Unfinished Concrete Problem

[FatFndr]

I am in the process of buying another house. It is perfect except for a portion of the garage floor which has been added on for storage. The owner poured the concrete (12 foot x 22 foot) and just left it to settle, unevenly, not floated nor troweled. In short it is a mess and rough walk on. I have been told by a contractor that it needs to come out and a whole new floor re-poured, concrete is about 3.5 yards and (with other fees) will run about $500.00. The whole job will be about $1500-2000 dollars.

I can't pour concrete but I can do a lot of other things. I saw a Post on here using the Diamabrush, that seems more for polishing and I need something that will not only take down the roughness but cut down some high and low areas.

Any ideas? Or should I just bite the bullet and have it torn out and replaced?

 

[Rookie2]

they make a self leveling concrete topping that may be worth a try!

 

[pauloman]

happier and more simple to just pour new coat on top as suggested. make sure they put down a plastic barrier coat, no telling of the old floor had one.

 

[FatFndr]

they make a self leveling concrete topping that may be worth a try!

That's what I was thinking until I just calculated that it would take 57.8 (59) bags of leveler @ 25.35/bag (Lowes) for a total of $1,470.30 just for the bags. That's pretty close to having it taken out and replaced which is probably the way I'll go. There seems no simple solution.

 

[bobscogin]

If you can get the old concrete removed and new concrete placed and finished for $1500-$2000, that's a bargain.

Bob

 

[Frank N. Stein]

I paid $2500 for a new 12x26 slab, I think you are getting a great deal.