Saw a crazy concrete patio job at a park in St. Louis last weekend

I was at Forest Park in St. Louis last Saturday just walking around and I noticed this big concrete patio area near the main pavilion. The finish work on it looked weird to me, like someone used a broom on it but missed big sections. There were these long drag lines that just stopped halfway across the slab, and the edges were chipped up like they didn't use an edger at all. I got down and looked close, and I swear there were little pieces of gravel sticking out of the surface like it wasn't floated right before they broomed it. My buddy who works parks maintenance told me they had a crew come in from out of town about 3 months back to do it. Has anyone else seen city work that just looks half done or am I being too picky about public jobs?

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robert_roberts2d ago

Forest Park's concrete has held up fine for years though.

young.spencer2d ago

Oh man the gravel sticking out part got me. I saw the exact same thing at a city park near my place in Chicago last summer. They poured a new sidewalk section and the top layer was so rough you could actually feel the little rocks poking up when you walked on it. My dad was a concrete guy for like 30 years and he pointed out how they skipped the bull float pass and just went straight to the broom. Totally half assed.

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