Does this concrete poured really bad?? (Home Depot, buy, backyard)

[allen3iverson]

I hired a professional to pour a concrete at my backyard to extend my slab. I purchased the concrete mix from home depot. After the professional poured the concrete, it turned out to be like that, a lot of gravels, and not flat surface. Does this concrete poured really bad quality work??

[Hangster]

That is bad.. Did you find that professional in the parking lot of Home Depot?

[DSL_PWR]

Wow. That looks horrible. I hope you get that fixed and don't have to pay twice.

I've poured concrete that looks better than that and I am far from a professional.

[Hangster]

Who ever did this is not a professional (obviously). He did not screed, float or trowel the concrete. Screeding, floating and troweling smooths and levels the concrete and it causes the aggregate (gravel) to sink down into the concrete to create a smooth nice finish, then they should use and edge trowel to give it the defined edge and finally finish it off with a broom to give it the non slip texture that you see in your existing slab. There should also be an expansion joint between your existing slab and the new slab. This allows the concrete to expand and not crack and also prevents the concrete from over flowing into your existing slab causing that messy over flow that you have.

[allen3iverson]

Originally Posted by Hangster

Who ever did this is not a professional (obviously). He did not screed, float or trowel the concrete. Screeding, floating and troweling smooths and levels the concrete and it causes the aggregate (gravel) to sink down into the concrete to create a smooth nice finish, then they should use and edge trowel to give it the defined edge and finally finish it off with a broom to give it the non slip texture that you see in your existing slab. There should also be an expansion joint between your existing slab and the new slab. This allows the concrete to expand and not crack and also prevents the concrete from over flowing into your existing slab causing that messy over flow that you have.

My neighbor pour concrete by himself, and it seems much better than this. Is there anyway to fix this?

[huma281]

Buy your neighbor some beer and ask if he'll fix it.

[Hangster]

I would consult a real concrete professional to get advice on what the fix could be.

[afterdark80]

Yes there is a way to fix it. Bust it out and start over.

Originally Posted by allen3iverson

My neighbor pour concrete by himself, and it seems much better than this. Is there anyway to fix this?

[SuperPollito]

That looks like porridge.

[allen3iverson]

As for the functionality, will this concrete break if I applied 100-200 psi on it? I know it looks sucks, but if it will not crack, I will not bother to break and re-do it again.