Polished concrete is not a coating at all. Industrial grinders and progressively finer diamond tooling refine the slab itself, and a chemical densifier hardens it from within. The shine is the concrete, which is why there is nothing to peel.
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The process runs through successive diamond grits, each one removing the scratch pattern left by the last. Partway through, a liquid densifier soaks in and chemically hardens the surface so the final grits can bring up a real polish.
How far down the first cut goes determines the look. A light cut leaves the cream finish, a deeper one exposes salt-and-pepper aggregate, and deeper still exposes full stone.
Abrasion resistance is the main reason. There is no film to wear through, so traffic patterns do not develop the way they do on a coated or waxed floor.
Maintenance is the other. Dust mopping and occasional wet mopping is the whole program, with no stripping and rewaxing cycle and no recurring finish cost. The reflectivity also cuts what you spend lighting the space.
If you want color, stain can go in before polishing, and gloss level is chosen rather than fixed.
Cracks, existing coatings, adhesives and contamination, plus a moisture assessment. Not every slab polishes well and we say so early.
Coarse diamond tooling to the aggregate exposure level you chose: cream, salt-and-pepper or full.
Liquid densifier applied to harden the surface chemically before the finishing grits.
Successive finer grits to your gloss level, joint and crack treatment, then a penetrating guard and care guidance.
Reflective, durable floors that take public traffic with no refinishing cycle.
A finished look with lower lifetime cost than carpet or LVT replacement cycles.
Dust reduction and abrasion resistance without a film that can delaminate.
Easy to clean, hard to damage, and it suits the aesthetic most of these spaces are after.
Open-concept living areas, and it works well over radiant heating.
A clean, low-maintenance alternative when you do not want a decorative flake look.
A polished floor is not inherently slippery when dry, and a high-gloss floor is not more slippery than a satin one. Water on any hard floor is the hazard. Where a floor gets wet regularly we can add a treatment to raise traction.
No. Soft, badly cracked, heavily patched or contaminated slabs do not polish well. We evaluate before quoting and will tell you if a coating is the better answer for that floor.
Dust mop regularly and wet mop with a pH-neutral cleaner. No wax and no stripping. Occasional reapplication of the guard depending on traffic.
Yes. Stain can be applied during the process, and aggregate exposure level changes the character substantially on its own.
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