How to Apply Self Leveling Concrete Over a Painted Brick Porch Floor
Self-leveling concrete is an excellent way to update your floors. Despite any humps and bumps of your painted brick porch, the self-leveling concrete will even out to a smooth finish. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Make sure that your painted brick porch is clean and dry.
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Apply a primer, spreading it over your brick porch in an even layer with a push broom. Excess primer should be brushed off.
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Allow the primer to dry. Generally more than one hour but less than 24 hours is sufficient drying time.
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Measure the amount of water that you need for mixing your self-leveling concrete. This amount may vary depending upon the manufacturer's directions. Pour all of the water except about 10 percent of it into your bucket.
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Add the dry powdered self-leveling concrete to the bucket, using the drill to mix it with the water.
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Slowly add the remaining 10 percent of the water and continue mixing with the drill for another two minutes to get a very smooth mixture.
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Set the concrete spreader to ¼ inch.
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Pour the self-leveling concrete over your brick porch, spreading it as you work across the area.
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Immediately after spreading the concrete, smooth it with the steel concrete smoother to help reduce surface tension and pin holes.
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Allow the self-leveling concrete to dry for at least four to five hours before allowing any contact with it.
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