Polished
concrete floors have mirror like finish with a glossy look that makes it a best
choice for all homes. There are several options available in polished concrete
flooring as you will be able to choose from several patterns, embedded
aggregates, sizes, create saw cut patterns and colors of your choice. It is
also possible to control the reflection of the concrete floors by choosing the
best ones from several options of concrete polishing.
Quick and easy maintenance
Polished concrete
floors are a great choice for commercial buildings as they are very easy and
simple to maintain. You can maintain the concrete floors by just mopping to
remove the dust and by making use of a floor-cleaning
product. Maintaining this type of flooring is similar to sanding wood.
Making use of heavy duty polishing machines that have fine grits with
segments or disks impregnating diamond design will grind the surface gradually
to get the preferred amount of shine and smooth to any degree.
What happens during polishing?
This
process starts by using the coarse diamond segments, which are bonded using
metallic matrix. Such segments have coarse texture that can eliminate light
coating, stains, minor pits and blemishes found in the floor to prepare for
final smoothing. Based on the condition of the concrete floor, the rough
grinding performed initially would be in 3 to 4 steps.
Then the
concrete surface would be ground finely with the help of diamond abrasives that
are embedded in resin or plastic matrix. The professionals will also make use
of polishing disks with fine grits, which is often known as lapping the
concrete to make the floor get the desired shine. To make the floor have a high
shine finish, they might use a finer or grit of high capacity. The
professionals who are experienced will have the ability to choose the next fine
grit based on the surface of the floor and the volume of material, which is
being removed.
Role of the sealer
During the
process of polishing, the internal impregnated sealer is used to sink the
concrete and to blend well, making it very invisible. These floor hardeners will not only protect
the concrete floor within inside and also densifies and hardens it. This
prevents the need for topical coating that lowers the level of maintenance in a
significant way. Few contractors would apply a phishing compound over the floor
surface at the final polishing step for giving a bit of shine to the floor. Such
compounds would help in cleaning all kinds of residue that is found on the
surface through the process of polishing and leaves a finish that will resist
dirt in the long run. They also seal the joints and the cracks in the flooring
with the help of joint fillers, which
are made from semi rigid and epoxy materials.
Polishing methods
It is easy
to polish the concrete floors using two methods, namely dry or wet methods. Even
though both methods are very effective, dry polishing method is the very common
in the industry as it is much quicker, convenient and eco friendly. Wet
polishing makes use of water for cooling the diamond abrasives to eliminate the
grinding dust. This is because water would lower the frictions and is used as a
lubricant as it improves the longevity of polishing abrasives. However, the
owner of the premises should be prepared to deal with the slurry residue this
method would leave and they can ask the professionals dealing with the floors
to clean it and dispose it in an eco friendly manner.
You can
also opt for the blend of dry polishing and wet polishing methods.
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