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I'm definitely not the expert; but, here's my take. It rained on the concrete while it was being poured, apparently enough to cause the top layer to be really dusty. It was also very pitted and uneven; so, it would've taken multiple skim coats to eliminate all the flaws. I wanted to make sure...

Bridgeman, thanks for explaining what should've happened with the concrete pour. Chalk it up to a lesson learned. the builder said from the onset of the buying process that the basement was unfinished when he was finishing the house. Unfortunately, i did not ask the right questions...it...

so, I'm midway in the process of grinding with heavy grit stones (using a 6 stone grinder) my basement floors that appeared to have been rained on during the pouring process. many of the rain impressions are so deep; I'm afraid I would have to expose the aggregate in order to grind them out...

thanks for all the responses. i do prefer stained concrete just because I've had them before and because we have kids who track in lots of dirt. we live in the South; so, the harsh winters and cold floors are not really a concern. i'm probably going to take the advice of trying grind the...

thanks for responding to my thread. a couple more questions if you don't mind: 1) would you suggest trying to polish/sand the existing floor before going at it with a grinder? (obviously, you don't have the benefit of having seen the existing state of the floors; but, just wanted to know if...

we bought a home with an unfinished basement that has failrly rough floors. we'd like to stain the concrete; but, obviously, the first step is to determine how much of a task it'll be to smooth out the concrete. some spots aren't so bad, and other spots have some lines that were left from...