Why I stopped using that plastic fiber additive in my slabs

For about 3 years I was mixing in that micro synthetic fiber into every driveway pour, thinking it was preventing cracks. Then I had a job last June in Austin where the surface just wouldn't take a broom finish right, looked all fuzzy and weird. Client made me grind it down and I lost $400 on that one. Now I just go back to good old wire mesh and proper control joints. Has anyone else had bad luck with those fibers messing up your finish?

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amy_foster561mo ago

Oh yeah, nothing says "quality craftsmanship" like a driveway that looks like a fuzzy sweater. I tried those fibers once on a small patio and ended up with a surface that felt like brushing my teeth with sandpaper. Ended up having to resurface the whole thing just to get it to take a decent broom finish. Now I keep that stuff in the "donation pile" for some poor soul who wants to experiment.

the_wesley1mo ago

Come on now, is it really that bad? I've used those fibers on a few jobs and never had issues like that. Maybe you just got a bad batch or mixed it wrong. I bet most folks wouldn't even notice the difference if you didn't tell them.

the_eva29d ago

Honestly, is it really that serious or are we just being dramatic about some driveway fuzz?