Many industrial sites warehouses and commercial buildings rely on epoxy floors to maintain clean and safe conditions for workers equipment and.
Flooring that does not require a smooth concrete surface.
Garage floors typically made of concrete can pit or crack over time.
As noted above we re discussing two products one a subset of the other.
Concrete surface profile or csp as defined by the international concrete repair institute icri is a standardized measure for the roughness of a given concrete surface.
Use the lowest amount of mix water required for workability.
Pass a carpenter s level across the surface of the concrete floor to check for levelness.
Mix it in a bucket according to the manufacturer s directions using the drill and paddle.
The thicker the coating system the higher the required csp number.
Do not permit overly wet consistencies.
Top coat the concrete floor with a self leveling patch in the cases of excessively rough or warped floors.
Pour it into the low spots on the floor and use the trowel to smooth it over the surface.
Avoid calcium chloride admixtures.
As needed use a concrete grinder you may want to rent one to remove any coating and to slightly roughen the concrete surface so the adhesive will stick.
Stir ready to use floor patching compound with a paint stirring stick.
Make sure the concrete is dry and avoid self leveling patches.
Step 1 move furniture start by removing everything from the room that covers floor space including furniture and area rugs and place it all in an adjacent room.
Floor leveling compound is any mix used to fill low areas and imperfections or add as a topcoat to existing flooring.
For the purpose of installing vinyl plank flooring the concrete does not have to be perfectly level only smooth.
Most require spreading.
Floor leveling compound types and pros cons.
The surface can t be slick heavily troweled or burnished.
Epoxy floor coatings are commonly used for commercial and industrial flooring epoxy coatings are normally applied over concrete floors to provide a high performance smooth and durable surface that can last many years and withstand heavy loads.
If you are installing a locking or floating floor not attached to the subfloor just make sure that the subfloor is clean.
The work may be challenging but you can turn an uneven damaged concrete floor into a smooth level surface without the cost of a pro.
Mark high and low spots.
This can range from csp 1 smoothest to csp 9 roughest.
If there are large expansion joints or cracks in your concrete you can fill and smooth them using premixed leveling products from home improvement stores.