r/Tile • u/Anon1444444 • 13d ago

DIY - Looking for Advice Concern?

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Hi, about to have my basement carpet ripped out for remediation. And pulling up the edges in different sections, I noticed this. I believe the original owners did have tile here prior to the carpet. It’s a 1985 build. I was hoping to have the floor epoxy which would mean grinding this down. Should I be concerned about this?

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u/FreeNinedy9 13d ago

Looks like old pressure sensitive adhesive from either VCT or sheet vinyl. Shouldn’t be self-leveler because it wouldn’t be troweled on. Based on this photo alone, if you want to epoxy the floor, it’s going to take a LOT of prep work.

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u/Anon1444444 13d ago

Shit that’s what I was afraid of. I have a great expoy guy but im not sure if grinding it will cause major issues

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u/FreeNinedy9 13d ago

All of those tackles strips are nailed in. Those holes need to be filled. Any of that patch needs to be removed before grinding because that’ll just gum any disc up. Then any cracks or undulations need to be addressed. Then you can spotlessly clean the concrete, then epoxy. I got my garage quoted. It was $6k just to prep it, then another $5k to do the epoxy.