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Homeowner Forum / Construction / June 2008aggregate floor inside house
Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in that only our finished basement had water damage. Were in the process of removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and insulation. After removing carpet in a large family room, we discovered aggregate concrete beneath. The hallway and three bedrooms are simply concrete. This aggregate flooring has cedar dividers and it was obviously poured to be used as the interior flooring. Would it look appropriate to keep this flooring uncovered and use a sealant on top? Our biggest problem is that there is a large white patch that appears to have been used over a crack in the floor. Maybe they had water seepage. Would this flooring be acceptable for the interior of the home and can this white patch be corrected to match the floor? ------------------------------------- ##-----------------------------------------------# Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com Building Construction and Maintenance Foru Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.building.construction - 13796 messages and counting ##-----------------------------------------------## Hello, The floor can be used, and a sealer can be applied. The stain can be removed with many differing cleaners depending on what the stain is. If it is calcium, muratic acid dilution will clean it. (read directions!) there are other "soy" products that can clean concrete, and if you look up the Concrete Colorist, you mightr find some suggestions...... Also there are many types of sealers....some safer than others, some water based, and some solvent based....... The carpet probably softened the feel of the area and remember concrete is not a real comfortable family room........ jloomis > Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in > that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the process of [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > alt.building.construction - 13796 messages and counting! > ##-----------------------------------------------## TeacherLora had written this in response to http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-aggregate-floor-inside-house-144 83-.htm : Thank you for responding. We did chip at the white product placed on the floor next to a redwood exposed form and it chipped away. You were right in that it was used to level the floor because the wood form was a bit higher than the aggregate. I think we can sand the forms to be more level with the flooring. We have a balcony which overlooks the lower level and the forms were placed in a pattern so that the floor was meant to be used as is. If we decide to clean the floor and apply a sealer, I do realize it will not make a comfortable family room, but I had hoped a large decorative rug would soften the area, which is just over 1000 square feet. We have small holes around the perimeter where the carpet tacking was installed. Is there a filler you would recommend - or can it even be done? ------------------------------------- > Hello, > The floor can be used, and a sealer can be applied. [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> alt.building.construction - 13796 messages and counting! >> ##-----------------------------------------------## ##-----------------------------------------------# Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com Building Construction and Maintenance Foru Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.building.construction - 13801 messages and counting ##-----------------------------------------------## > We have small holes around the perimeter where the carpet tacking was > installed. Is there a filler you would recommend - or can it even be done? http://www.quikrete.com/ProductLines/Products-Home.asp and scroll down to CONCRETE REPAIR..see the stuff in the tubes.. I would bet the white stain is a latex filler used to level the slab. Probably a low spot in the floor. > Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in > that only our finished basement had water damage. We're in the process of [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > alt.building.construction - 13796 messages and counting! > ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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