Straightedges are used to strikeoff or screed the concrete.
How to screed concrete against a wall.
Work your way downhill if applicable drawing excess concrete into low spots and holes.
Or a better option would be an aluminum screed.
This process removes excess concrete and brings the top surface of the concrete to proper grade.
This step in the finishing operation is the most important in producing a true plane surface and takes place immediately after the spreading of the concrete.
Hand screeds hand screeding is physically the hardest way to screed the concrete but in the right hands it is the most accurate way to screed.
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Hand screeds can be a straight wood 2x4.
The other side next to the wall has gravel at a lower level than the dpc.
A method we often use when a path or patio is less than 6 inches below the damp proof course is to lay a line of thin kerb stones about 6 inches away from the wall and take the concrete up to them.
It must be completed before excess bleedwater appears on the surface.