Keep reading to learn efflorescence removal on a concrete basement floor.
Polishing a basement floor.
Treat the floor with bleaching powder.
Mild stains should also come off when you mop.
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For an average 700 to 1 000 square foot basement your estimate could run from 2 100 to 12 000.
Polished concrete floors are a cost effective and green solution fo.
Make sure you allow the floor to dry or wipe the floor dry before you begin to polish.
Using the werkmaster scarab this step by step video demonstrates the complete concrete floor polishing and finishing process using werkmaster diamond abrasive tooling werkmaster ultrahard lithium concrete densifier hardener and ultraguard floor sealer.
Polishing a concrete floor in the basement ranges from 3 to 12 per square foot.
Step 3 polish with coarse grit.
The video shows how to grind and polish to get a high gloss polished concrete floor with heavily exposed aggregate.
This is a old warehouse floor.
An easier solution for the floor in a smelly basement is to sprinkle it with chlorinated lime bleaching powder.
The streaky looking white stains tend to stay on the concrete though and if left for a long period of time will become harder to remove.
Concrete floor polishing is a step by step process that turns raw concrete into a sleek shiny and smooth surface ideal for modern interiors.
Use a coarse grit polishing disk one that measures 500 to polish the floor.
How to polish concrete floors.
A lot of people update their floors as part of refinishing their basement.
Mop the floor s surface as a means to clean any residual dust.
It looks much worse than it actually is as the structure of the concrete floor isn t damaged at all.
When you have determined which area of your basement floor you will be cleaning begin moving the items to another area in order to free the space and better allow you to clean the area.
Before you wash a concrete floor begin by clearing away everything from the basement floor such as boxes furniture and other items.
Follow these six steps to clean your concrete basement floor.
Step 1 remove items from the area you re cleaning.