Appreciation post: the old finisher who told me to keep a wet burlap on my slab during a heat wave

Union guy in Phoenix said I was crazy to trust curing compound alone in July, so I tried his burlap method on a 40-yard driveway last week. Zero cracks versus my last three jobs that all had surface issues. Anyone else get handed a tip that sounded dumb but saved your work?

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adam_hernandez5d ago

Burlap's old-school but the shade alone probably did more than any cure chemical.

fiona_lane4d ago

Actually, burlap doesn't provide THAT much shade. Most of its value comes from trapping moisture against the concrete so the cure happens SLOW and even. The shade part helps, but it's the consistent dampness that does the real work.