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Posted by RLM on October 21, 2006, 7:48 pm
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:06:36 -0700, gary wrote:
> I live in Riverside, California (halfway between Los Angeles and Palm
> Springs).
>
> My house is 35 years old.
>
> Six or seven times during this period, I've applied UN-DILUTED Muriatic
> Acid to clean the concrete slab on my patio. Now the slab is now very
> rough (it hurts to walk on with bare feet).
>
> Although I can't pour another thick layer of concrete over the existing
> slab, can I apply a thin overlay to cover the old, dirty, stained and
> pitted concrete to result in a smoother and good-looking slab?
>
> Can a fairly-knowledgeable homeowner do this project?
> What product(s) are needed?
> What steps are involved?
> How durable is the overlay? (The concrete slab is hosed off several
> times a week to remove leaves and dirt. Also, the patio is surrounded
> by flower beds, potted plants are on the slab and hanging pots are
> above the patio. All get watered several times a week).
There are a lot of epoxy floor finishes for concrete. Some can be mask off
to look like flagstone, brick, or spread out flakes on top to look like
terrazzo.
http://www.google.fr/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=epoxy+floor+finish&btnG=Search
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