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Old timer told me to wet the subgrade before pouring. I thought he was crazy.

Guy named Hank, been pouring since the 70s, told me to hose down the dirt before my slab pour on a hot day in Phoenix. I figured it would just turn into mud. Did it anyway because he was buying lunch. That slab didn't crack a week later while my other dry-pour jobs looked like a spiderweb. Has anyone else tried this trick, or am I just late to the party?
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vera_lewis
Saw a study once that said @wesleyc75 was right, moisture control stops cracks.
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wesleyc75
wesleyc754d ago
Ngl, Hank was right. Wetting that subgrade stops the dry dirt from sucking all the moisture out of your concrete.
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