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Olafhenny · 01-21-2014, 11:56 AM

Good for you, Tray!

You still have a couple of months before you can do anything worthwhile in the “field”.
That is a good time to do your brainstorming. Unlike the guy in that video, you will not
have to tear It all out again.

In order to alleviate your concerns about the toughness of sharp concrete corners, do
the following: Buy for the time being one bag of premix concrete. That should set you
back $6.- to 10.-, depending on how much they stick into bags in your area. Take a
small amount out of it and mix it with some water to mud. Then fill a tall yogurt
container or something like it, up to 2 inches from the top with that mud. Tap that a
couple of times on the floor, to get the trapped air out and store it over night. Next day
fill it with water to the top, replace the lid, put it somewhere frost free and forget about
it for about a month.

Then cut the tub off your lump of concrete, take your biggest hammer and enjoy yourself.
Make sure, to have lunch first, I do not know, how long it will take, before you give up.

If you have a tough time cracking it with a hammer, try doing it by stepping on it with
boots.

That little experiment will give you a lot of confidence for any project, you may start,
when the weather warms up, and you can use the rest of the concrete from the bag
years later, if you should abandon this project, providing you store it in a dry place.

Olaf

01-21-2014, 11:56 AM	#22 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Any thoughts? Good for you, Tray! You still have a couple of months before you can do anything worthwhile in the “field”. That is a good time to do your brainstorming. Unlike the guy in that video, you will not have to tear It all out again. In order to alleviate your concerns about the toughness of sharp concrete corners, do the following: Buy for the time being one bag of premix concrete. That should set you back $6.- to 10.-, depending on how much they stick into bags in your area. Take a small amount out of it and mix it with some water to mud. Then fill a tall yogurt container or something like it, up to 2 inches from the top with that mud. Tap that a couple of times on the floor, to get the trapped air out and store it over night. Next day fill it with water to the top, replace the lid, put it somewhere frost free and forget about it for about a month. Then cut the tub off your lump of concrete, take your biggest hammer and enjoy yourself. Make sure, to have lunch first, I do not know, how long it will take, before you give up. If you have a tough time cracking it with a hammer, try doing it by stepping on it with boots. That little experiment will give you a lot of confidence for any project, you may start, when the weather warms up, and you can use the rest of the concrete from the bag years later, if you should abandon this project, providing you store it in a dry place. Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.