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Not sure which tool to use? No problem, let Gator Tools help you choose the right tool for every step of finishing! Complete with video links.
Step 1. Place Concrete
Step 2. Screed Concrete
Step 3. Bull Float/Channel Float
Step 4. Edge
Step 5. Place control joints
Step 6. Float again
Step 7. Trowel or broom
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Step 1.
Place your fresh concrete using Gator Glide Ultra Tough Concrete Placers. A stiffening rib runs the full length of the blade keeping it straight and rigid. No need for extra bracing or small outriggers for stability. All Placers include a removable hook and come in your choice of coated aluminum or wood handles.
watch the concrete placement video here.
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Step 2.
Screed the concrete (also known as strike-off) to bring the concrete surface to the proper grade or elevation and smoothness. Gator Glide Diamond XX Screeds have a unique "Diamond XX" pattern which runs the full length of the screed giving them superior resistance to bending, twisting, and warping ensuring that your concrete surface is smooth and level. Gator Screeds are "Simply the toughest, strongest, screed in the industry" and are built to handle the toughest jobs and maintain their straightness in the most demanding applications. Watch the Gator Screeds video here.
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Step 3.
Bull float or Channel float (use a channel float when finishing a larger area of concrete) the concrete surface which will remove any imperfections, voids, or ridges left behind after the screeding process. This process of floating is extremely important as the our GatorLoy floats work to embed the stones while floating the concrete "creme" to the surface and allowing the bleed water to evaporate. Watch the Gator Channel Float and Bull Float video here.
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Step 4.
After the floating process, edge along your forms with GatorLoy Concrete Edgers which also works to float the sides the same way as the floating process reducing concrete popping and chipping along the edges.
Watch the Gator Edger video here.
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Step 5.
Place your control joints to reduce random cracking with GatorLoy Concrete Groovers which like the Concrete Edgers and floats, are also made of the same material which allows the finisher to float while placing joints and also reducing popping and chipping.
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Step 6.
Use Gator Glide Hand Floats (or walking floats) to go back and float and smooth out any imperfections left in the concrete. This process will keep the concrete open, allowing the bleed water to escape, and by allowing this to occur you will reduce ugly concrete "popping", spalling, and cracking in the future. Watch the Gator Hand Float video here and the Gator Walking Float video here.
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Step 7.
You can either choose to have a troweled finish or a broom finish. Once the concrete has hardened and most of the water has evaporated you can trowel with Gator Glide Ultra-Flex Finishing Trowels for a smooth hard finish (basement, garage floors) or after floating the concrete you can broom the surface with the Gator Glide Brooms for a more coarse rough surface (driveway, patio, walkway).
Watch the Gator Trowel video here.
Watch the Gator Broom video here.
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