Spent 4 hours fixing a slab edge that I messed up in 10 seconds with a bad edging tool angle

Took me three tries and a whole bucket of patch mix to realize the curve was fine, I just wasn't wetting the concrete enough before running the tool over it, anyone else get stuck on something this dumb for way too long?

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jessica_ross3815d ago

...and then I spent another hour cursing at it before a guy I trust walked over and said "you're not getting the water right" and I felt like an idiot. The trick for me was spraying the edge down until it looked almost too wet, then waiting like 30 seconds before the first pass. If you're doing patch work, try wetting it, running the edger, then misting again before each pass. It's annoying but beats chipping and redoing it. Also, cheap spray bottles suck for this - get one that mists fine or just use a pump sprayer on the lightest setting.

butler.finley15d ago

@kim819 I mean, is it though? Concrete finishing is one of those things where it either looks good or it doesn't, and having it chip out on a slab edge makes the whole job look hacky.

kim81915d ago

Is it really that deep though? I mean yeah it's annoying to patch and redo a slab edge, but it's a slab edge. It's not like you're pouring a load-bearing beam. You figured it out in the end, that's what matters.