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WAS: How Thick Cement Slab for Bottom Stair Manjo 09-01-2006
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Posted by Manjo on September 4, 2006, 7:55 am

Italian Mason wrote:
> Plastic cement is a cement mixture with addatives that is used primarly
> for stucco applications it is portland cement (the kind that was in
> your concrete bag mix) and some other misc items.
> If you would like to match the steps then simply do them all... but I
> would wait a couple of weeks or more before putting anything over the
> new step.
> You can find plastic cement at H.D and Lowes or a materials yard and
> usually comes in a 90 lb bag which is about 70# more than you will need
> but now that you know how to do it maybe you can use the rest up some
> where else around the house.
> I may have made this to complicated by assuming that you may have this
> stuff around the house... you can also just purchase a bag of concrete
> resurfacer at the above stores that is all that crap I listed before in
> one bag .....sorry if you do buy the premixed bag i would still suggest
> painting the stems with the bonding adheasive (even the new one) the
> mix has it in it but a surface application will ensure a good bond.
>
SNIP<<

Italian Mason,

Thanks for all the tips and information. I'm sure I'll find a use for
the other 70# :>). The stuff sounds versatile.

Manjo


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