Bull float

[diyshed]

Will a bull float do to finish a concrete yard after a vibrating screed.

What's the best type bull float to buy?

4FT Magnesium Bullfloat Kit with Brush & Bracket

These light and long-wearing magnesium floats are made from the finest extruded magnesium. Rounded ends to avoid trail marks. This kit contains: 3 x Poles 1 x 4ft Blade 1 x Knuckle 1 x Brush and Bracket

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Big Blue Bullfloat Kit

4Ft x 12" Blade C/W Knucklehead and 3 handles. A blue carbon steel float to provide a super smooth finish. Supplied with a tilt bracket and 3 bullfloat button handles.These handles clip in to each other and clip in to the tilt bracket on the bullfloat.By turning the handles to the left or the...

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[Steevo]

What finish are you trying to achieve?

For a yard a flat bull float would leave quite a slippy finish.

 

[shumungus]

For a yard Bullfloat then brush would be a better option.

 

[diyshed]

But are bull floats straight forward. For example is there anyone better than the other?

 

[michael N123]

What’s wrong with tamping it so there’s abit of grip

 

[shumungus]

None of the pro concreting squads I know of tamp concrete. Tamping brings the water and stones to the top weakening the top of the concrete and leaving it harder to float. On a lot of commercial quality controlled jobs pokering/vibrating is alowed tamping is not.

 

[Pan mixer]

I bought a metal bull float and fastened some ply to it - it leaves a wood float finish that I am very happy with, a metal float is too smooth for most farming applications I think. A workshop or grain barn needs a power float for a really good surface though.

 

[zyklon]

I purchased this from them last year with other concreting tools and it was a super job. We normally tamp with a stick but I will purchase a ScreeDemon for our next job.