Re: Textured Concrete floor redo

SteveB wrote:
We bought a house that has a textured concrete floor. As I understand it, they use soft cement, and put a *** of vinyl over it, and do things to make it come out looking like natural stone. Then stain and seal.

Fast forward to today. Walls removed, and no stain on concrete. Long white lines where walls were. Cut marks losing their grout. Holes where plates were shot in. White spots where the chemicals in the concrete seem to be leaching up.

We decided today we're carpeting the whole mess.

How do we get it flat? I would ass-u-me that one would use a filler and a wide knife and a long straight edge and get it as close as one could. Then padding and carpet.

What would you use for filler? Any hints on how to apply it so that it gets pretty flat, and you don't use tons and tons of it? Brand names? Formulas for mixing it myself if it's just a Portland/sand mix?

Is this a DIY job, or one for the floor guys, providing their price is reasonable?

Maybe a layer of those panels they sell for underlayment in basement applications? Deformable plastic bumps on the bottom, and a layer of luan plywood on top? No reason they wouldn't work above grade. Only downside is the height they add to the floor.

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