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Advice need on concrete garage base plz.

Hi all.

Going to be laying a concrete garage base this weekend and need advice on the finishing of it. Base is 24' x 10' and is to take a concrete sectional garage. What I'm wondering is if a simple tamped & screeded finish will be good enough (lump of timber for tamping/screeding) or should I float it.

I'll actually be putting a wooden floor down inside the garage when it's built as it's not for cars (storage, workshop, motorbike collection etc) so not really bothered about having a finish on the concrete that's "floor quality" if you know what I mean.

Really just wondering if the tamped/screeded finish will be level enough for the garage panels to line up on. I assume it will be but thought best to ask :)

If floating is the way to go, will an "easy float" be enough for the job.

TIA for any help / tips.

Neil.

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Neil
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If you're not already planning this, I'd suggest a sheet of polythene under, not so much as a dpm as to keep the water in the concrete and make it easier to handle.

Reply to
Tony Bryer

I agree with Tony's advice, also, how smooth does the concrete need to be? - most workshops/garages are simply tamped and painted. Easiest way to tamp is have the shuttering level, with no protuding wooden pegs, so that your tamp can go straight across without having to lift over posts etc.

I wouldn't float a floor for a garage unless the customer demanded it - they can get slippy enough from oil/grease without being polished.

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Phil L

Got the dpm already sorted etc. All that's left to do now is the pour on saturday. Thanks anyway mate.

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Neil

Got all the shuttering sorted etc, just the pour itself to do. Just wasn't sure if simple tamping / screeding with a length of timer would leave a finish smooth enough for the garage panels to butt up evenly. Fitting a wooden floor inside so slippiness (is that a word?) is not an issue.

Cheers, Neil.

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Neil

You should use a concrete edging trowel to finish the edge,this gives it strength and prevents the edge being damaged.

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Alex

"Alex" wrote

Isn't the shuttering in the way to prevent this?

Reply to
TheScullster

a edging trowel is like a normal plastering trowel but with a small curved edge on one side you float it down the concrete next to the shuttering,this smooths the fat into a hard finish which will be resistant to damage

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Alex

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