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.

Following the basic finishing rules will help you ... admixtures so you do not unknowingly power trowel air-entrained, normal-weight concrete. Some finishers routinely perform air tests on the ...

With modern finishing equipment ... going sideways with a ride-on trowel. Also, minimize activities that disrupt the floor surface such as walking in the fresh concrete after strikeoff or walking ...

Step 6: Broom the surface or refine it with a trowel. The earlier stages of finishing concrete leave the surface flat and uniform but with an inconsistent texture. The final tooling depends on ...