In the least you ll want to eliminate any obvious.
Sand basement floor.
If you follow these directions from start to finish you will end up with a clean fresh smelling basement floor.
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You ll also want to sand down and bumps on your cement floor.
If done well the passes of the larger grinder should merge with that of the hand held grinder.
I also wanted to try a new way of doing it with a sand mix on top.
Before you finish your basement floor with tiles wood or carpeting it s important that the floor is completely level.
Sand the edges using a hand held grinder fitted with a 30 to 60 grit disc.
I discovered soil cement on the internet and wanted to see if it would work in a basement.
Do not sand on the same diagonal path as the first sanding job or you may end up with stripes on your floor.
Basically you want your basement floor to be as smooth as the vienna ice dream after a fresh zamboni run.
Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes and then mix again.
At places where the floor has bumps make multiple passes to.
Before you can add a colored stain followed by a coating of epoxy urethane or wax to make a.
It needs to be spreadable with the squeegee.
Sand directly along the boards instead.
Cleaning the basement floor requires little mechanical skill but it does require a good deal of time.
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To avoid bubbles in your mixture don t bring the drill mixer to the surface.
Fortunately you can level an uneven basement floor using either a concrete grinder or a self leveling agent.
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