How To Make A Bulletin Board On A Concrete Wall

Good concrete has a gray uniform consistency.

How to make a bulletin board on a concrete wall.

It has texture structure and rugged beauty all at once. In the picture above you can see to concrete laborers adding this layer of wood to one side of the formwork. 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. Nail a 2 by 4 to the concrete footing.

Lay out your concrete block in a dry run spacing it with 3 8 inch plywood spacers. Architects love it but it s not an easy detail to get right. The coconut fiber reinforces the concrete. See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system.

Press the panel against the wall and hold it until the adhesive sets which is usually a minute or two. Mix enough concrete to complete the wall all at once. Add water and stir the concrete according to the manufacturer s instructions. 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.

Raise the glued panel with the adhesive side facing the wall. Of cement mix and 1 gallon of water into a portable cement mixer. Add 10 cups of coconut fiber. Apply a small ball of adhesive to each corner of the poster board taking care to follow the manufacturer s directions.

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. Pour footings and wall. Push the first block into the mortar until it s 3 8 inch above the footing. Finish the surface of the wall as desired.

Allow concrete to cure. If you add too much water the concrete turns a little soupy. Mark all the edges of the course. If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately.

Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet. You do not want the board to be inside the wall area. Purchase some concrete mix and pour it all into a mixer with a ramp or hose. Watch to see how my concrete craftsma.