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Question for those who have experience with concrete.
I currently have swisstrax installed over a unfinished and crappy concrete floor. The floor was poured maybe 10 years ago, but is far from smooth which is why i got the swisstrax over it (probably a 'heavyshot blast' texture according to charts). Thinking about taking this downtime to rent a grinder and level it down a little (no plans to epoxy though). Couple questions... 1. How much material off the top do these diamond grinders usually take off? A few mm's at most? half an inch? 2. Any negative if i just grind down and clean the concrete/fill cracks - but dont do epoxy (maybe do a sealer to keep help with the dusting?) 3. Is this even a worthwhile venture since i have swisstrax already. Eventually the garage will be rented out for others to use as parking/storage when i move, and the swisstrax will be coming with me. |
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I just had a 14' x 27' stamped concrete patio installed. It replaces a deck I tore out. It's now time to repair the lawn they destroyed.
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Have always felt I could live in a small european community, semi rural. Housing prices are very reasonable and because you don't really do suburbs over there, it seems more relaxed than here.
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I think the only thing you can do with the cord is run it behind the drywall.
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As for me, I live in ranch style house that was built in the 70s. Some parts of the house were already updated (nothing crazy) while other parts need to be update. I want to learn as much as I can over the years, and this thread definitely serves as a motivation. Since I'm single and live there alone, I'm never in a giant rush and just do bit by bit. Don't have any pictures from inside the house, it is truly nothing special. But the previous owner built a detached 4 bay garage that's 24x44. No power, so it's essentially just a giant basic shed. I like to browse GarageJournal, and mine is nothing compared to some of those buildings. But I started painting the walls a few months ago, but have not done any progress at all:
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