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[ovrszd]

Glad you started your thread Richard, looking forward to more of the process.

Thank you Wakey. Chime in with any suggestions, ideas. I'm wingin it......

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Thank you Wakey. Chime in with any suggestions, ideas. I'm wingin it......

It sure looks like you have a good handle on it. Nice work...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I agree with Heath, put in an adapter to get it up to where you want it then possibly use some shower pan concrete mix to taper it down.

What are you putting over it for flooring?

 

[ovrszd]

It sure looks like you have a good handle on it. Nice work...

Thank you.

 

[ovrszd]

I agree with Heath, put in an adapter to get it up to where you want it then possibly use some shower pan concrete mix to taper it down.

What are you putting over it for flooring?

That's the issue. We are gonna try sealing the concrete and living on it.

 

[murph1]

Man I love house builds with pics. Thanks Richard **** fine job you're doing...

 

[GLyford]

Could you go with some sort of colored sealer like they use for garage floors, just in the laundry room?

 

[ovrszd]

Man I love house builds with pics. Thanks Richard **** fine job you're doing...

Thanks Murph. Glad you found this. I'll look forward to your input and comments.

 

[ovrszd]

Could you go with some sort of colored sealer like they use for garage floors, just in the laundry room?

That's what I'm thinking. But, who am I kidding, I have no say in the interior decorating scheme.

I was actually surprised that Terry bought into the bare concrete in the first place. Friends of ours built an earth contact last year. They cut their concrete into 32" squares at an angle with the building. Caulked the cuts using black caulk. Then rolled on two coats of sealer. I didn't tell Terry about it. Just let her walk in. She wasn't in there one minute before she said she liked the flooring. Asked Leah what type of marble tile this was? Joe said it's just sealed concrete. Terry said but how did you get it to look marbled like that? Joe said it's power trowel swirls. Terry moved on to other things. The next day she brought it up and said she'd like to try that. YES!!!! That saved us a lot of money!!!! So, we'll try it. If she doesn't like it we'll start buying floor coverings as money is available.

 

[tractorshopper]

These are my favorite threads. Another beautiful location. Very happy for you!

 

[ovrszd]

These are my favorite threads. Another beautiful location. Very happy for you!

Thanks David. We are very Blessed.

Supposed to warm back up in a couple days. Maybe we can get the porch poured. I'll try to get good documentation of that process.

 

[prichard]

This is my "get old" house. No steps. No wood cutting. No painting on the exterior.
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How are you managing no paint on the exterior?

We're also doing our get old house which you've seen. No wood except decks outside, composite siding and trim but it'll still require paint.

 

[ovrszd]

All metal trim and soffit. Metal TruLog siding. Definitely, positively, absolutely no wood decks.

 

[ddbackhoe]

That's the issue. We are gonna try sealing the concrete and living on it.

countersink a floor drain cover? Not overly difficult to make an artsy type either (torch, plasma, etc.)

Floor Drain Covers | Tundra Restaurant Supply

 

[ovrszd]

countersink a floor drain cover? Not overly difficult to make an artsy type either (torch, plasma, etc.)

Floor Drain Covers | Tundra Restaurant Supply

It would need to be larger than the sump. I'm guessing 30".

 

[BigBlue1]

I think I'd follow the above advice to raise the drain and use concrete or 'leveler' to bring the floor to the desired height/slope and then tile that room with ceramic tile. A good tile guy can cut in tile on angled surfaces to make it look great. And that eliminates the aesthetics aspect of the patch. Yes, it will cost more, but with that solution you will avoid the problem of walking in there daily and wincing at the visible f-up for the rest of your time there. Sometimes taking the pain up front is well worth the price compared to a daily reminder of something you hate. It's one of the reasons I only buy decent cars because I spent plenty of time with old stuff that I hated walking up to in the parking lot every day. Life's too short to be unhappy.

Rob

 

[ovrszd]

I think I'd follow the above advice to raise the drain and use concrete or 'leveler' to bring the floor to the desired height/slope and then tile that room with ceramic tile. A good tile guy can cut in tile on angled surfaces to make it look great. And that eliminates the aesthetics aspect of the patch. Yes, it will cost more, but with that solution you will avoid the problem of walking in there daily and wincing at the visible f-up for the rest of your time there. Sometimes taking the pain up front is well worth the price compared to a daily reminder of something you hate. It's one of the reasons I only buy decent cars because I spent plenty of time with old stuff that I hated walking up to in the parking lot every day. Life's too short to be unhappy.

Rob

Terry an I were just looking at it. I'm in favor of leaving it alone until the build is done. Then seeing the room complete, make a decision as to a remedy.

 

[ovrszd]

They poured our front porch today. Stamped and dyed it. Here's a pic in progress. I'll post the finished project in a couple days.

 

[KubotainNH]

Congrats on the build. that stamped porch floor is very cool. You'll love the heated floors, we have radiant in our 2 story house and the basement floor is always toasty in the winter.

As for the laundry room, is it possibly to bring the drain up a bit more than you originally wanted then add concrete to the whole room so it's uniform or would that screw something else up? Just a thought.

Looking forward to seeing more. Oh, one more thing, your master bedroom is kinda far from the fridge.

 

[TedReese]

Terry an I were just looking at it. I'm in favor of leaving it alone until the build is done. Then seeing the room complete, make a decision as to a remedy.

While you may leave it alone for now, it will be tripping hazard. Here is how I would deal with this issue. Dig out around the drain and find/make fittings to raise it up to the appropriate height, as discussed above. Use a diamond blade saw and very carefully cut a square or diamond around the bowl that was left by the concrete guys. Only cut to a depth of 3/4" or 1". Remove the top surface of the concrete within the square from the bottom of the saw cut and taper it down to the current drain. Leave a rough surface. Clean with a pressure washer. Apply a bonding agent and use a mortar for old style shower pans to fill in. A hand trowel will be able to provide a polished surface similar to the rest of your slab.