onc_artisan
Just looking from a distance:
The bath 'blockout' is pretty normal. A foam block installed prior to the concrete being poured around it, once cured is removed.
To me the edges look rough because the forms were taken off (or the supports taken away) early and the slurry layer has pulled off revealing some honeycombing.
Yes the edges could have been vibrated more, will there be any degradation as a result?
Well 'parge' the edge and make sure it doesn't have an effect. Pretty simple really.
The bath 'blockout' is pretty normal. A foam block installed prior to the concrete being poured around it, once cured is removed.
To me the edges look rough because the forms were taken off (or the supports taken away) early and the slurry layer has pulled off revealing some honeycombing.
Yes the edges could have been vibrated more, will there be any degradation as a result?
Well 'parge' the edge and make sure it doesn't have an effect. Pretty simple really.
Hi Onc_artisan,
Thanks for that information.
Regarding the edges, that is exactly what our slab supervisor told us but I thought it was just to keep us happy. My main concern is potential degradation of the slab due to it being 'un-boxed' early and removing the edges.
To be quite honest the rest of the slab looks great. No cracks or 'weeping'. The rest of the edges are quite clean also. However, who knows what the concrete is like below the surface.
Cheers.