Chipped Concrete Floor

You have to prep the edges correctly and use the right materials.

Chipped concrete floor.

First clean the hole in the concrete slab. For concrete spalling the damage occurs on a microscopic level. Step 1 cleaning the chip or hole in the concrete slab. Shallower holes need a sand mix.

Makes the floor s surface crumble completely or separate in several thin layers. Chip the concrete into small pieces and place into buckets to dispose. Holes 1 inch or deeper require a concrete mix with coarse crushed stone aggregate which bonds well with existing concrete. Check your phone book under concrete recycling or take the concrete chunks to a city dump.

A wire brush is ideal in. You will want to get rid of these as well and wipe the area clean. 2 to 4 inches things like small houses patios and small storage sheds will have concrete approximately 2 to 4 inches thick. Make sure to get rid of all dirt and grime.

Dislodge smaller crumbling bits of concrete in the crack with a wire brush. Sometimes concrete chips remain in the hole. Occurs usually because of cold climates which subjects the concrete to something called a freeze thaw cycle. Next with a detergent and a scrub brush clean the concrete.

Pry up partially chipped or flaked sections of concrete with a putty knife.