finishing a broom finish floor??

[dreamingmuscle]

My small shop 14x20 has a rough broom finish on the concrete. I do mean rough. It will turn your knuckles to hamburger meat quick.

What are my options both low budget and extreme budget with out lifting the building and pouring another slab. I'm thinking about laying treated plywood or 1" deck boards down . Then staining and sealing the wood. Or buying the cheapest oil based paint I can find and rolling it on until the floor is smooth.


Glen
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[FL_Javelin]

Home Depot, $100+/- rental for a floor grinder and about 4 hours later and your done. Get the diamond wheel type with the big vacuum. Of course then you can epoxy if you want to.

 

[D KRAGER]

I've heard of a product called top and bond. High end concrete resurfacer. No idea of the cost, but you simple lay a thin coat of this and finish to your likeing.

The instance I'm talking about...... new house, they poured the garage floor and shortly after, big rain and ruined the finish. This is the product they used to fix it. I've never seen the floor or heard anything more about it.

 

[klmken]

Top & Bond isn't very cheap but a good product. I guess it depends on how much (thickness) you'll need....

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Most of the broom marks are well over 1/8th inch deep. With some even higher ****** spots here and there. Looks like they used a street broom to finish it. Top & bond might work but would cost a lot. I'm not trying for show room looks just want to be able to grab something off the floor with out looking for a bandage afterward.
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[sharpshooter]

Grinding it down would probably be the cheaper route to go

 

[rsanter]

if you grind the floor you will be opening pores in the concrete. that would be perfect for a stained floor to accept and then you can apply an emulsifier that will effectivlyseal up the pores so it wont adsorb a bunch of stuff

bob

 

[Kevin54]

Yep...I vote for grind also. Anything you put on top of what you have to smooth it out will eventually pop.

 

[SC-Eric]

We can help you!

Can you post some pics and I'll give you some options? You probably just need to acid etch and apply one coat of BondTite 1101 and one coat of LiquaTile 1184... We can also make a filler coat but I'm not sure you need it... pics would be helpful... You can request more info here: http://wolverinecoatings.com/html/contacts.html

 

[Jabberwalk]

Another vote for grinding here. I have taken down broom finishes to match a tight troweled finish. It does take a few steps- usually 40 grit followed by 80 and possibly 150 grit. At 150 you can seal the floor (if needed and not show any scratches from grinding). I can get some names of people in your area if needed that can perform the work.
Jason

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Grinding sound like the best option both economical and physical.

We can help you!

Can you post some pics and I'll give you some options? You probably just need to acid etch and apply one coat of BondTite 1101 and one coat of LiquaTile 1184... We can also make a filler coat but I'm not sure you need it... pics would be helpful... You can request more info here: http://wolverinecoatings.com/html/contacts.html

I don't think one coat would would fill the canyons in this floor, but when I build my new garage I will be ordering from you.
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[jklingel]

why brushed?

Question: Why was it brushed in the first place? If it was to let the floor breathe or take freeze/thaw cycles, you'd be killing that intent. I am not a concrete guy, btw, but I was told by one of our concrete suppliers to brush for freeze/thaw reasons. Just a thought. If you only brushed for traction, then that is another story.... and it sounds like you have plenty thereof!

 

[SC-Eric]

I don't think one coat would would fill the canyons in this floor, but when I build my new garage I will be ordering from you.

Our products are routinely used in situations like this. I'm not saying that 'maybe' we can help... I'm saying that... we have products that will fix this... We have over 5000 products! If you want to pour a 2 INCH thick epoxy floor in one coat... We HAVE a product for that.

 

[g17jimmy]

I'm sure Eric can get what you need. Give it a shot!

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Re: why brushed?

Question: Why was it brushed in the first place? If it was to let the floor breathe or take freeze/thaw cycles,

I bought the house this way and have no idea why it was broomed. I assume that they didn't know how to use a trowel and this was the easiest option for them. It doesn't get that cold here in VA so I don't think freeze/thaw is a problem. It's not really in a position to be used as a regular car garage. So I believe it was set up to be a wood shop of some sort.

WolverineCoatings (Eric) It will take a while before I'm ready to do anything with the floor. (project car is still on jack stands) As soon as I get it rolling (late spring early summer) I'll send you some pictures.


Glen
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[SC-Eric]

Sounds Good Glen... We'll help you any way we can...