I have a concrete slab that was poured about nine months ago. The crew that I hired to do the job used an old power trowel that died in the middle of the slab. So they lifted it up and out. Needless to say, where the power trowel died about 1/4 ” of the surface of the concrete chiped away.
Does anyone know of away to fix the surface of the slab?
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Greetings Rick, as a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.
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In industrial settings the most common repair is an epoxy floor patch. The surface must be clean and solid. The material is mixed up and is applied and smoothed with a trowel. It's kind of sticky and difficult to work with. The appearance does not look like concrete, but in an industrial setting either no one cares, or the floor gets painted anyway. But the material is durable. A large construction supply or mason supply house should have a catalog with a number of choices.
Why would the power trowel cause the concrete to chip away?
When the power trowel died it was lifted straight up and carried off the slab. You can see where the paddles were in the concrete. I am not for sure why the surface of the slab chipped away where the paddles were. Perhaps air got under the surface of the slab caused by suction when the power trowel was lifted.
It is too bad they did not hand trowel the final bit.