A power trowel consists of one or multiple rotating blades enclosed by a safety cage. This type of concrete finishing equipment is used to create a polished, level finish on a variety of concrete surfaces. Floating, finishing, and combination blades are used to create the desired end result.

How do you know when to power a trowel?

A useful guideline to know when you can start up your trowel, is when the operator can stand on the concrete surface, and leave footprints about 1/8”-1/4” in depth and you can walk on it firmly without the top layer sticking to your boots it is ready to power float.

What does a concrete trowel do?

A power trowel, also known as a power float, is a piece of construction equipment used to apply a smooth finish to concrete slabs. ... With every concrete pour troweling is important, because it allows the concrete to continue the process of finishing the concrete and squeezing residual water out of the concrete.