Tamped Finish Floor

A tamped finish to concrete floors that is too heavy that is ridges that are too deep will lead to poor drainage as well as other debris and detritus being caught in the grooves.

Tamped finish floor. This can lead to an unsightly look to the concrete floor. Generally the grooves should be in the direction of drainage falls and on ramps for example in car parks should follow a. The grooves generally have the same direction as that of drainage falls and for ramps chevron pattern. A tamped finish for unformed surfaces is produced by raising and lowering the compacting beam in its final pass to produce a surface with ridges at a fairly regular spacing of 20 to 30mm and up to 5mm high.

Suitable for maximum grip for traffic a tamped concrete floor is a non slip really course finish it is a very cost effective concrete laying solution and mainly used in steep hard to traffic areas. This process pushes the coarse concrete aggregates present beneath the surface and fuses the concrete. This results in a rough surface of horizontal. Tampers also known as jitterbugs is a tamped finish produced by raising and lowering the compacting beam that creates a rough surface.

Tamped concrete is a non slip finish which is well suited for maximum grip for traffic. It is commonly used to confront in steep areas that have heavy trafficking. It has groove marks that should go downhill and this allows water to route downwards.