Working with concrete is as much an art as it is a science. So many variables go into the proper mix design, production, placement and curing techniques as well as environmental conditions, that problems inevitably occur. Fortunately, many of these problems are preventable and possibly repairable. Click on the common concreting problems listed below to see techniques for preventing and repairing them.

Dusting is the formation of loose powder from disintegrating hardened concrete surfaces...
Scaling is local flaking or peeling of the finished surface of hardened concrete...
Crazing is the development of a fine network of random cracks on the surface of concrete...
Cracking due to shrinkage or settlement...
Plastic shrinkage cracks appear in the surface of fresh concrete soon after it is placed...
Curling is the distortion of a slab into curved shape by upward or downward pressure...

Blisters are hollow low profile bumps on the concrete surfacing...

Bugholes and honeycombed surfaces are formed during placement when small pockets of air or water...
   
 


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