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ldela
08-19-05, 11:49 AM
What tool should be used for grinding or planing a high spot in a concrete slab? Is this something I can rent?

GregH
08-19-05, 11:57 AM
EXACTLY how high and over what area, what are you doing on the concrete and how old is it?
ldela
08-19-05, 12:40 PM
About a 1/8" 'ridge' that runs the the 14 foot width of the floor. I need to level it to float an engineered floor over it.

Jerry T
08-20-05, 01:53 AM
You can rent a concrete scarifier. It will take off about a 1/16" in depth and about 8" in width each pass. I use a good shop vac hooked to it and get minimal dust that way.

I use that for peaks or ridges. If it is a wider area or large humps you may do better with a concrete grinder.