Rough Concrete Floor

[CADPoint]

I have an extremely bumpie finish on my concrete floor! No cracks.

It is an old very slighty sloped garage floor sloping to the of center of the drive(40's cut). Size is of a car with access on both sides. I'm not trying to take out the slope.

I didn't notice the slope till a hurricane came though, it disappears at the garage door.

My problem is, I have an extremely rough finish, frankly it looks like it was done with a mop, not broom brushed. There is nothing smooth nor fine about.
Repouring the floor is really not the object, frankly it ain't going to happen...

Should I just consult a concrete man? I was frankly thinking of using a compactor on it just to knock some of it down/off, like a gravel compactor.
But this seems a little over the top...

I have some nice 2 x2 diamond plated rubber squares that I recycled off a job and want to install them. I don't mine the work, The works on me, and I'm not a scared. I frankly don't know what to use to level out this bumpie mass.

Can one do two passes with a leveling compound? I'm frankly thinking that it's that bad. My thoughts are that I can get a better finish of course but also I don't want to use a drum of glue as a filler as the rubber mat will reflect what's underneath.

Any advice other wise?

Thanks in advance.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

I have an extremely bumpie finish on my concrete floor! No cracks.

It is an old very slighty sloped garage floor sloping to the of center of the drive(40's cut). Size is of a car with access on both sides. I'm not trying to take out the slope.

I didn't notice the slope till a hurricane came though, it disappears at the garage door.

My problem is, I have an extremely rough finish, frankly it looks like it was done with a mop, not broom brushed. There is nothing smooth nor fine about.
Repouring the floor is really not the object, frankly it ain't going to happen...

Should I just consult a concrete man? I was frankly thinking of using a compactor on it just to knock some of it down/off, like a gravel compactor.
But this seems a little over the top...

I have some nice 2 x2 diamond plated rubber squares that I recycled off a job and want to install them. I don't mine the work, The works on me, and I'm not a scared. I frankly don't know what to use to level out this bumpie mass.

Can one do two passes with a leveling compound? I'm frankly thinking that it's that bad. My thoughts are that I can get a better finish of course but also I don't want to use a drum of glue as a filler as the rubber mat will reflect what's underneath.

Any advice other wise?

Thanks in advance.

Pictures?

 

[59 wagon man]

you can use a floor grinder to smooth the concrete or check the lumber yard for a thin set or leveling mix which may be easier and less messy

 

[CADPoint]

Pictures LOL - No

There's twenty years of **** in there.

She's threaten to rent a dumpster! ...

It's all good, I saw a two year (explaination) thread about someone's floor desires!

I Fav'd his story and your product line as well.

It looks like the first minimum I could do is a concrete grinder to get some of it down...

I don't need a showcase floor, just no bumps or the rubber mats curling or uneven or depressed.

Finding this Forum has motivated me... Boo - YAh

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Pictures LOL - No

There's twenty years of **** in there.

She's threaten to rent a dumpster! ...

It's all good, I saw a two year (explaination) thread about someone's floor desires!

I Fav'd his story and your product line as well.

It looks like the first minimum I could do is a concrete grinder to get some of it down...

I don't need a showcase floor, just no bumps or the rubber mats curling or uneven or depressed.

Finding this Forum has motivated me... Boo - YAh

Good for you.
I asked for the pictures as sometimes you can lessen blemishes with a thick coating. Your local rental house may have a walk-behind planer or grinder you can use to smooth it out.

Good luck

 

[ETravis]

I would rent a buffer or grinder and smooth it out a little. We do this to prep epoxy floors.