I was not too keen on Concrete Polishing at first. Growing up, our High School had polished, concrete floors, and they were shiny but ordinary. While it did look clean and maintained, there were cracks here and there, plus the parts where they were patched were clearly visible. It wasn't the best it could be.
But now, roughly a decade later, I seriously considered concrete polishing for our home. Until recently, the house had distasteful, artificial wooden tiles. I never liked them, and they were mostly broken anyway, so I decided to remove all the tiles. Lo and behold, save for the adhesive used to attach the tiles in the first place, the concrete below was undamaged (in my eyes, at least).
I then decided to just enhance the concrete somehow. Polishing it would seem ideal, but I really did not know anything about it. So I went to a Concrete Polishing website and asked around.
It didn't take me long to find a contractor in the area who lurked in the forums, and after some discussion, he agreed to check out my house. As it turns out, the quality of the concrete to be polished contributes a great deal to the finish; fortunately, mine only needed minor tweaks. The contractor said that if the concrete turned out to be too wavy or needs a lot of patch work to be done, a new layer will be needed before polishing.
As it turned out, my High School could have had a glamorous polished, concrete floor, but they weren't able to achieve that. Perhaps its time to revisit the the school, see some old teachers, and recommend my contractor to them.
As for me, I am perfectly happy with how my floor turned out. Concrete Polishing was the best thing I've done for this house; and I've done a fair amount of DIY jobs myself. - 16732
But now, roughly a decade later, I seriously considered concrete polishing for our home. Until recently, the house had distasteful, artificial wooden tiles. I never liked them, and they were mostly broken anyway, so I decided to remove all the tiles. Lo and behold, save for the adhesive used to attach the tiles in the first place, the concrete below was undamaged (in my eyes, at least).
I then decided to just enhance the concrete somehow. Polishing it would seem ideal, but I really did not know anything about it. So I went to a Concrete Polishing website and asked around.
It didn't take me long to find a contractor in the area who lurked in the forums, and after some discussion, he agreed to check out my house. As it turns out, the quality of the concrete to be polished contributes a great deal to the finish; fortunately, mine only needed minor tweaks. The contractor said that if the concrete turned out to be too wavy or needs a lot of patch work to be done, a new layer will be needed before polishing.
As it turned out, my High School could have had a glamorous polished, concrete floor, but they weren't able to achieve that. Perhaps its time to revisit the the school, see some old teachers, and recommend my contractor to them.
As for me, I am perfectly happy with how my floor turned out. Concrete Polishing was the best thing I've done for this house; and I've done a fair amount of DIY jobs myself. - 16732
About the Author:
Rick Amorey visits his old High School these days, as he is the alumnus in charge of restoring the floor's Concrete Polishing. Concrete Polishing is a community of people dedicated to the craft of providing quality, concrete floors.
