Was always told power trowels were for lazy finishers, but after a 3,000 square foot warehouse floor in Denver I changed my mind real fast.

I spent 10 years hand troweling everything, even big slabs, because I thought machines made you sloppy, but then I watched a guy use a ride-on on a high tolerance floor and the finish was way flatter than anything I ever did by hand, has anyone else had a tool they swore they'd never use turn out to be worth it?

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thea69215d ago

Oh man, same here. I swore off power trowels for years thinking they were cheating, then borrowed one for a 5,000 sq ft basement slab and felt like an idiot for not using one sooner.

thea_knight15d ago

You ever notice how we all have this thing where we refuse to try something new because it feels like cheating? Like using a laser level instead of a string line, or renting a walk-behind instead of a kneeboard. @thea692 I did the exact same thing with a drywall lift. Wouldn't touch one for years, thought real finishers just muscled it up. Then I had to hang 20 sheets of 5/8 on a ceiling and my back said "nope." Now I won't even look at a job without one. It's funny how pride makes us work harder, not smarter.