When it s dry some brushed concrete can have a rough texture that may feel prickly to the bottoms of your feet.
Broom brushed concrete pool deck.
Broom finished concrete is popular for patios driveways and more.
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Deck scrub brushes are available in a variety of widths from roughly 8 to 14 inches.
A brushed or broom finish will add a slip resistant texture to your pool deck.
Sometimes called brushed concrete a broom is used to create a slip resistant texture on the surface of the concrete.
This is the least that should be done to give a pool deck enough traction for safety.
For a deeper texture forgo the trowel and drag your broom across the concrete while it s still wet but after you complete the floating.
Brushed concrete is poured into a frame and then brushed smooth with a stiff broom.
This smooth surface can vary from 2 3 wide and the resulting surface has a higher level of visual interest.
A brushed finish is achieved by running a broom over a freshly poured or newly coated concrete surface.
After the concrete surface has been broom finished the scoring is created using a wide concrete tool that creates a smooth surface on both sides of the score joint.
As with the trowel and float you can make creative patterns with the broom if you like.
Although a 14 inch brush allows you to clean a larger area with one pass if you re going to be doing heavy duty scrubbing it s better to stick with a 10 inch brush so you can more easily apply even pressure while cleaning.
Dragging a house broom or a garage broom across the troweled concrete after it dries a little produces light texture lines.
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As the poured concrete surface sets crews use strong bristled horse hair brooms to brush across the top and create a slightly textured surface.
Rubbermaid commercial products 12 in poly fiber stiff deck brush.
Concrete finishers have been broom finishing for about as long as there has been concrete.
Blue hawk 8 in palmyra stiff deck brush.
Although this is more of a basic design option it does allow dyes and stains to be successfully applied to your surface.
Should i get brushed concrete or stamped concrete for my pool patio.
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Broomed brushed concrete requires little maintenance and isn t slippery.