On 07/07/11 8:51 PM, RonB wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:44 pm, wrote:
Supposedly the guy spend $10K to get trained and buy equipment to
resurface pitted concrete slaps with that epoxy coating and fleck painting.

Says he can restore a floor that's pitted up to a 1/2" deep, which is
what is needed. 75% of the floor is badly pitted and getting worse.

Western NY on the shores of Lake Ontario. Well, not exactly *on* the
shore...about a mile inland. ;-)

It's the first estimate my friend got and he's wondering if this guy is
even in the ballpark.

Thoughts?

Are you balancing contractor price vs do-it-yourself. If so, you can
probably do it for $200-400 depending on size of floor and condition.
Actually, patching is not horrible but the epoxy kits can get a little
pricey.

There are other, less expensive, concrete finish options.

RonB

I guess it all depends on one's troweling/floating skills.

Never having done much masonry work myself, I would how a DIY job would
look compared to a contractor with both the tools and the experience.

I'm pretty sure the guy who needs this done has not done much (if any)
concrete work. He's pretty handy, but not experienced in that type of
work, as far as I know.