Concrete barn floor repair?

[LovelyBay]

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We recently moved, and the barn on the property needs some repairs on the concrete aisle. The aisle is 16x48 concrete with the posts set on top. The concrete has some rough spots and divets where it probably wasn’t poured correctly. The floor is very new, hasn’t ever had horses on it. No cracks just shallow depressions, and areas where I would guess it wasn’t smoothed out, and there are air bubbles that have popped and surface is rough. There are also “rocky” spots for lack of a better word. Sorry I don’t know anything about concrete. I’m worried that it’s not just comestic and over time it will deterioate further, and I’d like to preserve the floor.

We are pretty DIY, but we also have a contractor would could help us with this if need be. We don’t live near a Lowes or Home Depot, so I want to do as much research as I can before we schedule a trip to the city.

Is there some kind of coating or sealer we can apply? My husband was wondering if there was something like a spray on bedliner that would fill in the holes and make a more uniform texture. Obviously I don’t want the floor smooth, it needs to be textured, and I’ll put mats down under the cross ties. The barn is currently empty so this is the time to work on the floor before we move the horses in.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or product recommendations are appreciated.
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[gumtree]

This generally happens because the contractor didn’t pay attention to detail. The “mix” was too wet when poured. Wasn’t floated very well. It was poured on a hot day and wasn’t “misted” enough and dried too quickly etc.

It may or may not get worse with time and use. If there are a few spots that the “top layer” is “delaminating” there are probably other areas also. Which horse traffic will expose at some time. “Tapping” with a hammer in the “scaling” area will tell you how much more has to be removed before patching.

There are several products made for concrete patching. How well they stand up to horse traffic is debatable. Some have an epoxy mix and some are just another form of “concrete”.

Do a search using “concrete patching”. I am sure there are U-Tube videos to be found that will explain the process. How to prepare and what to use.