How to repair holes in concrete floors

How to apply Flowpatch - Step-by-Step Guide

It doesn’t take long for a floor with minor damage to deteriorate. The worse it gets, the more costly it becomes, and the more downtime required to carry out the repair. Carry out your repairs with ease. Watco Flowpatch is quick, simple and can be used by anyone, anywhere.

Our reinforced cement and polymer powder formulation is extremely easy to use – just sweep away any dirt or debris, add water to the mortar, mix thoroughly and pour into the hole. This quick-setting formula will accept light traffic in just 30 minutes or forklifts in two hours!

Video Transcript

How to Repair Holes In Concrete Floors with Flowpatch.

What you'll need:

• Brush
• Electric Drill fitted with Mixing Blade
• Bucket or Watering Can
• Steel Float
• Nitrile Gloves

STEP 1 – PREPARATION

• Thoroughly clean the surface to ensure it is free of dust, dirt and loose material.
• For dirty or oily surfaces an industrial degreaser such as Watco Concroff or Watco Bio-D should be used.

STEP 2 – MIXING

• Remove the bag of powder from the bucket.
• Add water back into the bucket.
• Gradually add the powder to the water.
• Use a ratio of 1 parts clean, cold water to 3 parts powder.
• Mix thoroughly to achieve an evenly coloured, smooth and pourable consistency.
• Mix near to the area to be repaired as the product will harden quickly and must be used within 5-10 minutes.

STEP 3 – APPLICATION

• Pour the mixture into the damaged area.
• Watco Flowpatch can be applied to any depth between 5mm - 100mm.
• Flowpatch is self-levelling, so requires minimal effort.
• If required, smooth with a trowel.
• Ready for foot traffic in just 30 minutes and heavy traffic in just 2 hours.

Watco Flowpatch - Makes fast work of heavy duty concrete floor repairs.