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Saved a driveway pour in Phoenix with a wet burlap trick
I was finishing a 30-foot driveway in 103 degree heat last week and the surface started crusting over before I could even get the broom finish done. The sun was just baking it from the south side and I could see the color going off. I ran and grabbed some wet burlap I had in my truck (leftover from a different job) and draped it over the hot edge while I worked the rest. It slowed the drying just enough that I could match the texture across the whole slab. The homeowner came out and said it looked better than the sample patch I did. Has anyone else used burlap to fight heat like that?
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elliot_patel11d ago
Nobody's talking about the burlap weave type yet. That cheap single layer stuff holds water different than the heavy double ply. If you grab the wrong kind it can actually wick moisture out of the surface instead of keeping it in, especially on a south facing slab in Phoenix. Your trick worked because that leftover burlap was probably dirty and pre saturated from the last job, which changed how it breathed. Clean burlap straight off the roll acts totally different.
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the_miles11d ago
That 103 degree heat in Phoenix is brutal man. Honestly the wet burlap trick works but you gotta watch how long you leave it on. Ngl I had a buddy try this same thing on a patio pour in Mesa last August and he left the burlap on too long. It actually made the surface sweat underneath and caused a weird scaling issue that looked like alligator skin once it cured. How fast did you pull the burlap off after you finished the broom work? I think the timing between draping it and removing it is the real make or break part of this method.
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