Converting Cement Floor By Digging Into Another Level

Then a 2 by 4 can be used as a screed to scrape the concrete mix into its final level form.

Converting cement floor by digging into another level.

Jackhammer the 8x10 area. Using the cement tools you can get a very level result. Step into the cement and walk around leveling out the cement. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old.

Fill any cracks in the floor with joint repair compound. Digging out concrete floor for ufh compromise the foundations i would like to have our concrete floor dug out for the installation of ufh however i do believe there is a supporting wall. Can anyone advise me on whether i can poor a floor levelling compound over a gas pipe in a concrete floor where there used to be. Fill dips or spalled concrete areas where chunks of concrete separate from the surface with mortar.

If the area you are working with is very large you may want to ask for the help of a few friends. Or leave tile and pour over all the area fresh concrete to level the whole area. I just want a matching floor without tripping hazards. We removed walls to combine several rooms.

Theres also an inch step into the other room where the floor levels are bad. Ive to tile 2 floors that are in 1 room with a dividing wall half way across the middle however im in a tricky spot and with floor levels. Its an old house and floors where in a bad way. Secondly what with the crap job already done the fact i m adding another layer of cement plus the ply and wood flooring i m going to be raising the level of the floor by about 1 which is going to be compromising the two separate steps leading down into the area one step by the foyer another by the family room.

Step 4 finish the floor. Plus ceramic tile in 2 areas is same height as the high room. The old floor and the extended floor are now. Can a floor levelling compound be poured over a gas pipe in a concrete floor.

Press the compound firmly into the cracks with a putty knife and then scrape the surface of the patch with the knife edge to level the surface of the crack. Finishing the floor can be a long and tedious process. Step out and finish the last bits. I want to replace this floor with concrete so that if it.

This level wouldn t match the rest of the house. Distribute the concrete with a rake so that it is approximately level inside the form boards. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to resurface an uneven concrete slab. Replacing a floor tile on 50 50 concrete and wooden floor underneath.

In one room ive grinded it down all flat and near level as i can get it.