How to Resurface Worn Concrete

Are your walking areas and floors got damaged over the time? Are you looking for ways to repair your worn concrete floors? So, if you have a damaged porch, steps, walkway, and damaged concrete floor here are ways how you can repair and resurface it.

The pits and the spalling on the concrete occur due to too much use of water during mixing it with concrete, which weakens the texture. You can coat the slab of your walkway with a concrete resurfacer, if there isn’t any crack all the way through. A shrink-free blend of Portland cement, polymer additives and sand helps in filling the divots laving a smoother surface. Its usual colour is dark grey and buy adequate amount that is needed to cover the entire damaged area. If you want to change the natural colour you can just add a concrete tint.

Now before resurfacing, strip off any sealers or paint and look out for the weather. After the pour of the mixture temperature should remain above 50 degree Fahrenheit. Resurfacing takes minimum 24 hours.

Steps for Resurfacing:

Follow the procedure below and perform them step by step to repair your worn concrete. They are bit time consuming but are simple.

·         Concrete cleaning and eliminating dirt: First step before applying resurfacer concrete, cleaning out all the oil, dirt and flaking concrete is essential. This should be done by high strength, 3500 PSI pressure water. This removes any dirt, oil, grease, and deteriorating concrete. Once you clean it then look for any large cracks or deeply cracked areas, and mark it. After this use broom to remove any excess standing water from the surface.

·        Concrete mixing: Before mixing the concrete that you have bought carefully read all the instructions and direction of use that is given in the package. Now while mixing it, using your hands doesn’t work well and as a result there remain a lot of lumps in the mixture. Therefore it is recommended to use a mixing power drill while you prepare the mixture, having a barrel type attachment along with paddle mixer. First, in a five gallon bucket add three and a half quarter of water. After this slowly pour the resurfacer and keep mixing it with the paddle. It is ideal if you take a helper so that one can pour while the other can keep mixing it without undisturbed. Stop the mixing process until there remain no lumps. If the consistency seems thick add little water in it, and if thin then add a bit more resurfacer.

·        Patching of the spalled areas: Now comes filling the spalled areas. Fill the cracked areas with the mixture when the surface is damp. Pour enough mixture in it to fill in the divots. Then to smoothen up the surface, use a trowel for an even finish.

·        Resurfacer spreading: Next step is spreading the resurfacer. Weather checking matters. The mixture remains workable for 30 minutes in 73 degree weather temperature. When the weather is too hot it dries up quickly, so to avoid it keep the bag and the mixture under some shaded area. To apply the resurface, work in sections at a time for better results and easier working process. Now pour the mixture on the surface and then spread the resurfacer evenly all over by using a long handled squeegee stick. Effectively spread the material all over the area and also nicely scrub it into the concrete. Wait for five minutes to let it dry to make it slip resistant.

·        Smoothing the surface: Once all the above steps get done, use a broomstick to clean any excess solid dust particles or mixture. Now for uniform appearance run the broom across the area, but make sure you make all the broom strokes in the same direction. This will give smooth polished finished in your working surface area.

Resurfacing provides a whole new, durable, wear-resistant surface on old, worn concrete driveways, patios and sidewalks that will last the life of the concrete. Concrete resurfacer will renew your concrete surface at a minimum cost. So, go ahead follow the above steps below and change the look of your worn concrete.
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