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Textured Concrete floor redo SteveB 04-29-2008
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Posted by Oren on April 29, 2008, 10:54 pm
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:20 -0800, "SteveB"

>We bought a house that has a textured concrete floor. As I understand it,
>they use soft cement, and put a sheet of vinyl over it, and do things to
>make it come out looking like natural stone. Then stain and seal.
>
>Fast forward to today. Walls removed, and no stain on concrete. Long white
>lines where walls were. Cut marks losing their grout. Holes where plates
>were shot in. White spots where the chemicals in the concrete seem to be
>leaching up.
>
>We decided today we're carpeting the whole mess.
>
>How do we get it flat? I would ass-u-me that one would use a filler and a
>wide knife and a long straight edge and get it as close as one could. Then
>padding and carpet.
>
>What would you use for filler? Any hints on how to apply it so that it gets
>pretty flat, and you don't use tons and tons of it? Brand names? Formulas
>for mixing it myself if it's just a Portland/sand mix?
>
>Is this a DIY job, or one for the floor guys, providing their price is
>reasonable?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Steve
>

Can you chisel a small area of texture off the pad? There is an air
tool a fellow called a "pogo stick". An air chisel used while
standing. Hook 'er up to the compressor.

(sample)
Chiseler/Scaler

Compressed air tool that’s ideal for breaking up and removing old
ceramic or quarry tile.....
http://www.taylorrental.com/item_detail.asp?id=5




Posted by aemeijers on April 29, 2008, 11:57 pm
SteveB wrote:
> We bought a house that has a textured concrete floor. As I understand it,
> they use soft cement, and put a sheet of vinyl over it, and do things to
> make it come out looking like natural stone. Then stain and seal.
>
> Fast forward to today. Walls removed, and no stain on concrete. Long white
> lines where walls were. Cut marks losing their grout. Holes where plates
> were shot in. White spots where the chemicals in the concrete seem to be
> leaching up.
>
> We decided today we're carpeting the whole mess.
>
> How do we get it flat? I would ass-u-me that one would use a filler and a
> wide knife and a long straight edge and get it as close as one could. Then
> padding and carpet.
>
> What would you use for filler? Any hints on how to apply it so that it gets
> pretty flat, and you don't use tons and tons of it? Brand names? Formulas
> for mixing it myself if it's just a Portland/sand mix?
>
> Is this a DIY job, or one for the floor guys, providing their price is
> reasonable?
>
Maybe a layer of those panels they sell for underlayment in basement
applications? Deformable plastic bumps on the bottom, and a layer of
luan plywood on top? No reason they wouldn't work above grade. Only
downside is the height they add to the floor.

--
aem sends...

Posted by cshenk on April 30, 2008, 12:20 pm
"SteveB" wrote

> make it come out looking like natural stone. Then stain and seal.

> We decided today we're carpeting the whole mess.
>
> How do we get it flat? I would ass-u-me that one would use a filler and a
> wide knife and a long straight edge and get it as close as one could.
> Then padding and carpet.

Steve, how deep is the texturing? That makes the difference here. If it's
1/4 inch or so, you can just get away with a thicker soft pad underlay for
the majority of it. If it's deeper, then the same stuff we used on a ship
to even the deck before adding tile, will work. It just mixes with water
and you towel it on evenly. Very durable.

Goggle for Thin-set Mortar and the following seemed possibly workable if you
need to even it up a bit.
http://www.laticrete.com/DoItYourself/Products/ThinSetMortars/tabid/221/Default.aspx

http://merkrete.com/merkrete/thinset-mortaradd-1.htm

In your case, I gather you mostly just need to fill in some of the
patterning til it's relatively even.

Use a shag carpet <g>.





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