Hi Everybody,
I am getting ready to do a custom home for a client that is wanting stained, polished concrete floors throughout their fully finished basement.
I haven’t decided whether I want to try to polish before or after framing the interior walls, but I believe that either way I’m going to want to go to extreme lengths to protect the floor from damage and stains.
I’m afraid with such green concrete that I can trap moisture in certain areas and cause problems with unevenness. Will it even out over time? Maybe, if it’s not severe, but with the price tag on this home I don’t want to leave the customer with something the “may even out”.
I’ve had issues with garage and basement slabs getting marks where materials were left on them, but it’s never really been much of an issue.
The polishing contractor didn’t have much input other than to absolutely not use tape on the slab. I’m thinking a paper product like ram board may be a better bet than a plastic product, though my main worry is PVC primer. Obviously I can tape the strips from the rolls to themselves, but I’d sure like some adherence in the field as well as the sides. The polishing contractor suggested just taping to the walls, but I’ve not had great luck with this option. I suppose I could run a nailer along all sides of the basement, but that’d be a pretty big pain.
Just trying to see if anyone has done enough of this to give me an idea of the best materials and methods, as well as how long they feel I should let the slab cure before protecting it.
Thanks.
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I am getting ready to do a custom home for a client that is wanting stained, polished concrete floors throughout their fully finished basement.
I haven’t decided whether I want to try to polish before or after framing the interior walls, but I believe that either way I’m going to want to go to extreme lengths to protect the floor from damage and stains.
I’m afraid with such green concrete that I can trap moisture in certain areas and cause problems with unevenness. Will it even out over time? Maybe, if it’s not severe, but with the price tag on this home I don’t want to leave the customer with something the “may even out”.
I’ve had issues with garage and basement slabs getting marks where materials were left on them, but it’s never really been much of an issue.
The polishing contractor didn’t have much input other than to absolutely not use tape on the slab. I’m thinking a paper product like ram board may be a better bet than a plastic product, though my main worry is PVC primer. Obviously I can tape the strips from the rolls to themselves, but I’d sure like some adherence in the field as well as the sides. The polishing contractor suggested just taping to the walls, but I’ve not had great luck with this option. I suppose I could run a nailer along all sides of the basement, but that’d be a pretty big pain.
Just trying to see if anyone has done enough of this to give me an idea of the best materials and methods, as well as how long they feel I should let the slab cure before protecting it.
Thanks.
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