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Covering concrete
ok it stopped raining long enough on Thursday for me to pour the concrete
for the footings of a greenhouse. ok no rain but of course now frost. It is covered with timber and a tarpaulin but when is it safe to take the cover off? Kevin |
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On Jan 30, 8:40*pm, "Zen83237" wrote:
ok it stopped raining long enough on Thursday for me to pour the concrete for the footings of a greenhouse. ok no rain but of course now frost. It is covered with timber and a tarpaulin but when is it safe to take the cover off? Kevin After 24hrs or as long as you like after 24hrs. The longer the better. |
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"Kipper at sea" wrote in message ... On Jan 30, 8:40 pm, "Zen83237" wrote: ok it stopped raining long enough on Thursday for me to pour the concrete for the footings of a greenhouse. ok no rain but of course now frost. It is covered with timber and a tarpaulin but when is it safe to take the cover off? Kevin After 24hrs or as long as you like after 24hrs. The longer the better. OK I can leave it a few days and no cat's paw prints either. Kevin |
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Zen83237 wrote:
"Kipper at sea" wrote in message On Jan 30, 8:40 pm, "Zen83237" wrote: ok it stopped raining long enough on Thursday for me to pour the concrete for the footings of a greenhouse. ok no rain but of course now frost. It is covered with timber and a tarpaulin but when is it safe to take the cover off? After 24hrs or as long as you like after 24hrs. The longer the better. OK I can leave it a few days and no cat's paw prints either. No cat? You did check where it was before you poured? -- Adrian C |
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"Adrian C" wrote in message ... Zen83237 wrote: "Kipper at sea" wrote in message On Jan 30, 8:40 pm, "Zen83237" wrote: ok it stopped raining long enough on Thursday for me to pour the concrete for the footings of a greenhouse. ok no rain but of course now frost. It is covered with timber and a tarpaulin but when is it safe to take the cover off? After 24hrs or as long as you like after 24hrs. The longer the better. OK I can leave it a few days and no cat's paw prints either. No cat? You did check where it was before you poured? -- Adrian C About 15 years ago I had a Koi pond built, about 6 feet deep. The day after the base was poured there were some very, very deep paw prints. but no missing cat, well not mine anyway. Kevin |
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