My alfresco has aggregated concrete flooring which is not the most friendly for kids running on them as they risk injury. I wast to put decking over it or some alternative solution. But have been advised due to height of the concrete we will need to get rid of some and the costs are very high. Is there any alternate solution for this without breaking bank ?
How to Get Rid of Aggregated Concrete for Cheap?
misguided on 16/04/2019 - 18:01
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I am doing this at the moment. Make sure the battens are pressure treated, not just CCA.
How’d you fix the batons to the concrete?
Csk Dynabolts 10 x 100
If you're asking about brackets, just get a couple of L brackets, one on each side. You can use them to level the batten to uneven concrete by playing around with fastener placement.
This is what i want as well, but it will increase the height of the deck resulting in it beng higer than the house. Also have been told that potentially water can seep in and due to concrete being below it will not dry and affect the decking.
yeah, this.
I wouldn't put the battens directly on the concrete.
ok, someone negged that comment.
to clarify - if you place the battens directly on concrete then the touching edge (if it gets wet) will not be able to dry out. even if treated &/or painted the batten will eventually fail.
by placing a slight gap between the concrete and the batten will allow airflow and stop/reduce moisture build up.
Throw it in your garbage bin over a few weeks if it’s not much. Otherwise hire a trailer and drive it to the tip.
This is the cheapest. During or renovations I stored materials and then dumped them in the bin each week. Used the neighbours bin while they were away (they didn’t mind as I was putting it out for them anyway). Just be sure you don’t make the bin too heavy or council might refuse to empty it.
Years ago I removed a whole small driveway this way - took about a year.
Have you considered adding a rubber surface over the concrete? After about a year of assessing our options, we used Vicrubbersurfacing (Melbourne) to surface our backyard area. It was about a third the cost of concreting, looks great, feels great underfoot and is perfect for little kids.
Note: you can get it in any colour you want, so don't let any of the sample colours put you off.
From memory, it only adds 30mm height to the surface. Also, not an affiliate - just happy to find this great solution that I don't hear of anyone else using.
this is a really interesting option. I will call to get a quote. Thanks for sharing this.
How much per square meter?
Interesting but are you sure of the costs.
I have used softball rubber on a few projects and it can be up to 4 times the cost of concrete.From memory it was about $1500 for 20m2
Wow
In WA 20m2 would cost $4,000+
Get a it ground down
There is a nice honed concrete finish called "Pavilion Finish" that is done by grinding first then applying the acid to expose the smoothed down aggregate. The result is a smoother, without the jagged edges of normal exposed aggregate, similar to full polished concrete. You'd be doing it backward but I reckon would solve your problem.
Concrete polishers charge by the day so if you have a small job you're going to get charged the day rate regardless. Cheapest for what they call grind and seal is about $2k.
You could try saving a few hundred by doing the sealing yourself. I used this
http://wettrades.com/product/crommelin-enhance-satin-tintabl…
Easy and forgiving to apply and even if you make a mess of it outdoor floor areas invariably get scuffed and dirty so you won't notice after a few weeks
Epoxy
If it's not too rough, you can DIY with something like this: Bunnings or Supacheap if it's not too rough.
For rougher floors, you can add a filler to the epoxy, but I'd recommend getting a contractor to do it if it needs to be levelled first.
Otherwise, get some garage floor tiles (http://www.garagestorageworld.com.au/product-catalogue/garag…)
Pic please, decking over the top is a good solution, just run some treated pine battens and finish with some spotted gum.