If you prefer smooth concrete you can trowel finish concrete immediately after adding the expansion joints. Begin at a distant edge and work backwards to avoid marring the finished work.

By progressively increasing the angle of the steel trowel blades against ... air-entraining agents for concrete to be given a smooth, dense, hard-troweled finish because blistering or ...

Since starting Richardson's Concrete Effects ... but he also offers smooth trowel or broom finishes upon customer request. Richardson uses Proline stamps to create the different rock textures ...