Removing excess self-leveling concrete
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A DIY home renovator reports having applied too much self-leveling concrete in floor corners and needs to remove 13mm of thickness over a 2 square meter area using an angle grinder.
What people do today
- Using an angle grinder with a diamond cup wheel
- Manual chiseling
- Renting a floor grinder
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A specialized dust-shroud attachment for standard angle grinders that connects to a shop vacuum for concrete grinding.
- A rental marketplace platform specifically for heavy-duty floor grinding equipment to avoid buying expensive tools for one-off jobs.
- A step-by-step digital guide or calculator that helps DIYers estimate the exact amount of self-leveling compound needed based on floor area and depth.
Real voices
“I put way too much self-leveling concrete in the corners of a floor I was leveling and now I need to remove about 13mm of thickness over an area of 2 square meters.”
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