[maxcampbell]

We're about to start work on a new-build house. I like polished concrete, but not polished mortar. We will be putting in under floor heating.

Should we use a concrete mix for the screed, or can you float in pebbles into the surface of a mortar screed, or what?

This may justify purchase of a Levighator or whatever, but how many days work to go from well-floated concrete to polish about 50m2 (it is a small house), and what cost of consumables?

[Jamie Pearson]

Get a pumped screed and seed it with the aggregate.

We are about to work on Lafarge Agilia in a domestic (no aggregate)

[Kev Martin]

We're about to start work on a new-build house. I like polished concrete, but not polished mortar. We will be putting in under floor heating.

Should we use a concrete mix for the screed, or can you float in pebbles into the surface of a mortar screed, or what?

This may justify purchase of a Levighator or whatever, but how many days work to go from well-floated concrete to polish about 50m2 (it is a small house), and what cost of consumables?

Max / Oliver

The aggregate has to be evenly mixed into the screed if you intend to expose it and then polish it for effect.  A levighetor is the wrong machine to buy if you only intend to do concrete polishing.  However, if you eventually intend to do other floors such as Marble, Travertine, Limestone as well then the Levighetor  is a sensible selection

Kevin