Use a sanding pole if you cannot reach the upper portions of the wall.
How to smooth rough concrete wall.
Repeat overlapping each new smear with the previous one until.
I bought a place near the ocean that has concrete block walls.
Dry grinding is done of dry concrete surfaces to remove fins and marks caused by forms.
Most hardware stores sell concrete grinding or sanding disks that can be attached to angle grinders.
Smooth the surface with a steel trowel after it s partially hardened.
Let the joint compound dry and then sand away any ridges made by the trowel.
Let it dry and then sand it smooth.
They put a rough stucco finish on it and painted it.
Allow the concrete to dry for approximately 30 minutes until most of the moisture is gone from the top.
Float the concrete when you re done grooving and edging photo 6.
These attachments can also be attached to some power drills.
Drag the flat of the trowel straight across the surface of the concrete to smooth it.
Floating removes the marks left by edging and brings the surface one step closer to a final finish.
Luckily there are other options on how to smooth rough concrete.
Start at the bottom corner of one wall and in a single smooth motion smear the mortar upward 2 to 3 feet from your starting point.
Apply another coat of compound to the wall in the same fashion as the first one if the wall is still slightly rough.
I would prefer a smoother look.
They are dry grinding and wet rubbing.
In order to tackle a concrete pond you should use a large 8 inch angle grinder.
Trowel a 3 8 inch layer of concrete over the wall with a straight trowel.
Hold the trowel almost flat and swing it in large overlapping arcs while applying pressure.