Anyone got irl xp with concrete grinding?

[oefox]

Have a huge exposed aggregate concrete area on my property that's old and pitted and want to know if it's possible to grind down the surface to a new smooth(ish) finish.

Anyone know if this is possible?

Searching wellington concrete grinding shows there's a few places that do this.

[Speakman]

Sorry, I only have ingame experience in concrete grinding, I'm level 18

[oefox]

May a huge hairy black ape butt rape you


Seriously though, I don't want to contact these places when I could just ask the internet forums

[Baldesto]

expensive but looks great . access is always a problem. big machines wet grinds surface . big bill at end . if its cracked at all it will look like shit .

[Codex]

photo?

[oefox]

photo?

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[mycoolcar]

expensive but looks great . access is always a problem. big machines wet grinds surface . big bill at end . if its cracked at all it will look like shit .

2nd'ed.

Can be done cheaper if you don't want such a fancy finish.

[oefox]

That pic shows about 1/2 of the rear, the front has same stuff 3 times the size, I just want to be able to walk in bare feet without wincing like a bitch.

[Codex]

Put a donk on it

[Pitchey]

Tell your feet to HTFU or wear jandals/flip-flops.

[Xenolightning]

Sorry, I only have ingame experience in concrete grinding, I'm level 18

Dammit! I'm stuck on level 13, I can't find the forth Diamond Tool to get past this quest. Google says it's a random drop in the Mitre 10 Mega dungeon, but I'm yet to see it.

[Speakman]

Dammit! I'm stuck on level 13, I can't find the forth Diamond Tool to get past this quest. Google says it's a random drop in the Mitre 10 Mega dungeon, but I'm yet to see it.

protip: tickle the taint of the giant

[oefox]

Who said expensive, how badly expensive? Guestimates for what is shown?

In the back of pic you can see where I have taken to some stupid sections of concrete with a jackhammer, have removed 3mē already, costed $300 all up for the jackhammer day hire and hard fill skip bin, been busy fixing up the errors of the past.

[Baldesto]

cant guesstimate , tho had some done on a house in Orakei , i remember it was holy fuck expensive .

[SteddieEddie]

I did it for my cafe floor, it is really expensive as they use a diamond cutter to grind the concrete. Can't remember exact amount as it was a long time back but i remember thinking it would have been cheaper to carpet

As your concrete is really pitted it will take them a long time to grind it down flat, it will then be very slippery. There is a product you can pour over the concrete to smooth it out, again expensive, talk to a tiler

[Spigalau]

http://www.hirepool.co.nz/Hirepool-Equipment/Equipment/Concrete---Masonry/Floor-Grinders/FLOOR-GRINDER-DIAMOND-250mm

http://www.hirepool.co.nz/Hirepool-Equipment/Equipment/Air-Drills/Floor-Grinders/FLOOR-GRINDER-DIAMOND-300mm-ELEC

$130 per day - DIY

Large one is 5sqm/hour

[Baldesto]

unless you are reasonably "skilled" , and dont care to much about the finish . i still laugh at  some attempts by myself and a few mates who all thought we could use a floor sander . also the "product" eddie is talking about is a type of epoxy sealer . toxic as fuckery and unless applied properly , does not work . also pricey . self leveling compounds will not adhere to concrete permanently , and will break down ,crack , fall away or even disintegrate . i have had some success with a 2 pot acrylic urethane mixed with sand on external concrete , but it was pricey and again only a semi-permanent fix.

[mattnz]

Dammit! I'm stuck on level 13, I can't find the forth Diamond Tool to get past this quest. Google says it's a random drop in the Mitre 10 Mega dungeon, but I'm yet to see it.

Concrete grinding isn't worth it imo, get far more exp angle grinding or dirty dance grinding.

[oefox]

Didn't even think to check out DIY grinding options, thanks for the heads up spig, might be worth a try as $130 for a day is nothing compared to using products. Tried leveling cement somewhere else and that was an effort in futility.

[Pyromanik]

That pic shows about 1/2 of the rear, the front has same stuff 3 times the size, I just want to be able to walk in bare feet without wincing like a bitch.

So harden the fuck up.

It's cheaper, but requires a bit more XP.