Got stuck for hours on a weird honeycomb patch in a basement slab

I was doing a pour for a basement floor in Springfield last week, maybe 400 square feet. We had this one corner where the mix just wouldn't flow right and left a nasty honeycomb patch about 2 feet wide. I mean, I thought I could just trowel some grout in and be done in 20 minutes. It ended up taking me and my helper almost 3 hours to chip it out clean, re-set the forms, and get a proper patch mixed and finished so it wouldn't show. Has anyone else had a small patch job blow up like that? What's your go-to fix for bad honeycombing?

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grace_allen11d ago

Ah, the classic 20-minute three-hour job.

johnson.jason10d ago

My buddy tried to replace a bathroom faucet last weekend. Said it would be quick. Two broken shut-off valves and a trip to the hardware store later, he was still there at midnight, mopping up water from a fitting he swore was tight. His whole Saturday was gone for a simple swap.

mitchell.val11d ago

Three hours? That's just a Tuesday.