PSA: That 1/8 inch dip in my slab took 6 hours to fix because I waited too long to trowel

Felix Palmer · 2026-10-09T03:25:03.589482+00:00

I poured a 12x14 patio in Fresno last month and got pulled away for a phone call right after screeding. By the time I got back the bleed water was gone and the surface was too stiff to work, so I spent 6 hours grinding and patching instead of the 20 minutes a second pass with the float would have taken. How long do you all wait after screeding before that first trowel pass when it's 95 degrees out?

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PSA: That 1/8 inch dip in my slab took 6 hours to fix because I waited too long to trowel | Concrete Finishers - Talk Freely