Concrete polishing has become popular today, not only in the Sydney industry but also nationwide.
Unfortunately hardly any training has been supplied by the industry to educate home owners, builders, business, architects or interior designers about the time and skill is involved with concrete floor polishing.
Proper polishing can be achieved after they be informed about the set up processes, design parameters and needs for polished concrete floors, architectural specifications, construction programming as well as scheduling of works, and also the do's and don'ts when pouring concrete.
Just the best outcome is going to be delivered to the customer whether they will need existing or freshly poured concrete floors if specific processes are carried out. All concrete is different, old or new, which results in the concrete working in a different way during the grind as well as grinding and polishingprocess. Diamond tooling and the grinding process should be adapted to the concrete slab. Listed below are points to be considered when pouring concrete.
Concrete Distinctions: ? Hardness MPA ? Vibration ? Visual damage or perhaps scaring - Foot prints, trowel and screed bar marks ? Aggregate / stone ? Batching plant ? Finishing process ? Curing process
The finish of a true polished concrete floor can be affected with the above points. Managing these types of factors will help make sure the finished polished concrete floor is as near to the client's anticipations as feasible.
A finished concrete floors look can even be customized to the client's specifications all through the design or architectural stage.
Designer finished concrete floors: ? Concrete slab color, through cement colour or colored liquid or powder based hues ? Stone aggregate colour, size and mix ratio ? Concrete solidity - 32 or 40 MPA ? Flatness tolerances - Class A slab required ? Look - Stone aggregate exposure, no pepper, stone & salt ? Program grinding works with builder, making certain sleek set up ? Gloss or Matt finish ? Stain protection ? Upkeep and cleaning processes ? Warranty periods 10 - 25 years (conditionals apply)
Concrete polishing in wet areas or bathrooms:
Oftentimes individuals make mistakes about concrete polishing in bathroom or wet areas.
When having polished concrete floors in wet areas or bathrooms, slip resistance is a very common consideration taken.
Yet another thing to consider is the waterproofing wherein internal areas should be waterproofed to prevent the water transferring through the concrete slab and wall floor junction.
Polished concrete is likewise available for bathroom and laundry floors; however, some improvements should be carried out whenever engineering your concrete slab. A 100mm set down is needed within the concrete slab, to permit for a 100mm concrete topping slab to get laid.
A good waterproofing membrane is poured when the concrete slab is poured and cured; a 100mm concrete topping slab is put over the top to cure it. Polishing concrete floor can begin once cured and in most cases the concrete can be polished to 400 - 800# grit finish.
Always talk to your architect or designer for slip resistance guidance when installing hard floor finishes since slip resistance is a thing that should be kept in mind.
How to Polish on Pre-existing Concrete floor Finishes
Polishing concrete can be completed on pre-existing concrete based floors topped with carpet, tiles, floating timber floors, painted epoxy or polyurethane floor coatings.
After the removal of the old hard floor finishes, assessment of the concrete floor is completed and suitable recommendations be given.
Then, the concrete is going to be prepared for polishing concrete. Cemented topping or leveling screeds are then taken away, together with carpet glues and tile adhesive. Carpet smooth edge has to be removed cautiously, to prevent damaging the concrete surface. Holes or cracked and damaged concrete can be fixed employing a cementitious patching material just like (Conpell R70), patching supplies won't color match the surrounding concrete, and live cracks will end up visible again in case movement take place.
Just give ANS Coatings polished concrete department a phone call and speak about your flooring requirements; we are more than pleased to create a polished concrete flooring system for you which best suits your concrete and need and we guarantee you a high quality concrete polishing product.
Unfortunately hardly any training has been supplied by the industry to educate home owners, builders, business, architects or interior designers about the time and skill is involved with concrete floor polishing.
Proper polishing can be achieved after they be informed about the set up processes, design parameters and needs for polished concrete floors, architectural specifications, construction programming as well as scheduling of works, and also the do's and don'ts when pouring concrete.
Just the best outcome is going to be delivered to the customer whether they will need existing or freshly poured concrete floors if specific processes are carried out. All concrete is different, old or new, which results in the concrete working in a different way during the grind as well as grinding and polishingprocess. Diamond tooling and the grinding process should be adapted to the concrete slab. Listed below are points to be considered when pouring concrete.
Concrete Distinctions: ? Hardness MPA ? Vibration ? Visual damage or perhaps scaring - Foot prints, trowel and screed bar marks ? Aggregate / stone ? Batching plant ? Finishing process ? Curing process
The finish of a true polished concrete floor can be affected with the above points. Managing these types of factors will help make sure the finished polished concrete floor is as near to the client's anticipations as feasible.
A finished concrete floors look can even be customized to the client's specifications all through the design or architectural stage.
Designer finished concrete floors: ? Concrete slab color, through cement colour or colored liquid or powder based hues ? Stone aggregate colour, size and mix ratio ? Concrete solidity - 32 or 40 MPA ? Flatness tolerances - Class A slab required ? Look - Stone aggregate exposure, no pepper, stone & salt ? Program grinding works with builder, making certain sleek set up ? Gloss or Matt finish ? Stain protection ? Upkeep and cleaning processes ? Warranty periods 10 - 25 years (conditionals apply)
Concrete polishing in wet areas or bathrooms:
Oftentimes individuals make mistakes about concrete polishing in bathroom or wet areas.
When having polished concrete floors in wet areas or bathrooms, slip resistance is a very common consideration taken.
Yet another thing to consider is the waterproofing wherein internal areas should be waterproofed to prevent the water transferring through the concrete slab and wall floor junction.
Polished concrete is likewise available for bathroom and laundry floors; however, some improvements should be carried out whenever engineering your concrete slab. A 100mm set down is needed within the concrete slab, to permit for a 100mm concrete topping slab to get laid.
A good waterproofing membrane is poured when the concrete slab is poured and cured; a 100mm concrete topping slab is put over the top to cure it. Polishing concrete floor can begin once cured and in most cases the concrete can be polished to 400 - 800# grit finish.
Always talk to your architect or designer for slip resistance guidance when installing hard floor finishes since slip resistance is a thing that should be kept in mind.
How to Polish on Pre-existing Concrete floor Finishes
Polishing concrete can be completed on pre-existing concrete based floors topped with carpet, tiles, floating timber floors, painted epoxy or polyurethane floor coatings.
After the removal of the old hard floor finishes, assessment of the concrete floor is completed and suitable recommendations be given.
Then, the concrete is going to be prepared for polishing concrete. Cemented topping or leveling screeds are then taken away, together with carpet glues and tile adhesive. Carpet smooth edge has to be removed cautiously, to prevent damaging the concrete surface. Holes or cracked and damaged concrete can be fixed employing a cementitious patching material just like (Conpell R70), patching supplies won't color match the surrounding concrete, and live cracks will end up visible again in case movement take place.
Just give ANS Coatings polished concrete department a phone call and speak about your flooring requirements; we are more than pleased to create a polished concrete flooring system for you which best suits your concrete and need and we guarantee you a high quality concrete polishing product.
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