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Crumbling concrete garage floor workpot 03-28-2008
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Posted by on March 28, 2008, 6:14 pm
We moved in to this house 4 years ago the house is about 12 years old.
The garage floor wearing down little bit by little bit, exposing the
stone aggregate. I'm guessing something like a 1/4" maybe more or less
from the surface. I don't know anything about resurfacing. The
garage is also a festival of dust when I sweap.

I thinking maybe not to etch and paint because I'm concerned that if
it continues to deteriorate, it will look worse.

I seam to remember someone once told me about some kind of failing
concrete hardener, but more than that I couldn't tell you.

Maybe some sort of clear sealer?

I'm looking for some ideas, guidence, direction, suggestions.


Thanks

Rob G

Posted by ransley on March 28, 2008, 2:26 pm
On Mar 28, 5:14=A0pm, work...@yahoo.com wrote:
> We moved in to this house 4 years ago the house is about 12 years old.
> The garage floor wearing down little bit by little bit, exposing the
> stone aggregate. I'm guessing something like a 1/4" maybe more or less
> from the surface. =A0I don't know anything about resurfacing. =A0The
> garage is also a festival of dust when I sweap.
>
> I thinking maybe not to =A0etch and paint because I'm concerned that if
> it continues to deteriorate, it will look worse.
>
> I seam to remember someone once told me about some kind of failing
> concrete hardener, but more than that I couldn't tell you. =A0
>
> Maybe some sort of clear sealer?
>
> I'm looking for some ideas, guidence, direction, suggestions. =A0
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob G

If its failing it was likely an improper mix and will continue to
fail. Anything you put on it might make a repour impossible.

Posted by Rob G on March 28, 2008, 7:10 pm
On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:26:31 -0700 (PDT), ransley

>On Mar 28, 5:14 pm, work...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> We moved in to this house 4 years ago the house is about 12 years old.
>> The garage floor wearing down little bit by little bit, exposing the
>> stone aggregate. I'm guessing something like a 1/4" maybe more or less
>> from the surface.  I don't know anything about resurfacing.  The
>> garage is also a festival of dust when I sweap.
>>
>> I thinking maybe not to  etch and paint because I'm concerned that if
>> it continues to deteriorate, it will look worse.
>>
>> I seam to remember someone once told me about some kind of failing
>> concrete hardener, but more than that I couldn't tell you.  
>>
>> Maybe some sort of clear sealer?
>>
>> I'm looking for some ideas, guidence, direction, suggestions.  
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rob G
>
>If its failing it was likely an improper mix and will continue to
>fail. Anything you put on it might make a repour impossible.

The garage is at basement level and the rest of the basement floor is
OK as is the rest of the garage floor where the car is not parked.
Could it be the road salt? I'm in NE PA and we have fairly long
winters. For example its March 28 and we had light snow this week.

Posted by ransley on March 28, 2008, 3:15 pm
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:26:31 -0700 (PDT), ransley
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Mar 28, 5:14=A0pm, work...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> We moved in to this house 4 years ago the house is about 12 years old.
> >> The garage floor wearing down little bit by little bit, exposing the
> >> stone aggregate. I'm guessing something like a 1/4" maybe more or less
> >> from the surface. =A0I don't know anything about resurfacing. =A0The
> >> garage is also a festival of dust when I sweap.
>
> >> I thinking maybe not to =A0etch and paint because I'm concerned that if=

> >> it continues to deteriorate, it will look worse.
>
> >> I seam to remember someone once told me about some kind of failing
> >> concrete hardener, but more than that I couldn't tell you. =A0
>
> >> Maybe some sort of clear sealer?
>
> >> I'm looking for some ideas, guidence, direction, suggestions. =A0
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> Rob G
>
> >If its failing it was likely an improper mix and will continue to
> >fail. Anything you put on it might make a repour impossible.
>
> The garage is at basement level and the rest of the basement floor is
> OK as is the rest of the garage floor where the car is not parked.
> Could it be the road salt? =A0I'm in NE PA and we have fairly long
> winters. =A0For example its March 28 and we had light snow this week.- Hid=
e quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

My concrete floor is maybe 90yrs and fine and full of salt, id say the
wrong mix was used.

Posted by HeyBub on March 28, 2008, 3:37 pm
workpot@yahoo.com wrote:
> We moved in to this house 4 years ago the house is about 12 years old.
> The garage floor wearing down little bit by little bit, exposing the
> stone aggregate. I'm guessing something like a 1/4" maybe more or less
> from the surface. I don't know anything about resurfacing. The
> garage is also a festival of dust when I sweap.
>
> I thinking maybe not to etch and paint because I'm concerned that if
> it continues to deteriorate, it will look worse.
>
> I seam to remember someone once told me about some kind of failing
> concrete hardener, but more than that I couldn't tell you.
>
> Maybe some sort of clear sealer?
>
> I'm looking for some ideas, guidence, direction, suggestions.

Unless you have 1000 times more cars rolling over your garage floor than
drive on a concrete freeway, I'd say it's not "wear and tear." Probably
something more basic, such as NOT being actual concrete.

I'd guess you've got a mock concrete floor.



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