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  1. Help with Exposed Aggregate Concrete Patio - DIY Home …

    Dec 21, 2017 · Hi DIY, I just moved into a house that has a rough exposed aggregate concrete patio (150 square feet). It's awful to walk around on. I'm considering the following DIY remedies, but if …

  2. Concrete Question (Pea Gravel) | DIY Home Improvement Forum

    Dec 16, 2024 · I get the idea that the trailer pumps are smaller than the big boom trucks and the pea gravel tends to flow through the hose easier.. (kind of guessing on that one) So my question: Will …

  3. Drilling Exposed Aggregate? - DIY Home Improvement Forum

    Jul 18, 2014 · Last time I did it over exposed aggregate at a friends house the bit wanted to walk like crazy which made it very hard to drill accurately.. Anyway to more precisely drill these? I will be …

  4. fiber vs wire mesh - DIY Home Improvement Forum

    Mar 24, 2025 · Going to place aggregate next week [week of 3/31/25] then pour concrete as soon as the radon system is placed. YAY! Ben, my concrete guy [& a really great guy!] plans to use fiber mesh. …

  5. Concrete, crushed aggregate, or soil? What to fill post...

    Aug 12, 2024 · Concrete, crushed aggregate, or soil? What to fill post hole with. Jump to Latest 1.4K views 7 replies 7 participants last post by kip.pete Aug 13, 2024 K

  6. I'm building a small retaining wall. Can I get...

    Feb 2, 2022 · Trying to build a wall because just because you have the blocks is a solution looking for a problem. If the problem is having them, give them away or haul them to an aggregate plant that will …

  7. Pouring Concrete against Existing concrete - DIY Home Improvement …

    Mar 14, 2024 · If you're pouring concrete to extend from existing concrete, do you have to put a divider in between the new and existing?

  8. Adding broken pieces of concrete to a new footer pour

    Aug 15, 2024 · The more aggregate you add, which changes the ratio of cement in the concrete mix, would theoretically weaken the mix. However, in your situation a few chunks (need to be clean) will …

  9. Preventing concrete aggregate from showing on top and sides.

    Oct 17, 2022 · Hello, I recently poured pavers and the sides really showed a lot of exposed aggregate as well as on the edges when I tried to use an edge tool. What can I be doing wrong? Also, I heard …

  10. concrete from mortar - DIY Home Improvement Forum

    Mar 5, 2008 · Anytime you mix cement and aggregate, the more surface area of the aggregate you have, the more cement that is required to coat all of the particles and tie them together. The extra …