The Steps Necessary For Concrete Polishing

| Saturday, July 16, 2011
By Adriana Noton


Concrete polishing is one of the methods that are available now in flooring and it can prove to be a very good option regarding home decoration. The flooring type that involves smoothing may be made by specialized companies, or it may be made by a household owner, by following some steps that are not difficult. For obtaining different levels of shining, people must be aware that concrete surfaces may be sharpened at any degree.

Concrete smoothing is almost the same as wood sanding and the thing that separates these two procedures is the material that is used for making a surface shine. To polish concrete, the diamond pads will be used and for wood, the use of sand paper is what makes the difference.

There are some things to remember when people begin a smoothing procedure: low spots and high spots can be found on the floor, and sometimes people can find cracks on the floor surface. Other things may exist, but their importance is not as high as the one already mentioned.

Two separate approaches can apply to floor smoothing: using liquids or not using liquids. When water is used, it will arouse the diamond pads, in order to cool them and to remove friction and grinding. The watering operation is a slower one and it can make a mess on the floor. Having a mess will increase the completion time of the whole operation and can be a really annoying thing.

The second method, which is a dry one, uses a polishing machine. The new technologies that are used with the device can eliminate the friction that is usually involved in smoothing. The dust is absorbed by the equipment with the aid of a vacuum, for avoiding any possible mess. The vacuum system can be helpful in increasing productivity. However, the dust cannot be absorbed completely and this may be a disadvantage for the dry method.

The polishing machines can be of two types: big or small. People have to walk behind the big ones to use them, and the small ones will have to be hand held. When using the grinder, there are a lot of steps to follow until the surface is smooth. Multiple grid sizes may have to be used for polishing the floor, until the level of shining that is required will be reached.

Using a hardening liquid to give more strength to the concrete and to make it more compact, can be a good option. The pores from the floor will be filled with liquid for making a waterproof and hard surface. After the floor has become hard, the next step is floor smoothing, which will make the surface shine. The degree of shining which results depends on how much the operation lasts.

Concrete polishing and industrial flooring can be one of the modern ways of floor decoration. The tools required for people to perform such operations may be bought, but professionals may recommend calling a specialized firm in floor decoration. Since the employees of flooring company may have the best polishing methods, using their services may be a better option for people, than smoothing the floor themselves.




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