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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Harvey M. Chichester
Durall Industrial Flooring
7723 Pillsbury Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55423
Phone: 1-800-466-8910 or 952-888-1488 (24/7)
www.concrete-floor-coatings.com
harvey@concrete-floor-coatings.com
How to Repair Carpet Tack Strip Holes in Concrete
Floors
When carpet is removed from lying over concrete, holes and craters left from
carpet tack strips that were nailed into the concrete are often revealed. Each
removed nail can leave up to a 1/2-inch wide hole in the floor. The same is true
with doorway transition plates that edged your carpeting or tile. The removal of
old walls can leave even bigger holes in the floor. The following information
can help you repair your floor holes so that smooth, modern, flow-coated
flooring can be applied.
After removing floor tiles, tack strips, door plates, or walls, your floors will
need to be cleaned so that holes can be filled with a permanent bond. If all
that you need is to fill the holes, the preparation need only apply to those
areas. This will mean that your holes will be made level again but you will
still be able to see each of them unless covered with another material. If you
will be using an epoxy or urethane coating over the top, you should prepare the
entire floor before filling the holes.
Now that your floor is prepped and dry, mix up some 100% solid epoxy and fill
each hole as close to the top as possible. There will be some surface tension
holding the epoxy together and when it hardens in about 12 hours you will need
to use a 4-in. grinder with a masonry wheel (a $19 tool) to flush off the edges
of each poured hole to blend it with the surrounding surface. Note that if you
are going to coat your floor with epoxy, you can do the coating while the
epoxy-fill is still wet. Don't coat over the filled epoxy but do coat right up
over the edge of each pour so that the surface tension edge of the filled-epoxy
will loosen and flow nicely with the surrounding coating, thus hiding many of
your poured holes. This can save quite a bit of time during the grinding phase.
Once you have ground off the edges of your pours, just sweep up the epoxy dust
before your next coat. You may want to repeat or touch up some pours if needed.
Durall Industrial Flooring supplies kits of materials customized to owner
specification and delivered directly to the job site. Kits include full
directions and 24/7 help lines staffed by seasoned flooring experts, so
professionals and amateurs alike can successfully install a quality floor.
Durall Industrial Flooring supplies kits of
materials including checkerboard templates in 24" x 24" size that are customized
to owner specification and delivered directly to the job site. Kits include full
directions and 24/7 help lines staffed by seasoned flooring experts, so
professionals and amateurs alike can successfully install a quality floor.
Web visitors can obtain free, job-specific quotes on
materials or nationwide turnkey installations by completing a simple
questionnaire at
http://www.concrete-floor-coatings.com
For more information, contact Harvey Chichester at:
harvey@concrete-floor-coatings.com
Phone: 1-800-466-8910 or 952-888-1488 (24/7). |
