Polished Concrete Floor Construction
They serve commercial clients throughout ohio kentucky and indiana.
Polished concrete floor construction. Polished concrete has higher strength values since it is part of the slab structure in fact the slab itself. Polished concrete floor surface is made by a mechanical process of grinding and polishing with the help of a penetrant chemical to provide different texture. They can repair or polish your existing concrete floors to improve their appearance and durability. Good contractors follow a set system of steps for polishing it is time consuming and some choose to skip steps leaving you with a floor that is not truly polished.
The chemical penetrant employed for polishing is called as hardener. If the polyurethane coating is cut or burned through it should be repaired immediately. Tire streaks are history. Whether you have polished concrete in need of refinishing or are hoping to polish your matte concrete floors reach out to tri state coatings repair in west chester oh.
If doing it in new construction make sure the concrete contractor pouring the floor knows that it is vital that he pour a flat floor with the right mix for polishing. Simply put it is much harder to slip on a polished concrete floor wet or dry. That is a polished concrete floor that works its way to a higher finish over 400 grit for example is considered the bare minimum of being polished although other polished grits range from 800 on up to 3 000 will be. As the number of grit increases so does its fineness.
When a concrete floor is polished it may look like glass but it has a higher friction co efficient than ordinary concrete. Polished concrete always meets and often exceeds osha standards for floors.