Use a hammer and a cold chisel to level the bottom of the hole and undercut its sides slightly so the patch can t pop loose.
How to fix a hole in basement floor.
Mix the concrete with water and scoop some into the hole.
Keep the bottom of the hole uniformly level and chisel the four sides of the square so they are undercut slightly.
Wear knee pads or use an old lounge chair cushion as padding when working on the floor.
Fill small holes where wall anchors or water pipes were removed with a cementitous grout instead of concrete that has.
The bonding material won t stick as well to rounded edges.
Photo by kenneth chen.
The best permanent fix for chronic basement leaks is to install drainage tubing below the basement floor that s connected to a sump basket and pump.
Brush on a concrete bonding liquid photo by kenneth chen.
Cleaning the surface 1.
Sweep any large concrete chunks.
This can be used wet dry and performs better than epoxy alternatives.
Then again you should wire brush and clean the area with a vacuum if needed.
If it is just a small hole like yours i would just get a urethane repair kit like this one.
You can install a system like this yourself but breaking out the concrete floor burying the tubing and patching the floor is a lot of backbreaking work.
Typically a plumber is responsible for backfilling the dirt where pipes were removed and.
This job sends a lot of dust and concrete debris into.
Put on goggles gloves and a dust mask to protect yourself.
Photo by kenneth chen.
Shape the hole in the concrete floor into a square with a hammer and chisel.
Use a chisel and hammer to undercut the sides and level the bottom of the hole accurately.
This can be used wet dry and performs better than epoxy alternatives.
This helps to prevent the patch from popping loose.