Finishing is a step that turns freshly poured concrete into a strong, smooth surface before it fully sets. Here’s how to do ...

and you don’t have to mess with making sure it’s positioned in the middle of the slab during the pour,” says Alan Sparkman, executive director with the Tennessee Concrete Association.

You'll need to smooth the entire surface of the freshly poured slab, then create grooves in it to act as control joints. The more complex option is to build a frost-proof concrete foundation ...

Poured concrete has also been the most common material ... and if these happen to appear in your home's foundation slab it ...