Concrete polishing can turn the dingiest garage floor into a sports car showroom. Correctly done, the technique adds depth and character to a boring, much abused surface. The result is stylish, functional, hygienic and easy to maintain. The dazzling shine has to be seen to be believed. Over the last fifteen years, the application of a polisher to concrete flooring has evolved into an art form.
Treating the floor with epoxy, resins and colorful stains can produce surprisingly intricate patterns. The end product resembles hand-crafted marble or exotic stone or tiling. This treatment is perfect for floors in factories, restaurants, airports, shopping malls, anywhere where there is a high level of foot traffic.
Sanding pads and grinders are used in either a wet or dry process. The wet process keeps dustiness down but the waste products cannot be recycled. The dry process, on the other hand, may be messier to work with but at least the resulting waste can be carted away and recycled. The dry process is therefore more environment-friendly.
Impregnating hardeners and industrial diamonds are employed to produce a level, hard-wearing, shiny, sealed surface. The densifiers are used to make the surface resistant to penetration by water, oil and other contaminants. The end product is strong and resistant to abrasion and impact.
There are many advantages to this approach to your decorating problems. It is durable, economic to produce and can save you money on your power bills. Because light bounces off the reflective surface, creating the impression of spaciousness, it also requires less artificial light, so electricity bills can be as much as one-third lower. The surface is also slip resistant to government standards, more so than waxed surfaces. Used in factories and warehouses, it is less vulnerable to scuffing by the rubber tires of forklifts and other equipment with wheels.
The surface of the floor repels spills like oil and paint that can be a nuisance to clean up. There are no toxic substances used in its manufacture so as soon as the workmen have packed up and left the building, the room can be put to immediate use. It is often used in pharmaceuticals, food production and hospitals. It is attractive, practical and environmental friendly enough to comply with LEED standards.
LEED is an abbreviation for 'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design', an international 'green' certification system. It provides independent verification that a building has been designed and constructed in such a way to improve performance in carbon dioxide emissions, energy savings, water efficiency and other objective measures of environmental friendliness.
If you are thinking about changing your residential decor or maybe you have been placed in charge of a refurbishment at work, then take a look at some photographs of some floors that have been exposed to concrete polishing. You won't see floors in quite the same way again. In fact, surfaces in airports, supermarkets or even your children's school that you once thought might be finished in elegant marble might turn out to be concrete polishing after all!
Treating the floor with epoxy, resins and colorful stains can produce surprisingly intricate patterns. The end product resembles hand-crafted marble or exotic stone or tiling. This treatment is perfect for floors in factories, restaurants, airports, shopping malls, anywhere where there is a high level of foot traffic.
Sanding pads and grinders are used in either a wet or dry process. The wet process keeps dustiness down but the waste products cannot be recycled. The dry process, on the other hand, may be messier to work with but at least the resulting waste can be carted away and recycled. The dry process is therefore more environment-friendly.
Impregnating hardeners and industrial diamonds are employed to produce a level, hard-wearing, shiny, sealed surface. The densifiers are used to make the surface resistant to penetration by water, oil and other contaminants. The end product is strong and resistant to abrasion and impact.
There are many advantages to this approach to your decorating problems. It is durable, economic to produce and can save you money on your power bills. Because light bounces off the reflective surface, creating the impression of spaciousness, it also requires less artificial light, so electricity bills can be as much as one-third lower. The surface is also slip resistant to government standards, more so than waxed surfaces. Used in factories and warehouses, it is less vulnerable to scuffing by the rubber tires of forklifts and other equipment with wheels.
The surface of the floor repels spills like oil and paint that can be a nuisance to clean up. There are no toxic substances used in its manufacture so as soon as the workmen have packed up and left the building, the room can be put to immediate use. It is often used in pharmaceuticals, food production and hospitals. It is attractive, practical and environmental friendly enough to comply with LEED standards.
LEED is an abbreviation for 'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design', an international 'green' certification system. It provides independent verification that a building has been designed and constructed in such a way to improve performance in carbon dioxide emissions, energy savings, water efficiency and other objective measures of environmental friendliness.
If you are thinking about changing your residential decor or maybe you have been placed in charge of a refurbishment at work, then take a look at some photographs of some floors that have been exposed to concrete polishing. You won't see floors in quite the same way again. In fact, surfaces in airports, supermarkets or even your children's school that you once thought might be finished in elegant marble might turn out to be concrete polishing after all!
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