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Posted by rlz on February 3, 2009, 10:20 am
> I have an old concrete floor. =A0The client wants to put a finish floor o=
n 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 th=
e
> 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
I installed a floating tile floor over concrete a few years ago, It's
similar to Pergo wood flooring, but it's actual tiles that are glued
to a thin pressed board substrate. They interlock with each other to
provide stability. I believe it was called "Edge
flooring" (edgeflooring.net) It's held up well and easy to put down,
especially on concrete.
-rlz
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> Turning a garage into an attorneys library office.
> jloomis