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Should you water new concrete?

To put it simply, the goal is to keep the concrete saturated during the first 28 days. The first 7 days after installation you should spray the slab with water 5-10 times per day, or as often as possible. Once the concrete is poured the curing process begins immediately.

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WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CURE MY NEW CONCRETE SLAB?

To get the strongest finish out of your new concrete slab for years to come we suggest taking the time to properly cure your new slab for at least 7 days after installation (28 days is ideal). Curing is the process of controlling the rate and extent of moisture loss from concrete during cement hydration. Curing plays an important role in strength development and durability of concrete. This is done by continuously wetting the exposed surface thereby preventing the loss of moisture from it. If water evaporates too quickly, it will weaken the finished product with stresses and cracking. To put it simply, the goal is to keep the concrete saturated during the first 28 days. The first 7 days after installation you should spray the slab with water 5-10 times per day, or as often as possible. Once the concrete is poured the curing process begins immediately. To protect your new slab and ensure an exceptional finished product you should wait 24 hours for foot traffic (including pets), 10 days to drive light vehicles or add furniture, and 28 days for heavy pick-up trucks and RVs. After 28 days the concrete is cured and you will have a strong and stable slab. After this point you can paint or stain your concrete if you’d like. Properly curing your concrete improves strength, durability, water tightness, and resistance for many years. To get the strongest finish out of your new concrete slab for years to come we suggest taking the time to properly cure your new slab for at least 7 days after installation (28 days is ideal). Curing is the process of controlling the rate and extent of moisture loss from concrete during cement hydration. Curing plays an important role in strength development and durability of concrete. This is done by continuously wetting the exposed surface thereby preventing the loss of moisture from it. If water evaporates too quickly, it will weaken the finished product with stresses and cracking. To put it simply, the goal is to keep the concrete saturated during the first 28 days.

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Can you concrete straight onto soil?

Dont lay the concrete directly over the soil, if the weather is warm, sprinkle with water when hardening of and if possible drape over some wet hessian.

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I have been clearing an area which is going to have a large concrete base for a shed and greenhouse to be sited on and have a walkway in between them.

The total area is about 250 SqFt (11' x 23').

The area has fence panels around it with concrete posts and those small concrete panels below the wooden panel.

I have cleared the aread and dug down -I just need to know how deep the concrete needs to be and if I will need harcore or is it ok to pour the concrete onto compacted soil?

I will probably get someone in to do the concreting but I'm trying to save money by doing as much as the preparation as possible.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Thanks for the quick responses B J D BUILDING/ROOFING & tm property services Just out of interest what would I have to pay for someone to complete this for me - It's all dug out - just would need the hardcore & Cement pouring