Worst prep job

Discussion in 'Subfloor Preparation' started by Neilydun, Mar 20, 2017.

  1. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Had a pre start meet today, to discuss the floor prep at a new site.

    What are your thoughts ?

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    Nice eh ?
     
  2. Distinctive Adam

    Distinctive Adam Well-Known Member

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    What carpet tiles do you need ?
     
  3. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Ones with 12" foam on the back
     
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  4. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Where's the site? Syria


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  5. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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  6. Rugmunching

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    Ive just finished one just like this maybe a bit worse but i cheated and got a builder to come in and lay fresh concrete first :D
     
  7. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Thats exactly what I told them to do. 50mm concrete screed
     
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  8. Distinctive Adam

    Distinctive Adam Well-Known Member

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    Chuck some exhibition cord down, no one will notice
     
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  9. Distinctive Adam

    Distinctive Adam Well-Known Member

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    Or a load of clearance gel back !!
     
  10. RPB

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    Looks like the surface of the moon..!!
     
  11. Glenn H

    Glenn H Well-Known Member

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    New concrete floor would be nice and at least give you a fighting chance to start off on the right foot. Maybe ask an ardex or mapei rep to visit site and take advice from there. Looks like a few different grades of subfloor your dealing with
     
  12. kmcnrc

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    a concrete or sand & cement screed to good depth or a good going over with pneumatic scabbler and loads of slc af
     
  13. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Job done, don`t often see them all finished
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  14. Glenn H

    Glenn H Well-Known Member

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    Nice work mate
     
  15. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Thanks mate. Turned out to be a real easy one in the end, with a new concrete slab
     
  16. Distinctive Adam

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    Looks good
     
  17. Walter Reid

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    It's fine...get some laborers to clean it up...vac all the dust, self-level it, feather the edges, sand, vac, mop....good to go.

    The worst prep jobs are the ones you don't get to do yourself....
     
  18. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Did you look at the pictures ?
    I`m not sure what self level you use, which will stick to de-bonded, sandy, failed concrete screed, but we don`t have it here
     

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