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Polished Concrete
What is Polished Concrete?
A polished concrete floor has a glossy, mirror-like finish. The design options for Polished Concrete are vast. You can choose nearly many colors, and create patterns with saw cuts. The reflectiveness of the floor can also be controlled by using different levels of concrete polishing.
Polished concrete is a great option for areas with high forklift traffic too. That’s because the chemicals used to polish the concrete are baked into the concrete. Therefore, there isn’t anything to break, fail, etc.
Epoxy systems can break under the heavy forklift traffic. Not Polished Concrete. You don’t have to worry about Vapor Emissions, or “Efflorescence”. The vapors (if you have them) can just pass right through. The down side to Polished Concrete, is that it can, and will get worn out. It should be maintained with a flooring machine at regular intervals.
Bill Seick, San Juan Capistrano Ca.
"Goldenwest did an excellent job, on time and on budget. A painless transaction". 5/15/2018
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Polished Concrete
The Process
The Polished Concrete process begins with the use of coarse diamond segments. These segments are coarse enough to remove minor pits, blemishes, stains, or light coatings from the floor in preparation for final smoothing. Depending on the condition of the concrete, this initial rough grinding is generally a three-to four-step process.
Note: When specifying polished concrete, it is important to understand that polishing a new or existing concrete slab can expose many imperfections which include cracks, spalls, color and texture variations. An existing concrete slab may also be aged, deteriorated and unable to be used.
Once we have gone through the polishing process, a sealer is applied. The sealer, or “Densifier” sinks deep into the concrete and is invisible to the naked eye.
Finally, the last step in the polished concrete is the “Burnishing”. A “Burnisher” is a large, high speed polisher, basically. Much like you see used when detailing cars. Burnishing not only protects the concrete from the inside out, it also hardens and “densifies” the concrete. This eliminates the need for a topical coating, which reduces maintenance significantly, and gives it it’s high gloss.
J.U. Laguna Niguel, Ca.
"Justin and team did an outstanding job. They communicated quickly and effectively up front, were prompt and did an excellent job. And their price came in right in the middle of the three estimates we received. We highly recommend them". 4/4/2017
Polished Concrete
The advantages of Polished Concrete
- Beautiful Modern Style
- Environmentally Friendly
- Concrete Stain Applicable
- Cost Effective
- Manageable
Chemically Treated Concrete:
Virtually the same as polished concrete.The prep and finish is almost identical.The only difference is the finish. Once you are done with the grinding and patching process, you just soak the concrete in a “Densifier”and leave it. You get all of the function of a polished concrete, without the high gloss.