A tangent video on a recent house project resurfacing concrete in preparation for painting.
How to grind down concrete walls.
Grind smooth any drips or bumps of concrete left on the wall.
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Drag the flat of the trowel straight across the surface of the concrete to smooth it.
Allow the concrete to dry for approximately 30 minutes until most of the moisture is gone from the top.
Mix a slurry that is three parts portland.
Angle grinder with diamond grinding wheel.
Trowel a 3 8 inch layer of concrete over the wall with a straight trowel.
Fill one bucket halfway with water.
Patches of cement are often uneven and stand out from the rest of foundational walls especially if cracks in the original walls necessitated the repair.
You want the surface to be as flat and clean as.
Join vicki steph from mother daughter projects as they show how to fix raised concrete with an angle grinder.
How to rub out new concrete walls step 1.