Warning: Cheap curing blankets almost ruined my garage floor pour last month

I grabbed those thin plastic sheeting rolls from the big box store instead of investing in proper insulated blankets for a 30-yard residential job in Phoenix. The edges curled up overnight in the wind and the slab dried way too fast on one side, leaving a mess of hairline cracks I had to grind out. Has anyone found a decent budget option for curing blankets that actually stay put in hot weather?

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allen.kai23d agoTop Commenter

Reusing wet burlap and sandbags worked way better than those plastic sheets for me.

the_simon23d ago

Same pattern I see everywhere, cutting corners usually costs you more in the long run.

piper77922d ago

Read somewhere that flood barriers made from stacked railroad ties actually failed faster than just using sandbags alone, so cutting corners definitely backfires.