Pour A Basement Floor

By corey stapes mn q.

Pour a basement floor.

I was wondering what the best way to go about resurfacing old cracked and unleveled concrete is. On april 11 2019 by amik. The concrete was poured over the toilet collar flange and will be cut out later. Spread the sand evenly over the dirt floor using a rake.

Since you have a dirt floor the condition of the floor isn t an issue. Finishing the floor by pouring concrete provides a solid surface for you to walk on and is a. Getting the basement of a new house ready for the concrete floor to be poured. Pour the sand in large piles scattered throughout the basement.

In some older homes the basement floor consists of dirt or gravel rather than a poured concrete slab. Pouring a concrete floor in dirt mike author at building a house page pouring concrete slab technical s pouring concrete slab technical s concrete pump pouring footing and. Finish by starting at the farthest point from the door and leveling the. I have a 7 6 ceiling height with a floor that deviated by a max of about 2 inches in some spots.

In some situations however the contractor will need to decide whether to demolish the existing floor or not. But if you re planning a basement remodeling aka basement finishing project you ll probably want a flooring upgrade to make the new living space more comfortable more attractive and easier to keep clean. Step 4 mark your proposed floor surface. Mix it until it is the consistency of a thick pancake batter.

Pour new concrete surface over 100 year old basement concrete floor. It s much more affordable to simply pour concrete over the existing floor if it s in good shape than to demo a floor that s in poor condition before installing the new one. For greater assurance that your basement floors will be level place a mark on the wall that indicates where the poured top surface should be after you have poured the floors. Mix the concrete according to the directions with a mixing bit on a heavy duty drill image 1.

Most basements have a poured concrete floor that s solid flat and durable. Doing so will place your rebar in the center of the pour where it will give you the greatest reinforcement.