Why do finishers warn against trowelling while bleed water is still pooling on a slab?
Choices
- (A) Bleed improves decorative sheen
- (B) Working bleed back in weakens paste at the surface promoting dusting and craze cracking
- (C) Trowels always reduce slab deflection
- (D) Bleed never appears on structural concrete
Correct answer: (B)
Working bleed back in weakens paste at the surface promoting dusting and craze cracking
Explanation
Letting bleed evaporate protects near-surface w/cm ratio.