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Re: Dino's 42" Pizza Oven Starts
My concrete COUNTER pour went well for a 1st timer. I was totally uncomfortable with the "screed once with back and forth" then "2 times with a magnesium float" then finish with a "steel finishing trowel". It's humanly impossible not keep $@#*ing with it though I really held back.
The curved edging tool did a great job but created a little ledge 1/2" below the form. So after 2 hours, we unscrewed the wood form front, carefully taped it diagonally to slide it off without pulling out concrete, then I smoothed the curved edge & with a trowel & smoothed out the holes and pits I had along the front face, bottom of the counter. We screwed the form back and left it overnight. I removed it this afternoon AND the short side forms had more little holes so I wet-parged it but don't know if it will have a different color or sheen than the counter top. Tomorrow, I'll remove the bottom form with all the ugly white silicon caulking I used (to only partial success at a curved, not sharp edges) and it will look much better.
Now that there is a counter there as opposed to the dirty lower base, exposed FB board, Durock and stuff, the grease that dripped onto my oven landing (from bacon wrapped scallops) looks sooo ugly
, I've got do something about it. Still, it's big progress for us!
I'm grinning in the 1st pick 'cause I'm holding a back vibrator (NOT personal!) that did a great job at shaking out the air bubbles. Cheers, Dino
My concrete COUNTER pour went well for a 1st timer. I was totally uncomfortable with the "screed once with back and forth" then "2 times with a magnesium float" then finish with a "steel finishing trowel". It's humanly impossible not keep $@#*ing with it though I really held back.
The curved edging tool did a great job but created a little ledge 1/2" below the form. So after 2 hours, we unscrewed the wood form front, carefully taped it diagonally to slide it off without pulling out concrete, then I smoothed the curved edge & with a trowel & smoothed out the holes and pits I had along the front face, bottom of the counter. We screwed the form back and left it overnight. I removed it this afternoon AND the short side forms had more little holes so I wet-parged it but don't know if it will have a different color or sheen than the counter top. Tomorrow, I'll remove the bottom form with all the ugly white silicon caulking I used (to only partial success at a curved, not sharp edges) and it will look much better.
Now that there is a counter there as opposed to the dirty lower base, exposed FB board, Durock and stuff, the grease that dripped onto my oven landing (from bacon wrapped scallops) looks sooo ugly
, I've got do something about it. Still, it's big progress for us! I'm grinning in the 1st pick 'cause I'm holding a back vibrator (NOT personal!) that did a great job at shaking out the air bubbles. Cheers, Dino
. I'm secretly glad the weather is holding some of you guys up so I can catch up on you!
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