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Posted by jloomis on February 2, 2009, 10:12 am
I have an old concrete floor. The client wants to put a finish floor on it.
The concrete was rodded off, and that is it.....Rough saw like ridges.
I plan to:
1. Clean it well
2. Install self furring mesh
3. Apply a concrete primer adhesive to the existing floor.
4. Float a 6 sack concrete mix with plaster sand @ about 1 1/2"
5. Use a ditra mat on that....thinset it, then tile on that.
Or.........
Install a floating wood floor on it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated and we are not planning to remove the
concrete.
Also living in a "rural" area makes it diffiicult to get a specialty
concrete contractor with a "self leveling" floor system.
the area is about 14 x 23.
It is an old garage, and the concrete is stable, rough, and does have a
vapor barrier under.
hummmmmmm?
jloomis
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Posted by PeterD on February 2, 2009, 11:42 am
wrote:
>I have an old concrete floor. The client wants to put a finish floor on it.
>The concrete was rodded off, and that is it.....Rough saw like ridges.
>I plan to:
>1. Clean it well
>2. Install self furring mesh
>3. Apply a concrete primer adhesive to the existing floor.
>4. Float a 6 sack concrete mix with plaster sand @ about 1 1/2"
>5. Use a ditra mat on that....thinset it, then tile on that.
>Or.........
>Install a floating wood floor on it.
>Any suggestions would be appreciated and we are not planning to remove the
>concrete.
>Also living in a "rural" area makes it diffiicult to get a specialty
>concrete contractor with a "self leveling" floor system.
>the area is about 14 x 23.
>It is an old garage, and the concrete is stable, rough, and does have a
>vapor barrier under.
>hummmmmmm?
>jloomis
What is the garage going to be used for?
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Posted by jloomis on February 2, 2009, 9:35 pm
office....
Turning a garage into an attorneys library office.
jloomis
> wrote:
>>I have an old concrete floor. The client wants to put a finish floor on
>>it.
>>The concrete was rodded off, and that is it.....Rough saw like ridges.
>>I plan to:
>>1. Clean it well
>>2. Install self furring mesh
>>3. Apply a concrete primer adhesive to the existing floor.
>>4. Float a 6 sack concrete mix with plaster sand @ about 1 1/2"
>>5. Use a ditra mat on that....thinset it, then tile on that.
>>Or.........
>>Install a floating wood floor on it.
>>Any suggestions would be appreciated and we are not planning to remove the
>>concrete.
>>Also living in a "rural" area makes it diffiicult to get a specialty
>>concrete contractor with a "self leveling" floor system.
>>the area is about 14 x 23.
>>It is an old garage, and the concrete is stable, rough, and does have a
>>vapor barrier under.
>>hummmmmmm?
>>jloomis
> What is the garage going to be used for?
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Posted by PeterD on February 3, 2009, 9:27 am
wrote:
>office....
>Turning a garage into an attorneys library office.
>jloomis
I'd consider a 'thin' coat of whatever, then a floating floor, perhaps
Pergo (or similar). The vapor barrier will help protect it, and I take
it we are talking above grade (well drained?)
Then they could use throw rugs to help keep the sound levels down
perhaps?
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Posted by jloomis on February 4, 2009, 8:52 am
Yeah, I think that is my aim. The grade is "ok" but not the best. I am
doing some landscaping to help in that matter.
Thanks,
johnl
> wrote:
>>office....
>>Turning a garage into an attorneys library office.
>>jloomis
> I'd consider a 'thin' coat of whatever, then a floating floor, perhaps
> Pergo (or similar). The vapor barrier will help protect it, and I take
> it we are talking above grade (well drained?)
> Then they could use throw rugs to help keep the sound levels down
> perhaps?
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>The concrete was rodded off, and that is it.....Rough saw like ridges.
>I plan to:
>1. Clean it well
>2. Install self furring mesh
>3. Apply a concrete primer adhesive to the existing floor.
>4. Float a 6 sack concrete mix with plaster sand @ about 1 1/2"
>5. Use a ditra mat on that....thinset it, then tile on that.
>Or.........
>Install a floating wood floor on it.
>Any suggestions would be appreciated and we are not planning to remove the
>concrete.
>Also living in a "rural" area makes it diffiicult to get a specialty
>concrete contractor with a "self leveling" floor system.
>the area is about 14 x 23.
>It is an old garage, and the concrete is stable, rough, and does have a
>vapor barrier under.
>hummmmmmm?
>jloomis