Last year we had a cement patio poured in back of the house. They insisted on "brooming" it, making little grooves which I protested but they did it anyhow. Is there any way to sand that down so it is smooth? Also, my husband was repairing the lawn mower on the patio and spilled oil and/or grease on it.
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Instead of changing the floor's surface, install a floating floor to cover up the mess. Interlocking 'rubber' tiles in various colors. It's at Lowe's. Might also be at Home Depot.
Get a pressure washer and pressure wash it...if you do it correctly it will remove the layer of concrete where it is ruined. Of course, you can not do this all the time, because you will "wash away" your concrete. But in order to fix it, do this and further cleaning can be done with a brush and bleach mixture...bleach and water...will clean it and get rid of all mold mildew, organic matter stains, etc. Other than this, your only option is to cover it up..as the other post suggested Good Luck
Hi - I was able to remove nut stains from my patio using oxyclean and a brush. I wet down the surface, sprinkled on oxy-clean and used a barn brush to scrub with.
My DH is a cement finisher and "brooming" concrete is meant for driveways and sidewalks ( to prevent slipping on when wet).
If you asked for a shiny finish that's what you should have gotten.
Whoever did your patio broomed it because they didn't want to sit around and power trowel to a smooth finish, which is what should have been done.
They figured that they could broom it and move on to another job.
It's too bad that a year has passed, I don't know about the laws where you are.
I don't know anything that will make it smooth, except a recap( a thin layer of concrete on top)
I don't know what your concrete is like where you are, we are in northern Alberta, Canada and there is no way a pressure washer will remove the ridges.
I used a pressure washer and took off the patina I sealed it last year (12 yrs old), and I just noticed some flaking and acne(pitting). What can I do to stop the cancer?
The best way is to use a angle grinder with a diamond cup. this will work the best. Beware it will create dust, wear a mask
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