Polished Concrete services available are Resurfacing, restore, renew, repair or surface preparation of Concrete Floors. We apply Resurfacing, restore, renew or repair Concrete Floors to interior hard flat surfaces as well as exteriors, such as driveways, patios, footpaths etc.
We are able to remove old coatings, mastics, glues, sprayed on stamped from around pool surrounds and paint and surface coatings from concrete floors, by doing this we reveal the original concrete floor.
With Resurfacing, Restore, Renew or Repair Concrete Floors there are countless ways to achieve a desired look or function of a concrete floor.
Every concrete floor is different, same as no two resurfacing, restore, renew, repair or surface preparation jobs are the same and each requires its own procedures, tooling, equipment.
Yes our main area of expertise is polished or Honed Concrete floors may not always be the solution when restoring old concrete floors other products such as coatings and even putting down an overlay play a part in providing solutions.
Restoration of older concrete floors from dusting, caulking, crack repairs, surface preparation, concrete grinding, concrete polishing and coatings are some of the services we offer.
We are often asked to remove carpet, linoleum, mastic glues and paint only to find that the concrete floor has cracks, divots (holes), lumpy or the floor is uneven and even lose control joints but these can be repaired. Once repaired our first choice in restoring the floor is to grind and highly polish the floor making what was an ugly surface into a show piece, but there are other surface toppings, coatings available which may be the answer.
Your concrete floor might be 20, 30, 40 years or even older, it might be that your warehouse floor is in poor, damaged, dusting condition from wear and tear over the years or you may require a better function and pleasing look. When restoring these types of floors they are cleaned and grinded to produce a flat level floor then it is densified, stain protection added to the surface followed by high speed burnishing to produce a functional floor that looks like it belongs in your home.
Removal of Black Mastic VOC glues can be tricky and challenging old black mastics may require different ways in removal procedures. Older black mastic may contain asbestos so wet grinding to contain the asbestos is one option or it may require special and disposal procedures and precautions. Each project has its own challenges and in all older black mastic and the newer Tan Mastics can become a major issue with moisture vapour transmission through the concrete slab may affect the product used over the concrete floor. We recommend that the entire floor is ground back to bare concrete; this will give you a flat, clean canvas to work with. Based on available funds and the intended finish weather tiles, carpet or polished concrete it is by far the best option.
Glued down carpet removal also requires mastic glues to be removed and can make carpet removal difficult no matter if it’s a large or small area. We suggest once the carpet is removed it is best to grind the mastic from the concrete leaving it clean, flat and ready for newer surface coatings but polishing the clean, flat freshly grinded concrete is by far the best option.
Concrete Repair through our resurfacing, restore, renew, or surface preparation of Concrete Floors services no matter if its tile demolition, carpet and mastics removal or concrete restoration we find the best solution is to grind the bare concrete to a clean, flat level surface. The floors can then be repaired, concrete cracks, joint filling, dusting, repairs spalling no matter if it’s in a warehouse, factory, commercial buildings, shop, or even your residential home ready for the new surface product to be applied, or, for a polished concrete floor that is green environmentally friendly, functional, makes a very pleasing work or home environment and looks like pure eye candy and is virtually maintenance free a big cost saving over the years to any business owner.
You are probably wondering why we recommend that polished concrete floors be the choice for all concrete floors. It’s a no brainer really, it’s clean, environmentally friendly, it’s user friendly, workers enjoy working this type of floor finish, less maintenance requirements (cost saving) polished concrete floors will in no way need waxing the polishing process minimises the risk of dirt, water or other substances from penetrating into the concrete floor, maintenance costs will be significantly reduced, up to 400% more density overall compression strength will be improved, making the floor more resistant to dirt, grease, oil, tire marks, abrasions, or impacts, it’s pleasing to the eyes (pure eye candy) a close to just what the doctor ordered reflection, which will significantly improve the brightness of the region and can amplify lighting ambiance by up to 30% depending on the finish, the high sheen provides an exceptionally attractive and eye-candy -catching floor.
Polished concrete floors are generally no slicker or no more slippery than plain concrete floors, polishing process will totally eliminate the concrete from dusting, hard wearing, long lasting, spills clean up easily to keep a polished concrete surface clean and shinny all that’s is required is the occasional auto scrubbing (large areas), dust mopping, or damp mopping with a low pH neutral cleaner for smaller or residential areas, healthy flooring eliminate the likelihood of mites breeding, allergies are widespread in residential/household with carpeted coverings, polished concrete flooring smooth, seamless surface leaves no room for moulds and mildew and bacteria, is clean and allergy-free, handles heavy vehicle traffic, health benefits, easily outlast more expensive flooring options. It does not scratch easily nor suffer damage from everyday wear and tear.