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Smoothing out damaged internal concrete floor

  • 24-06-2013 10:41am
    #1
    mrcheez
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    The concrete floor in our living room has been subject to a bit of damage over the past few months since the carpets were taken up and some plumbing work was carried out:

    1) A 10cm wide by 10m long cavity was dug along the centre of the room to allow for new piping and concrete was laid down on top of this. As the concrete dried, the centre dipped a little lower than the edges (approx 3-5mm) so now there is a noticeable channel which will be visible when the carpet is rolled back.

    2) Carpet grippers were ripped up, taking some concrete floor with it, so there are several small indentations.

    My question is related to how I can "smooth out" these imperfections and fill in the concrete holes before the carpet is laid back.

    Do I need to get some screed/leveller product for this? Is this what I need?

    How long does it take to dry?

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    glencoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭glencoe


    Well Wayne recommends it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmL4d81qiZY

    It Should work ok but be sure to clean and hoover removing any odd lumps that may be sticking up.

    primer mentioned is often called unibond and it is important to apply this for adhesion and not to have the moisture soaked up by the dry concrete


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