Help with Shuffleboard Court
#1
02-25-20, 01:55 PM
Help with Shuffleboard Court
Im building a 52'x6' outdoor shuffleboard court for years of enjoyment. Just have a few questions regarding doing this project right.
1. what strength psi do i need?
2. should i use a power trowel to finish the top?
3. any other suggestions.
1. what strength psi do i need?
2. should i use a power trowel to finish the top?
3. any other suggestions.
#2
02-25-20, 04:08 PM
Group Moderator
All of those questions... depend.
1. You need to look at your site and the soil. Are you installing a crushed stone base under the slab or just going on dirt? Are you installing rebar or mesh? A shuffleboard court is one place you do NOT want concrete to crack. I would do some homework for the site prep and what it takes to make a slab that long very crack resistant.
2. I would talk with your concrete professional to see what they think on a slab that long and narrow. Obviously I think a bigger trowel (powered) wouldn't be helpful but a smaller one might be handy.
3. I like the court to be above grade at least several inches to help keep water and lawn debris off. Even better is if you can afford to have a foot or two wide walkway on both sides to catch the pucks and keep any pucks that go off the side dry if the grass is wet. The walkways also make it possible to sweep up and reuse glass beads if you want to squeeze pennies.
1. You need to look at your site and the soil. Are you installing a crushed stone base under the slab or just going on dirt? Are you installing rebar or mesh? A shuffleboard court is one place you do NOT want concrete to crack. I would do some homework for the site prep and what it takes to make a slab that long very crack resistant.
2. I would talk with your concrete professional to see what they think on a slab that long and narrow. Obviously I think a bigger trowel (powered) wouldn't be helpful but a smaller one might be handy.
3. I like the court to be above grade at least several inches to help keep water and lawn debris off. Even better is if you can afford to have a foot or two wide walkway on both sides to catch the pucks and keep any pucks that go off the side dry if the grass is wet. The walkways also make it possible to sweep up and reuse glass beads if you want to squeeze pennies.
#4
02-26-20, 04:39 AM
Group Moderator
Read what I posted.
"...a bigger trowel (powered) wouldn't be helpful but a smaller one might be handy."
"...a bigger trowel (powered) wouldn't be helpful but a smaller one might be handy."
#6
03-02-20, 04:48 AM
Group Moderator
