that curb every day.

lewis.troy1mo ago

Used to think it was minor stuff (ugh, was I wrong). But yeah, this flips it for me.