How To Make A Bulletin Board On A Concrete Wall

See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system.

How to make a bulletin board on a concrete wall. Nail a 2 by 4 to the concrete footing. Raise the glued panel with the adhesive side facing the wall. In the picture above you can see to concrete laborers adding this layer of wood to one side of the formwork. If you add too much water the concrete turns a little soupy.

Purchase some concrete mix and pour it all into a mixer with a ramp or hose. Mark all the edges of the course. Push the first block into the mortar until it s 3 8 inch above the footing. Apply a small ball of adhesive to each corner of the poster board taking care to follow the manufacturer s directions.

Of cement mix and 1 gallon of water into a portable cement mixer. Finish the surface of the wall as desired. Add water and stir the concrete according to the manufacturer s instructions. Pour footings and wall.

Architects love it but it s not an easy detail to get right. Mix enough concrete to complete the wall all at once. It has texture structure and rugged beauty all at once. Allow concrete to cure.

When you want board formed concrete you take that same plywood formwork and you add an additional layer of wood to the inside faces so that the wet concrete takes on this new pattern. You do not want the board to be inside the wall area. Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet. Take up the block and spread mortar on the footing.

Board form concrete walls mix well with glass and metal in modern house designs such as this project risinger built with alterstudio architecture of austin texas. Good concrete has a gray uniform consistency. Watch to see how my concrete craftsma. Add 10 cups of coconut fiber.

The coconut fiber reinforces the concrete. Lay out your concrete block in a dry run spacing it with 3 8 inch plywood spacers. Press the panel against the wall and hold it until the adhesive sets which is usually a minute or two. Architects drool over it and clients love it but frankly board form concrete can be a little daunting for a concrete sub or a builder.