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Place Reinforcement and Apply Second Layer

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What happens here

Once the first inch of concrete is laid down, carefully place the cut wire mesh reinforcement on top of the wet concrete. Gently push the mesh into the concrete, ensuring it is fully embedded but still has at least 1 inch of concrete coverage below and will have a similar amount above. Then, immediately proceed to fill the rest of the mold with the remaining mixed concrete, spreading it evenly and pushing it into all the edges and corners to fill any voids. Once the mold is full, gently shake or vibrate the entire assembly. This helps to release trapped air bubbles from the concrete, which will rise to the surface, resulting in a denser and smoother finished product.

Goal: Incorporate reinforcement and complete the concrete pour, removing air bubbles

Tools and materials

  • Gloves — Protecting hands while working with concrete
  • Wire Mesh — Reinforcing the concrete slab

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want to do that all right once the first inch of concrete layer is laid down bring your enforcement slap it on top and then fill in with the rest of the concrete pushing it in all to little nooks crannies in the sides then once that's done take a long two by four a one by three anything like that they'll reach from one side of the mold to the other and shimmy it from side to side like sawing it back and forth pushing the high spots into the low spots adding more concrete to fill in the low spots and then once you're ready now we're gonna focus on getting the air bubbles out you can use different tools you can use anything you want but I found that just moving a thing and wobbling the thing for a longer period of time tends to do a pretty good job about it so what I'm doing right now is

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