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@Ernesto, @Incognito Thanks very, very much for all of this information. I now feel I have enough knowledge to go forward and figure out the best way to tackle this floor. This forum was a godsend - the information I got here probably saved me from making some stupid mistakes. Thanks...

No, that would be my last choice! Totally not the look I'm going for :)

Thanks for the response. Yes, this seems to be the consensus - I am going to have to cover the floor with something. Refinishing does not appear to be an option.

Thanks very much for the response. I submitted a response to Ernesto with some information about alternatives I've found to cover it, but for some reason the moderators have not approved it yet (probably because I included a YouTube link). In short, there is a product in the Netherlands...

I found this video showing the application for a product called Egaline, which I'm assuming might be similar to the self-leveler you reference: A tradesman who responded to one of my postings for floor refinishing offered to lay this down for about 20 Euros/m2. I also talked to one of...

After your first response, I did some googling - and I think you might be correct. Further googling led to numerous sites stating that gypcrete should not be used as a flooring itself, but needs to be covered with something - whether some sort of "top coat" of sturdier concrete, or tile or...

After the responses from Ernesto and DarisMulkin, I've been doing some googling - and I have the feeling that Ernesto may be correct, and that it might indeed by gypcrete. If so - from what I've learned from more googling - this surface cannot be used as the top surface, and must have something...

OK. And if it is indeed gypcrete, does that mean that it's not something that can be "refinished" - that it would need something on top of it (like the self-leveling compound, for example)? Could it be painted - or would that still need some sort of more durable substance over the top?a Thanks.

Hi. No, I'm not at all sure - further proof of my inexperience. How would I know, and what would it mean in terms of refinishing? Thanks.

Hi. I’m a new poster here, only mildly handy, but trying to get some information about the feasibility of tackling the floors in my new apartment myself (in order to save some cash, and learn). It’s a brand new apartment in a mid-rise building in the Netherlands, and the floors are concrete...