Kaspatoo
2018-05-11 12:52:45
- #1
Hello,
I have a massive room outside the house made of brick and concrete walls and a concrete ceiling. Size 6 x 4m. It has screed without any pipes underneath. The room is used like a garden shed.
Around the screed, as is common in house construction, a (blue) foam strip was laid, which serves as an expansion joint. In house construction, this is covered by the floor covering or baseboards. In my case, I simply want to apply a special concrete paint directly onto the screed. This is basically possible and not in question. I do not want tiles.
The problem is that the edge strip is not solid but made of plastic. I cannot just pour the paint over it.
I also do not want to apply a full-surface leveling compound to create an overall floor; the screed is already nicely even and smooth. Now I’m wondering if I could just pour some quick screed around the edges and smooth it with the normal screed. However, I am concerned that the substrate will not be strong enough and the edges will become brittle over time.
Does anyone perhaps have an opinion on this? Here are a few pictures showing the edge strip as well as a gap at the door.

I have a massive room outside the house made of brick and concrete walls and a concrete ceiling. Size 6 x 4m. It has screed without any pipes underneath. The room is used like a garden shed.
Around the screed, as is common in house construction, a (blue) foam strip was laid, which serves as an expansion joint. In house construction, this is covered by the floor covering or baseboards. In my case, I simply want to apply a special concrete paint directly onto the screed. This is basically possible and not in question. I do not want tiles.
The problem is that the edge strip is not solid but made of plastic. I cannot just pour the paint over it.
I also do not want to apply a full-surface leveling compound to create an overall floor; the screed is already nicely even and smooth. Now I’m wondering if I could just pour some quick screed around the edges and smooth it with the normal screed. However, I am concerned that the substrate will not be strong enough and the edges will become brittle over time.
Does anyone perhaps have an opinion on this? Here are a few pictures showing the edge strip as well as a gap at the door.