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Is the ardex shite then?........I need to re-do my kennel floors soon, any good products that will coat the top of the smooth concrete, fill the one or two small craters and last?

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have my pens done with industrial floor paint

two coats one with a resign and one extra coat of colour

its rock hard when dry. its very slippy when wet

and a night mare to put down the reason i put it down

was in case i ever got parvo again it would not soak in to floor

and come back again worked for me.

not sure if i would put it down again and any pen will smell at some stage

wilf the stuff i used is down six years now and is still the same as new

no dog will damage it

mack

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let the new concrete dry out for a week, then put a weak mix of brick acid and water over and leave for a few mins, this takes the shine of the concrete, then wash of with plenty of clean water and leave to dry completley, then it will take any floor paint and will last for ever, hope this is any good to u bud :thumbs:

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  On 25/04/2011 at 18:49, mackel said:

have my pens done with industrial floor paint

two coats one with a resign and one extra coat of colour

its rock hard when dry. its very slippy when wet

and a night mare to put down the reason i put it down

was in case i ever got parvo again it would not soak in to floor

and come back again worked for me.

not sure if i would put it down again and any pen will smell at some stage

wilf the stuff i used is down six years now and is still the same as new

no dog will damage it

mack

 

Cheers matey :thumbs: will do a bit of research on some products on the net, it has to be able to stand regular pressure washing.

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look at 2 pack epoxy floor paint -- or industrial floor paint on the net ... avoid standard concrete floor paint .... all floors paints are slippy when wet dont bother with anti slip useually has to have a grit mix into it ... i`ve avoided painting mine -- been down 6 year and still fine the lads that put the base in used some concrete hardener .. ??

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Amongest other titles ( tree surgeon, landscaper, drive way cleaner etc ... ) I lay decrotive concrete drives.

I made my pens with stencil couler concrete floors sealed with a zylene based sealer.

I mite as well not have bothered as for the last few years iv put saw dust that I get free from a fencing yard on the floor so you cant even see the fancy finnish.

I find the smell is so much better the dogs feet are dry and apart from the occasional bit of sh*t to pick that dosent disapear in it and a change every week or two of the saw dust its the best system by a mile.

Sealed or unsealed concrete always reeks of pi*s unless you hose it 20 times a day.

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ive always used blockpaving sealant to water proof concrete its cheap enough ,i seal it every few months works

out very cheap just paint it on with a roller.i know marshalls put animal fats in there blockpaving as a sealant

to stop them being porous and cracking in heavy frosts

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  On 26/04/2011 at 08:05, sweeper said:

I prefer flagged bases with a 2 inch gap pointed with a strong mix obviously the flags you use make a difference just repoint them every couple a year and they should be sound regards :thumbs:

flags al the time pointed then sealed lasts for yrs atb bunnys.

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Never had anything else but concrete bases for my runs, battles black kills any smell of piss for days. I swill with water daily and use a floor squeegy to get excess water down the drains so they dry quicker. Have had a bit of bother with concrete lifting the last couple of winters with the ice and snow but I put that down to using cheaper grade sharp sand and gravel from the local quarry!!!!

 

Chester what is granite skim?

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  On 26/04/2011 at 08:44, SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK said:

Never had anything else but concrete bases for my runs, battles black kills any smell of piss for days. I swill with water daily and use a floor squeegy to get excess water down the drains so they dry quicker. Have had a bit of bother with concrete lifting the last couple of winters with the ice and snow but I put that down to using cheaper grade sharp sand and gravel from the local quarry!!!!

 

Chester what is granite skim?

crushed granite aggregate in your concrete mix .

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  On 29/04/2011 at 17:43, chester said:
  On 26/04/2011 at 08:44, SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK said:

Never had anything else but concrete bases for my runs, battles black kills any smell of piss for days. I swill with water daily and use a floor squeegy to get excess water down the drains so they dry quicker. Have had a bit of bother with concrete lifting the last couple of winters with the ice and snow but I put that down to using cheaper grade sharp sand and gravel from the local quarry!!!!

 

Chester what is granite skim?

crushed granite aggregate in your concrete mix .

Ever tried blackjack,used on the bridges to seal them so cant be bad gear and all the better if you know someone who works on them.

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