Cut marks all over concrete

tigerwash

tigerwash

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The other day I did some cleaning at a house for sale. One of the porches in the back had been absolutely ripped to shreds by the seller's own attempts at pressure washing it. While I was working, the buyer came by and was asking about possible fixes I could do for this. My only thoughts were to either paint over it or worse, blast all of the concrete even with the marks.

What would you guys do in a situation like this?
 
Walk or run away.

Cuts, breaks or grind marks on concrete are just that, they are permanent, pressure washing will not make them go away as it is concrete that is removed.

They need to call a concrete company.
 
tigerwash said:
The other day I did some cleaning at a house for sale. One of the porches in the back had been absolutely ripped to shreds by the seller's own attempts at pressure washing it. While I was working, the buyer came by and was asking about possible fixes I could do for this. My only thoughts were to either paint over it or worse, blast all of the concrete even with the marks.

What would you guys do in a situation like this?
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wouldn't really know what to do. I am a powerwasher. not really into concrete repair.
 
You could paint it if you are a painter but unless the gouges, cuts and grinds are not filled in, they will be with dirt and look bad fast. No good solution when damage is done to concrete without spending a good deal of money on professional repairs or replacement.

I have seen a lot of overlays not stick too long and come off causing a larger slip/trip hazard. We all want to help the customer as much as we can but we also have to remember what our skills are, what our insurance will cover and the liability of doing things that our insurance does not cover.

A good friend of mine told me this years ago when I was spending all my extra time trying to help find solutions to everyone's problems around me, especially customers: "I stopped performing miracles last year." I like to help people as much as I can but when I don't have certain skills, don't know a lot about something or don't have the time, I let them know so that they understand that I would help them more if I could.
 
tigerwash said:
I thought there just might be a quick solution for this that could be another job. What about concrete paint?
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Ck with home depot they sell a deck and concrete renew product.....
 
Christopher said:
You could paint it if you are a painter but unless the gouges, cuts and grinds are not filled in, they will be with dirt and look bad fast. No good solution when damage is done to concrete without spending a good deal of money on professional repairs or replacement.

I have seen a lot of overlays not stick too long and come off causing a larger slip/trip hazard. We all want to help the customer as much as we can but we also have to remember what our skills are, what our insurance will cover and the liability of doing things that our insurance does not cover.

A good friend of mine told me this years ago when I was spending all my extra time trying to help find solutions to everyone's problems around me, especially customers: "I stopped performing miracles last year." I like to help people as much as I can but when I don't have certain skills, don't know a lot about something or don't have the time, I let them know so that they understand that I would help them more if I could.
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Great advice. I guess I'll leave this one to the concrete experts.
 
Any pictures? I removed plow marks from 4 driveways early this year by blending out with muratic acid. They weren't very deep though.


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