How to fix up old concrete floors.
Concrete floor old house.
Concrete flooring is a budget friendly durable option that works in a variety of spaces including basements and garages.
If you are keen to retain the original floor finish one solution is to carefully take up the tiles stone or parquet before digging out the floor beneath to a level that will allow for insulation a damp proof membrane concrete and finally the old floor covering.
For hairline cracks up to 1 8 inch wide mix four parts of ardex concrete dressing to one part water.
Patch all cracks crevices and holes in the old concrete surface.
To resurface an uneven concrete slab begin by laying a long straight 2x4 wooden rail across the concrete slab floor with one end positioned on the high point in the room.
The surface temperature of the existing concrete must be at least 50 f.
Step 1 fill the cracks.