[Mike68847]

Our new (to us) home has a low spot where water collects rather than draining out the opening. From the picture you can see it's just to the side of the front-left side of my wife's car. Can this area be leveled with the stuff you can get at a big-lot store, or is this something that requires new concrete for that area? My concern with the leveling stuff is getting the pitch right so the drainage is correct.

Any advice?

 

[Windows on Wash]

You would have to get all that paint off but there are leveling compounds that would work. They need and ultra clean surface to bond to at that minimal thickness.

 

[Mike68847]

Thanks. Nice to know I can handle this myself.

How do I handle the pitch so water drains as it should?

 

[oh'mike]

Self leveling compounds are to soft to be used as a finished floor--it is intended for use under tile or carpet.

What will work is 'feather finish' a cement based product that can be applied in a very thin coat, using a trowel.

 

[Mike68847]

Self leveling compounds are to soft to be used as a finished floor--it is intended for use under tile or carpet.

What will work is 'feather finish' a cement based product that can be applied in a very thin coat, using a trowel.

Perfect! Thanks!

 

[joecaption]

I'd be wondering where this water is coming from.
Since it's an outside wall is the grade to high and it's coming in under the wall?
Got a picture of the outside wall in that area?

 

[Mike68847]

The water is drippings from her car when its been raining. That wall is an inside wall.

 

[joecaption]

I can see it's an outside wall, but I can also see where there's staining along the outside wall and around the cracks in the floor, leading me to think some of the issue is coming from outside or from under the floor.

 

[cleveman]

If you get that low spot filled, another may appear. You may end up chasing low spots all around your garage, so examine it closely before you begin.

 

[Bondo]

If you get that low spot filled, another may appear. You may end up chasing low spots all around your garage, so examine it closely before you begin.

Ayuh,.... Same problem I have fixin' blacktop driveways,....

Ya shim up a low spot, 'n the puddle moves up-hill,...

Cuttin' through the dam, lettin' the water flow, works much better where ever possible,....

 

[Windows on Wash]

Self leveling compounds are to soft to be used as a finished floor--it is intended for use under tile or carpet.

What will work is 'feather finish' a cement based product that can be applied in a very thin coat, using a trowel.

There are exterior and higher PSI leveling compounds that are rated for this type of application. They are not available at the big box stores, but a concrete/building materials specialist will have access to them.

Probably should have been more specific in my recommendations.

 

[oh'mike]

There are exterior and higher PSI Tleveling compounds that are rated for this type of application. They are not available at the big box stores, but a concrete/building materials specialist will have access to them.

Probably should have been more specific in my recommendations.

I'll have to do some research--I learned something new.

The only self leveling compounds I have used are rather soft---a hard surfaced self leveler would have a lot of uses---

 

[Fix'n it]

even if that area, or even the entire floor, was perfectly flat and had an acceptable pitch, there is no guarantee that water will not pool.

how deep is that area ?

 

[ZTMAN]

If you don't have a floor drain, It will be hard to get the water to drain to where you want it to go. I just have a squeegee hanging on the wall. Any excess water gets squeegeed out the door

 

[Windows on Wash]

I'll have to do some research--I learned something new.

The only self leveling compounds I have used are rather soft---a hard surfaced self leveler would have a lot of uses---

You are mostly right though Mike. I should have been more specific in my recommendation because 99% of the folks are going to think of those pour out applications at the big box stores and you are 100% right that they aren't applicable here.