Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:53 am
I recently poured a fairly deep (1M) strip footing using ready mix, a significant quantity of water rose to the top of this footing, I understand this is described as bleed water, (please correct me if I am wrong), this wasn’t a problem for the footing because it was supposed to be level and most of the water stayed inside the restrictions of the formwork and evaporated slowly.
However, I am about to lay a considerable amount (24m³) of ready mix as a base for a block finish and as a finished hard standing area. This will of course have a fall on it, meaning the bleed water will run off, from what I have read this rapid loss of water from the ready mix will cause a reduction in its strength.
Could I canvass your professional and experienced opinion on whether this is a problem? Is this what normally happens? Or what is done to avoid it?
However, I am about to lay a considerable amount (24m³) of ready mix as a base for a block finish and as a finished hard standing area. This will of course have a fall on it, meaning the bleed water will run off, from what I have read this rapid loss of water from the ready mix will cause a reduction in its strength.
Could I canvass your professional and experienced opinion on whether this is a problem? Is this what normally happens? Or what is done to avoid it?