Installing salt finish concrete requires little extra material or equipment rock salt and a roller to press it into the surface of fresh concrete is it.
Rock salt concrete finish roller.
After curing the slab for seven days under waterproof paper workers wash and brush the surface leaving pits or holes from the dislodged or dissolved salt grains.
A paint like roller with randomly spaced nubs that create salt sized indentations in the concrete surface.
Salt finish concrete surface is obtained by inserting coarse rock salt crystals using rollers on the freshly placed concrete surface and washing it off with streams of water after the concrete is set.
Concrete finishers broadcast the salt particles over wet concrete and then press the grains into the surface with a float or roller.
As with most decorative finishes timing for the installation is critical.
The texture is produced by scattering rock salt over the surface after floating.
It can also be used to imprint decorative concrete overlays as long as they are at least 1 8 inch thick.
One option is the salt roller an all steel tool that allows you to vary the pattern and imprint depth depending on the firmness of the concrete at the time of rolling and the number of passes made with the tool.
From large rollers to border and texture rollers this decorative concrete system can do it all.
Where to get it.
Easy push and pull imprint.
The stone texture finish is the most commonly applied rollerrock finish with a coverage rate between 80 100 sq ft.
The salt finish concrete surface is obtained by inserting coarse rock salt crystals using rollers on the freshly placed concrete surface and washing it off with streams of water after the concrete is set.
It is ultralight weight with an easy push and pull imprint.
The finisher presses the salt grains into the surface with a float or roller leaving only the tops exposed.
Per gallon per coat.
This finish gives a decorative rough subtle texture and skid resistance to plain or colored concrete.
The marshalltown rock n roller gives concrete professionals a faster and an equally effective alternative to traditional concrete stamps.
Two coats are required for all season durability and lasting performance.
Sometimes an installation also involves colored concrete with either integral or dry shake color hardeners.
After the concrete sets typically after 24 hours they power wash the salt away revealing a speckled pattern of shallow indentations left by the dislodged salt particles.
Sometimes an installation also involves colored concrete using either integral or dry shake color hardeners.