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[Ajax123]

I have not seen one that colour before Alan.. but depends on surface muck i suppose..

Sanding hardly touches these screeds if they are the sprayed surface ones and not the additive one ..

I have seen some this colour. Or should I say variations of colours. It depends on how much bleed water is produced as the discolouration is caused by this bleed water bringing the plasticisers to the top. These in turn stain the surface and of course if they spread out or are distrurbed by partial re mixing during finishing you get a marbled look. Have seen a few anhydrite screeds with similar marbling but they tend to go every very white due to segregation.

 

[DHTiling]

I have seen some this colour. Or should I say variations of colours. It depends on how much bleed water is produced as the discolouration is caused by this bleed water bringing the plasticisers to the top. These in turn stain the surface and of course if they spread out or are distrurbed by partial re mixing during finishing you get a marbled look. Have seen a few anhydrite screeds with similar marbling but they tend to go every very white due to segregation.

LOl.. you know only too well i have seen my share of segregated anhydrite floors. but not seen a Agila one like that yet... not a fan of the Agila to be honest Al.. give me hand laid screed or Anhydrite any day over Agila.

 

[Ajax123]

LOl.. you know only too well i have seen my share of segregated anhydrite floors. but not seen a Agila one like that yet... not a fan of the Agila to be honest Al.. give me hand laid screed or Anhydrite any day over Agila.

I agree. Agila has its place in the market but not as a floor screed IMO

 

[DHTiling]

I agree. Agila has its place in the market but not as a floor screed IMO

I was impressed with the Gypsol one though.. no segregation at all.. well now the right sand is being used.

 

[Ajax123]

Well that is good news I do think my new company is more pro active on that side of things.

 

[C&S]

Can't understand why the original builder sealed the floor first and tried to clean second?? Very Strange. I have never refurbed a concrete floor, but I would think that the way forward would be diamonds?? Build up to a finish that the client is happy with. Am I barking up the wrong tree with this? I would be interested to know the outcome, however, we are still using stone for floors in Yorkshire, not many of us are brave enough to change to concrete....yet!

 

[jonnyc]

I think I would get a specialist company in who do polished concrete for a living and get them to give you a quote to do through you.
this one looks as though builder has just had a go at it himself when he should have got a specialist in.
seen some really smart polished concrete floors and there are all sorts of finish one can achieve
look at puur or lazenby concrete flooring companies and they have some images.
if previous builder has already sealed the floor it could be tricky to get right result.

 

[Dan]

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