Applying a Broom Finish

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How NOT to Pour Concrete with Victory Outdoor services. #4

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What happens here

The final finishing step is to apply a broom finish to the entire concrete surface, creating a textured, non-slip surface. The worker uses a wide concrete broom attached to a long handle. To begin, the broom bristles are placed down directly in a concrete joint. It is crucial to maintain a low angle with the broom handle, ensuring the bristles are not near vertical, and then to drag the broom straight back towards the body with steady, even pressure. This process is repeated across the entire concrete patio, making sure to overlap slightly with previous passes, until a uniform broom finish is achieved.

Goal: Create a uniform, textured, non-slip broom finish on the concrete patio.

Tools and materials

Concrete broom — Creating a textured, non-slip finish on the concrete surface
Freshly poured concrete N/A — The surface receiving the broom finish

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there we go all right so because we did multi-direction you want to be very careful you don't go beyond the joint so you want to set them bristles down right in the joint yep and then drag it back towards you i already adjusted the head you want to keep it at a low bristle angle you don't want the bristles to come up and be anywhere near vertical you want to keep that handle low like this yes so about here yep and then just throw it out there and let the weight of it slop down as deep as it can go into the concrete wiggle it like that a little bit and then pull hard right don't wiggle it ryan's like this is my work we're dealing with here all right so start on one corner yeah we're good brother actually that room is just about the right way yep jeez now let the weight settle down and then just drag it towards you nice and straight look at that they're beautiful man everything you try you're like a pro so it didn't leave quite the impression we're looking for so repeat what you just did one more time okay okay we do that to the noobs on our crew too you're not fooling me you can't tell the difference between what i did and what you did that's what you're looking for it looks great man good good work all right good job good enough okay thanks for the opportunity you guys okay so now we get to actually watch a pro do it oh yeah that's why you're doing it and he's got to go to the other angle too so he doesn't have a good grip on that so that light broom finish if you guys don't know you need that otherwise when it rains you're going to be slipping and sliding on your butt

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