An Affordable Option - Grind and Seal

Polished concrete floor has become a very popular design trend. Concrete grind and seal is a method of polishing concrete which is very common and widely used. Usually, you would see polished concrete in a variety of industrial and commercial spaces such as warehouses, manufacturing, retail, animal care, and food service.

Grind and Seal

The Grind and Seal is the process of concrete grinding a slab and applying a sealing agent to seal and protect the floor surface. The process is simple and fast. The concrete surface is ground first with coarse grit and then with fine grit. It is often grind the concrete floor 3-4 passes with metal bonded diamond shoes. 

Once the right level of stone exposure has been achieved with the concrete grinding, then you could use finer diamond tools to remove visible scratching and get a flat surface ready for a coating. The surface should be thoroughly cleaned with a Polyvac to ensure the surface is completely dust free. When the surface is cleaned and allowed to dry, a seal coat can be applied over the concrete. The sealer can be a matte, semi-gloss or high gloss.

Benefits of Grind and Seal

The advantages of choosing grind and seal concrete system are:

1. Cost Effective
2. Low maintenance
3. Strengthening the floor surface
4. Improved condition of old floors
5. Provide excellent penetration
6. Greater abrasion resistance
7. Stain resistance
8. Bacteria Resistant
9. Adds slip resistance
10. Reduced tire wear
11. Customizable system
12. Free Choice of Gloss

“Grind and seal” concreting can be applied in a variety of situations both residential and commercial, indoors and outdoors and will give you a very durable and inexpensive finish that will last years. 
 

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