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Specifications - City of Montpelier, Vermont

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<strong>Montpelier</strong> District Heating<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Montpelier</strong>, VT02520 – Portland Cement Concrete PavingIssue Date:September 28, 2012Page #:9 <strong>of</strong> 103.6 CONCRETE FINISHINGA. Float Finish: Begin floating when bleed water sheen has disappeared and the concretesurface has stiffened sufficiently to permit operations. Float surface with powerdrivenfloats, or by handfloating if area is small or inaccessible to power units. Finish surfacesto true planes within a tolerance <strong>of</strong> 1/4 inch in 10 feet as determined by a 10footlongstraightedge placed anywhere on the surface in any direction. Cut down high spots andfill low spots. Refloat surface immediately to a uniform granular texture.1. Broom Finish: Draw a s<strong>of</strong>t bristle broom across concrete surface perpendicular toline <strong>of</strong> traffic to provide a uniform fine line texture finish.B. Final Tooling: Tool edges <strong>of</strong> paving, gutters, curbs, and joints formed in fresh concretewith a jointing tool to the following radius. Repeat tooling <strong>of</strong> edges and joints afterapplying surface finishes. Eliminate tool marks on concrete surfaces.1. Radius: 1/4 inch.3.8 CONCRETE PROTECTION AND CURINGA. General: Protect freshly placed concrete from premature drying and excessive cold orhot temperatures.B. Evaporation Control: In hot, dry, and windy weather, protect concrete from rapidmoisture loss before and during finishing operations with an evaporationcontrolmaterial. Apply according to manufacturer's instructions after screeding and bullfloating, but before floating.C. Begin curing after finishing concrete but not before free water has disappeared fromconcrete surface.D. Curing Methods: Cure concrete by moisture curing, moistureretainingcover curing,curing compound, or a combination <strong>of</strong> these as follows:1. Moisture Curing: Keep surfaces continuously moist for not less than 7 days with thefollowing materials:a. Water.b. Continuous waterfog spray.c. Absorptive cover, water saturated, and kept continuously wet. Cover concretesurfaces and edges with a 12inch lap over adjacent absorptive covers.2. MoistureRetainingCover Curing: Cover concrete surfaces with moistureretainingcover for curing concrete, placed in widest practicable width, with sides and endslapped at least 12 inches, and sealed by waterpro<strong>of</strong> tape or adhesive. ImmediatelyPORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVING 02520 9

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