Broom finishes, the most common surface textures for exterior flatwork, are created by pulling a broom over freshly placed concrete. Brooming creates a textured or slip-resistant surface with ...

These floor flatness requirements are unlikely to be met with a broom finish. In 2011, Baker Concrete Construction at their Monroe, Ohio, headquarters replaced a section of exterior pavement in ...

“If you overwork an exterior slab, you get too much cement and not enough aggregate in the top layer,” Sparkman says. He recommends simply broom-finishing the bull-floated surface after the ...

Timing is the secret to getting a nice finish. Use the bull float immediately, but wait until the concrete stiffens before ...

This technique involves applying a stencil to the concrete surface and then adding color or texture to create the desired pattern. A broom finish is a simple yet effective pattern created by dragging ...