Took 6 hours to fix a bubble in a driveway that should have been a 20 minute deal

I was finishing a big residential slab outside Nashville last month, maybe 50 yards of concrete. Everything was going fine until I saw this bubble the size of a dinner plate near the edge. Thought I could just work it out with a mag float, but the mix was way too stiff. Had to stop everything, grab a bull float, then a darby, then a trowel, and it kept coming back. After 6 straight hours of screwing with it, I finally cut it out and patched it with a dry mix. Has anyone else had a bubble that just wouldn't quit no matter what you tried?

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seanh911mo ago

Dude, that sucks, I spent four hours on a driveway bubble once and wanted to throw my trowel in the creek lmao.

campbell.logan1mo ago

Is it really worth 6 hours of your life for a bubble that most people won't even notice after a year? I mean, unless it's right at the front door or something, concrete settles and cracks no matter how much you fuss over it. At some point you gotta ask if the owner cares or if it's just your pride keeping you out there.