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Concrete sanding emaalyon 01-27-2007
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Posted by emaalyon on January 27, 2007, 2:18 am


We placed concrete in our backyard about a month and a half ago. It was
a cold day and my husband rushed the finish because it was getting
dark. Things weren't setting up as quickly as we would have liked so he
went ahead and did the broom finish before it was ready. Now we have a
very rough surface. Anybody know a good way to smooth it out? Please
help!


Posted by on January 27, 2007, 8:56 am




> We placed concrete in our backyard about a month and a half ago. It was
> a cold day and my husband rushed the finish because it was getting
> dark. Things weren't setting up as quickly as we would have liked so he
> went ahead and did the broom finish before it was ready. Now we have a
> very rough surface. Anybody know a good way to smooth it out? Please
> help!


You can rent a concrete grinder.

It's like a floor buffer on steroids.




Posted by dpb on January 27, 2007, 10:02 am


> We placed concrete ...and did the broom finish ...
> very rough surface. Anybody know a good way to smooth it out?

Besides the power sander/grinder, alternative approach would be to
apply a skim coat and re-texture. Here's a link that discusses the
"how"...

http://www.cbsupply.com/pages%20CBS%201/concretetips.htm


Posted by # Fred # on January 27, 2007, 10:09 am



> We placed concrete in our backyard about a month and a half ago. It was
> a cold day and my husband rushed the finish because it was getting
> dark. Things weren't setting up as quickly as we would have liked so he
> went ahead and did the broom finish before it was ready. Now we have a
> very rough surface. Anybody know a good way to smooth it out? Please
> help!
>

Concrete grinding will be hard on the back, need special equipment and will
take hours. http://www.diapro-canada.com/

Concrete resurfacer is what I use and works very well:
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1381749





Posted by DanG on January 27, 2007, 10:38 am


You don't say what the slab is for. If it is a high traffic area
and in the open, you can scatter fresh, sharp mason's sand on it
and walk/work/let-the-kids-ride-bikes to ease the texture. It
does kind of depend on what it is, where it is, and what it is to
be used for.

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> We placed concrete in our backyard about a month and a half ago.
> It was
> a cold day and my husband rushed the finish because it was
> getting
> dark. Things weren't setting up as quickly as we would have
> liked so he
> went ahead and did the broom finish before it was ready. Now we
> have a
> very rough surface. Anybody know a good way to smooth it out?
> Please
> help!
>



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