Concrete garage floor has pot holes

Concrete garage floor has pot holes

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LaserTam

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2,171 posts

234 months

Tuesday 8th April
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1950s garage floor, has a few areas where the concrete has crumbled, leaving some pot holes. What would be the best method to repair these? Garage is fairly full of stuff so any repair will need to be just that and not a completely relaid floor.

JoshSm

1,376 posts

52 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Epoxy repair mortar? There's a whole world of epoxy concrete repair products for exactly this sort of job.

OutInTheShed

11,524 posts

41 months

Tuesday 8th April
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I would suspect the concrete is a bit 'not very good' and will want replacing before too long, so I'd be reluctant to spend proper money on patching it up.

I'd consider using an exterior sealer/primer then making good with mortar.

MajorMantra

1,583 posts

127 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Probably the 'wrong' method, but it would be pretty easy to slosh some renovation screed (levelling compound with some strength) into the holes, assuming they're not too deep. Different compounds will do different depths, so check first.

LaserTam

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2,171 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th April
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OutInTheShed said:
I would suspect the concrete is a bit 'not very good' and will want replacing before too long, so I'd be reluctant to spend proper money on patching it up.

I'd consider using an exterior sealer/primer then making good with mortar.
I suspect it's been as it is for many many years, based purely on the apparent lack of up-keep in the rest of property, and the previous elderly owner wouldn't have used the garage much. But thanks for the advice.

119

12,305 posts

51 months

Wednesday 9th April
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Had a similar issue many years ago with bare concrete floor.

Gave it a good brushing, filled holes with ready mix screed and used proper garage floor paint to seal it.

Never had the problem again!

T1547

1,185 posts

149 months

Thursday 10th April
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Concrete repair mortar is what you need, either in fluid or trowel-applied form.

Remove all the loose/crumbling areas, dampen the surface with water so it soaks into the existing concrete (no standing water), then simply pour in a product like this https://lilleytileandstone.co.uk/mapei-mapegrout-s... . Allow to cure then job done.