machines/howtos/modular-interconnecting-formwork/step_8.md

Complete your pour

Once the first run of concrete is hardening, you can increase the cadence of your pours. Ensure that you continue to inspect the formwork as you go higher. In our case we poured approximately 60L of concrete every half an hour after the first part of our wall, remembering to vibrate the air pockets out as we went. A faster cadence could be possible when using rapid set cement, however this would not be advisable on your first try as it may set either before you’ve vibrated it thoroughly, or in the case you have a blow out, it will be substantially harder to rectify the site.

Once you reach the top of your formwork, use a trowel to make a nice surface at the top. Edging tools will allow you to create nice bevels on the corners of your wall.