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RE: pics of concrete pond re chris harpe

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Posted by: paul kemes at Wed Dec 20 22:28:09 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by paul kemes ]  
   

What kind of concrete did you end up using?



I used Vinyl patch cemet, which basically was a portland/fine sand mix with a polymer already added.



Is that the standard grey drylok or did you have white tinted to your personal specs?



It's the standard gray which I thought was just right. Just a note, due to the consistency of DryLock, at least my local HomeDepot does not mix tints, they say it messes up their machine. I don't know if that goes for all their stores.



Lastly, is the texture on the pool mainly from the concrete or mainly from the drylok? I remember drylok going on fairly smooth but have heard a lot of people say the finish is very textured.



I think the texture is mainly from the concrete. I think it dependes how you apply it. I used a roller on the walls and it came out very textured with a sandy/beady texture. I used a brush for the pond and it is much smoother. If I add a couple more layers it would more than likely become much smoother. But obviously I wanted some texture.



Thanks again for the tip, I think this stuff is going to change the way I build/finish cages.

Paul Kemes


   

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