How To Screed Concrete Next To A Wall

Form and pour a concrete slab.

How to screed concrete next to a wall.

This is a guide to keep the screed at the correct height so that the concrete finishes off flat. Work your way downhill if applicable drawing excess concrete into low spots and holes. Set a floating form or a pipe screed along the length of the pour. Push or pull the screed board across the forms with a back and forth sawing motion.

Straightedges are used to strikeoff or screed the concrete. Hand screeds can be a straight wood 2x4. Screeding should begin as soon as possible after the concrete is poured. I would not recommend using one more than 12 to 14 feet long.

When you re hand screeding use a sawing motion across the guides as you creep forward along the guides. Have a helper add or remove concrete in front of the screed as you pull it. Make multiple passes if needed to create a flat evenly filled area. 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.

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. It must be completed before excess bleedwater appears on the surface. Repeat to remove excess concrete.

It can be a 2x2 board or a 1 1 2 to 2 inch 3 8 to 5 1 cm metal pipe set on top of stakes that can be removed from the concrete after the first section is placed. Drag a straight 2 4 screed board across the top of the concrete forms to level the concrete.