I created problem when I poured my new slab on an addition. Its a hydronically heated slab so I put 1″ blue foam bewteen the slab and the stem wall. I had intended to either stain the slab or tile it. Problem is I have this 1 gap allong one wall where the foam is. I therefore cannnot stain the existing slab and I’m afraid an overlay might crack allong that line.
Tile could also be a problem there, couldn’t it??. I don’t want to put a membrane down that would inhibit the radiant heat.
One of you geniuses must have a solution for me ?!?!?
P.S. Did I mention I wanted to do this on the cheap so I have money to finish my Kitchen before my wife buries my lifeless corpse on the back 40?
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i see no reason not to stain it... just add a baseboard and a shoe and you have bridged the 1" gap... no?
any money you don't spend is money you don't have to make... you can do goo creative work and not spend a ton of $$
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Actually the one inch gap is 1/2 off of the wall. eight inch stem wall 2x6 wall... I forgot to mention that before.
I would recess the foam and run a sikoflex caulk joint in a similar color to either the base or stain. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
Brick that interior wall, might look good and can cover the gap.
On the cheap...... figure on leaving the concrete. The gap can be dealt with later. Maybe it will be OK to simply leave it. Keep on working and the solution will come to you. Tile is expensive. Personally I wouldn't worry about laying tile over the gap, but tile guys would probably have a fit. As to stain...acid stains.... unless you've kept the concrete impeccably clean, forget it. Dirt and muck will very much affect the stain. You might consider grinding the surface to expose some aggregate, then seal it.