Should i cover concrete from frost??

[Hummin-Cummins]

Poured 4 load’s of concrete yesterday on a yard, but have a forecast of -2 tonight, should i cover it with straw or will it of gone off enough by now??

Thanks in advance

H-C

 

[Bob c]

yes

 

[Nearly]

if in doubt.....

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Just been and covered it so i can sleep easy tonight now! Thanks for the replies

 

[Bob c]

it costs to much and down for a long time

 

[Slippery Slope]

Just been and covered it so i can sleep easy tonight now! Thanks for the replies

Good decision!

We once had to put some down but weren't sure how to get it to centre of a wide stretch, cue imaginative thinking and some A Team music...borrowed brothers industrial leaf blower with one person throwing the straw in the general direction - worked a treat!

 

[reidcontractsconcrete]

Good decision!

We once had to put some down but weren't sure how to get it to centre of a wide stretch, cue imaginative thinking and some A Team music...borrowed brothers industrial leaf blower with one person throwing the straw in the general direction - worked a treat!

Would recommend hesian for covering concrete in cold temperatures

 

[Bob c]

if its really cold ,......hessian is not enough,....tryed hessian and the frost had it

 

[tinsheet]

Tarpaulin then straw.

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Tarpaulin then straw.

I used silage sheet then straw on top