How To Fill Concrete Walls To Make Them Look Smooth

If concrete is applied to a wall incorrectly the first time it can feel rough or uneven.

How to fill concrete walls to make them look smooth.

Fill the trowel about halfway with cement. Cinderblock and concrete aren t considered attractive by everyone s standards especially if the block or concrete wall has recently patched cracks or holes. They aren t dry wall smooth but don t have an interesting pattern either instead i m left with a random scale like texture around the room with some areas worse than others. The annoying thing is they have a subtle texture to it.

Spread the cement on the wall in in upward motion then finish with a circular motion over the same area. It can also be difficult to paint or wallpaper over a textured wall. My walls are solid 4 thick concrete slabs. In this article we ll show you how to level the concrete in the forms round over the edges and make a progressively smoother finish.

How to smooth a concrete wall finish. But we won t show how to build forms or fill them with concrete. Sanding the wall can often take care of the problem but it is difficult to sand a very large surface smooth and you might end up with places that are recessed while others are higher making the wall look worse than before. Rough textured walls were popular in homes built in the 1970s but can now appear outdated or busy.

You can make the screed photo 1 and darby photo 2 from scraps of wood. Diamond head concrete. Use the flat side of the trowel to smooth the. Each step in the process requires a different tool.

You do not need to knock down the wall or sand it smooth to get a smooth finish however.