Got caught in the rain last week on a big driveway pour

We were finishing a 30x40 driveway near Green Bay and the sky opened up about 20 minutes after we screeded. Rain was coming down hard enough to dimple the surface. I grabbed a couple empty 5 gallon buckets and some visqueen we had in the truck, covered the fresh concrete best we could, and waited it out for 15 minutes. Pulled the plastic off slow and careful, then we hit it with a light bullfloat to close up the rain marks. Turned out okay but my heart was pounding the whole time. Anybody else got a rain save story or a better way to handle it?

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bettywilson8h agoTop Commenter

Covering wet concrete never sits right with me.

tylermurray5h ago

I mean, covering it actually stops rain from washing the cream off the top.