Pouring Concrete on a Budget (That Still Looks Amazing)

Summary by Krater

The Essential Craftsman demonstrates how to mix and pour concrete using standard and fast-setting mixes in a round form, then compares setting times and aggregate exposure techniques at 16, 36, and 72 hours.

From the video

Answers: How do you mix and pour concrete on a budget and finish it with exposed aggregate?

• Concrete mixing in a wheelbarrow
• Using release agents on formwork
• Reinforcing concrete with rebar
• Screeding and floating concrete
• Exposed aggregate finishing technique
• Using molasses to retard concrete set

What it concludes

• Using Crisco as a form release makes forms slick so concrete will not get a tight hold of them.
• A D-handled square-point shovel works well for mixing concrete in a wheelbarrow.
• Rebar provides tensile strength to concrete while concrete provides compressive strength.
• Sugar or molasses can be used as a retarder to stop or slow down the setting chemical reaction of concrete.
• Sakrete fast-setting concrete mix is very fast-setting and ideal for setting posts.