Concrete Polishing in Western Pennsylvania & Eastern Ohio
Concrete floors are incredibly hard and durable. Using your concrete as flooring can provide a natural-looking surface that's both sanitary and stunning. While concrete is porous and needs proper sealing to maintain its luster, it creates an easy-to-clean and low-maintenance space when properly finished. The process of concrete grinding and polishing adds a unique look to your home or business, and you can even add color with dyes to make a fashion statement.
What You Need to Know About Concrete Grinding & Polishing
We provide professional concrete polishing services for both residential and commercial properties in Rochester, PA and Western Pennsylvania. Our industrial-grade polishing equipment and experienced team ensure lasting results for any concrete surface.
Things to consider before having you have your concrete ground and polished:
- Are you removing tile, VCT, coating, or other flooring system, what is the condition of the substrate after other systems are removed. Concrete floor can get ghosting from the previous surfaces, which are lines from the edges of the other tiles, etc.
- Flatness of the concrete floor- the flatness of the floor can be checked by rolling a hard ball over the surface and if the ball rolls bumpy, the floor may need more grinding in order for it to become flat/smooth, which can give you a varied finish look.
- Floor levelness- can be checked by rolling a ball and to see if it rolls toward a particular area or direction. Any type of drain can have contour, creating another problem that you may want to consider.
- Regular maintenance - while concrete floors are low maintenance, they do require proper care through dust mopping and damp mopping. Both polished concrete and regular concrete floors can be restored through appropriate maintenance methods.
Concrete Grind & Polish
Concrete polishing has more steps involved in the process to achieve the outcome. The finish is the look of the floor which consist of a cream finish, salt and pepper, or exposed aggregate look.
Polishing concrete floors offers several advantages:
- Can be designed to fit many budgets
- Unlimited creative options
- Requires little maintenance
- Will last for decades
- Resists moisture & stains when properly sealed
- Pet friendly
- Reduces allergens and mold spores
- Can be heated with a radiant system
- Free of VOC's (volatile organic compounds)
Determine the Finish
This is the look you want to achieve, but this can vary depending on the flatness of the concrete floor. The finish can be:
- Cream Finish
- Salt & Pepper
- Exposed Aggregate
- Large Exposed Aggregate
Determine the gloss
- Level 1 - Flat (no reflectivity)
- Level 2 - Satin (diffused reflection)
- Level 3 - Semi-Polished (objects being to be reflected)
- Level 4 - Highly Polished (Objects are reflected, mirror like)
The Process
- Determine the hardness
- Clean the floor
- Begin the concrete grinding process
- Repairing chips, spalls, and cracks
- Cleaning & filling joints
- Continue the grinding process (the finish will determine the extent of metal bond grinding)
- Apply densifier
- Begin the honing and polishing process
- Apply guard (sealer)
