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Posted by TeacherLora on June 17, 2008, 12:13 pm
Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in
that only our finished basement had water damage. We’re in the process of
removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and
insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we discovered
aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are simply
concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was obviously
poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look appropriate to
keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our biggest
problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have been
used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage. Would this
flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this white
patch be corrected to match the floor?
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Posted by jloomis on June 17, 2008, 9:33 pm
Hello,
The floor can be used, and a sealer can be applied.
The stain can be removed with many differing cleaners depending on what the
stain is.
If it is calcium, muratic acid dilution will clean it. (read directions!)
there are other "soy" products that can clean concrete, and if you look up
the Concrete Colorist, you mightr find some suggestions......
Also there are many types of sealers....some safer than others, some water
based, and some solvent based.......
The carpet probably softened the feel of the area and remember concrete is
not a real comfortable family room........
jloomis
> Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in
> that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the process of
> removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and
> insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we discovered
> aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are simply
> concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was obviously
> poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look appropriate to
> keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our biggest
> problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have been
> used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage. Would this
> flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this white
> patch be corrected to match the floor?
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Posted by TeacherLora on June 18, 2008, 12:47 pm
TeacherLora had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-aggregate-floor-inside-house-14483-.htm
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Thank you for responding. We did chip at the white product placed on the
floor next to a redwood exposed form and it chipped away. You were right
in that it was used to level the floor because the wood form was a bit
higher than the aggregate. I think we can sand the forms to be more level
with the flooring. We have a balcony which overlooks the lower level and
the forms were placed in a pattern so that the floor was meant to be used
as is. If we decide to clean the floor and apply a sealer, I do realize
it will not make a comfortable family room, but I had hoped a large
decorative rug would soften the area, which is just over 1000 square feet.
We have small holes around the perimeter where the carpet tacking was
installed. Is there a filler you would recommend - or can it even be done?
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jloomis wrote:
> Hello,
> The floor can be used, and a sealer can be applied.
> The stain can be removed with many differing cleaners depending on what
> the
> stain is.
> If it is calcium, muratic acid dilution will clean it. (read
> directions!)
> there are other "soy" products that can clean concrete, and
> if you look up
> the Concrete Colorist, you mightr find some suggestions......
> Also there are many types of sealers....some safer than others, some
> water
> based, and some solvent based.......
> The carpet probably softened the feel of the area and remember concrete
> is
> not a real comfortable family room........
> jloomis
> in message
>> Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very
>> fortunate in
>> that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the
>> process of
>> removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls
>> and
>> insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we
>> discovered
>> aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are
>> simply
>> concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was
>> obviously
>> poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look
>> appropriate to
>> keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our
>> biggest
>> problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have
>> been
>> used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage.
>> Would this
>> flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this
>> white
>> patch be corrected to match the floor?
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Posted by Rudy on June 18, 2008, 5:34 pm
> We have small holes around the perimeter where the carpet tacking was
> installed. Is there a filler you would recommend - or can it even be done?
http://www.quikrete.com/ProductLines/Products-Home.asp
and scroll down to CONCRETE REPAIR..see the stuff in the tubes..
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Posted by Bill on June 17, 2008, 9:36 pm
I would bet the white stain is a latex filler used to level the slab.
Probably a low spot in the floor.
> Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in
> that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the process of
> removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and
> insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we discovered
> aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are simply
> concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was obviously
> poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look appropriate to
> keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our biggest
> problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have been
> used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage. Would this
> flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this white
> patch be corrected to match the floor?
> -------------------------------------
> ##-----------------------------------------------##
> Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
> Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
> Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
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> that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the process of
> removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and
> insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we discovered
> aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are simply
> concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was obviously
> poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look appropriate to
> keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our biggest
> problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have been
> used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage. Would this
> flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this white
> patch be corrected to match the floor?
> -------------------------------------
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> Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
> Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
> alt.building.construction - 13796 messages and counting!
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