Concrete Polishing

The process for polished concrete is a mechanical grinding and polishing that utilizes industrial diamonds and impregnating hardeners and sealers to level, density, polish and finally seal the floor from within the interior of the floor surface.

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Residential Concrete Floors

Commercial Concrete Floors

Garage Concrete Floor

Polished concrete has become the ideal floor finish for educational facilities, retail, restaurants, show room floors, manufacturing, garages, and residential interiors.

New construction or old, the CCFP process produces a highly reflective surface that is not only aesthetically beautiful, but reduces maintenance costs and increases durability without any topical coatings.

There are unlimited color and design options that can be done during the polishing process to customize your floor to reflect a specific design, colors or even a logo of your choice.

Existing concrete floors can be transformed into a work of art using penetrating stains or dyes, score cutting, engraving, stenciling, logos, mascots, or a combination of any of the above. New concrete floors can be seeded with integrally colored stones, broken glass, metal, etc.

Performance

• 40% more resistant to abrasion than bare concrete
• Eliminates concrete dusting and tire marks from forklifts
• Scratch-resistant
• No topical coatings

Efficiency

• No additional maintenance required
• Does not fade, crack, peel or turn yellow
• No application of topical coatings
• Minimal or no interruption of work processes

Safety

• Odorless Dustless (uses a specialized HEPA filtration system)
• No harmful chemicals
• Environmentally friendly
• Meets OSHA and ADA co-efficient slip rating

Beauty

• Highly reflective surface
• Increases ambient lighting up to 30%
• Has the look and shine of marble

The Process:

About the Advanced Process Used by Commercial Cleaning Solutions

New construction or old, concrete floors can now be polished with industrial diamond grits to a high-gloss finish that never needs waxes or coatings. The durability and performance of concrete is why more retail, warehouse, hospital, industrial, and office facilities are opting for polished concrete flooring as an alternative to marble, granite, tile, linoleum, or coated concrete. Homeowners are also requesting this process for a polished stone look in garages, foyers and patios.

Heavy-duty polishing machines equipped with progressively finer grits of diamond-impregnated segments are used to gradually grind, hone and polish surfaces to the desired degree of shine and smoothness.

• Colored aggregate can be applied to the concrete mix or "seeded" into the top layer of the mix. The polishing process will reveal these aggregate.
• Integrally colored concrete can be used.
• Glass can be "seeded" into the mix. The polishing process will reveal the glass pieces.
• Nails, bolts, computer chips, or any other objects can be seeded into the mix and then polished smooth.
• Of course, any of these options can be combined together or into a pattern.

If it is an existing floor, there are still options such as acid staining then polishing or polishing alone which leaves the floor with a lustrous shine.

Polished Concrete Floor Life Cycle

Polished concrete floors should only need to be refinished every five to ten years in high traffic situations.  Epoxy coated floors need to be refinished every two to five years while sealed floors generally will need re-sealing in six to twelve months after each application.

Based on a survey conducted by the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, the information below compares the cost per square foot of commonly used commercial flooring materials.  This recent examination of flooring costs over a 20 year span illustrates not only some of the hidden costs involved in the purchase and installation of various materials.  It also illustrates the dramatic difference in the cost of these materials.

Comparative costs based on 10,000 square feet.  Your costs may vary based on square footage, preparation needs, coloring, etc.

Varieties of polished Concrete:

Through the process of polishing, there are many options in the looks that can be achieved.  If you can imagine it, we can help design it, implement, and deliver the decorative polished floor you had envisioned.  With the wide palette of dyes, combined with exposed aggregate, possible logos used in the floor, the ideas are limitless.

This is a general spectrum of the dyes we use to impregnate the concrete before we polish.  There are however many different colors and idea's

Sealing and Protecting Concrete Floor:

Commercial Cleaning Solutions provides concrete sealing, hardening, densification, and water proofing services. Despite its durability, concrete is a porous material, which means it can absorb water, chlorides, stains, and other water and oil base materials that it comes in contact with. By treating the concrete with a sealer, you can inhibit the penetration of these intruders while allowing the surface to breathe, so moisture within the concrete doesn't become trapped. Concrete is typically sealed with either a penetrating dandifying sealer or a film forming sealer. Penetrating water-base sodium silicate solutions harden and densify concrete by chemically reacting with the calcium salts present in concrete. It can be applied in one coat or multiple coats depending on the concrete porosity and can be used on either new or existing concrete floor. Sealers actually penetrate into the concrete surface to a depth of about 1 to 4 mills to increase water repellency and resist stains on absorbent concrete. They provide invisible protection without changing the surface appearance, and can increase the surface strength of your concrete floor. Film forming solvent and water based acrylic sealers inhibit penetration of water and contaminants such as oil, grease, and stain by forming a barrier on the concrete surface. When used on newly placed concrete, sealers can help protect against spalling, dusting, efflorescence, freeze-thaw damage, and alkali degradation. Many also impart a gloss or sheen, so they often are used to enhanced colored, stamped, or exposed aggregate concrete.

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