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DURABILITY The durability of concrete is practically unbeatable compared to the other flooring options on the market. It can last a lifetime and requires little maintenance which means you won’t need to spend money to replace it frequently and you won’t be using additional resources for a new floor. Due to the low maintenance needs of polished concrete, your financial resources will be able to be ...

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Polished concrete surface prep can be found in many commercial buildings including warehouses, restaurants, garages, office buildings, and retail stores. There are several advantages that polished concrete creates an excellent work surface. Cheap and Easy to Maintain Commercial buildings exist to make money. Any money you spend on maintenance can and will reduce the profitability of the comme...

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Concrete grinding and polishing is the term used to describe the process of smoothing down rough concrete surfaces to reveal a smooth and shiny surface. This process requires the use of heavy duty concrete grinding machines and diamond impregnated discs or segments, which resemble a durable sandpaper. During the concrete grinding process, the discs are gradually replaced with finer grit ...

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Hardening the surface Polished concrete floors usually have the surface hardened with a chemical before the second, third or fourth grinding pass. The chemical soaks into the floor and causes a chemical reaction that hardens the floor to produce a high shine when the polishing is finished and to increase the wear resistance of the floor. This process is often repeated at different stages to obtain...

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Without understanding how each metal bond tooling option works or does its job, it’s easy to select the wrong tooling unintentionally. That may not seem like a big deal, but selecting the wrong tooling will affect your production rates and the impair the potential quality of your outcome. Basically diamonds are set in a matrix that interacts with the concrete dust produced in the grinding process ...

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In order to prepare concrete for adding a coating or even adding a fresh layer of concrete, you need to add heavy texturing in order to increase the surface area and improve the bonding capability. Otherwise your epoxy, coating, or concrete won’t adhere well, leading to time-consuming and costly repairs. It is considered to use the bush hammering tools to achieve a heavily textured concrete, since...

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Concrete is made up of various elements of different hardness and densities that vary from region to region. Knowing the hardness of concrete will help you figure out what bond to use for your job. The two most common tests are: 1. Rebound Hammer Test 2. Mohs Scratch Test The rebound hammer method, also commonly referred to the Schmidt Hammer is a test to check the impact strength of a concre...

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Diamond grinding cup wheel is made of diamond segments and iron cup base, the diamond segment could be welded on iron base or sintered with iron based completely. They are usually installed on handheld angle grinder and floor grinder machine. It is used for grinding concrete, terrazzo, granite, marble and other natural stone. There are different types and diameter of diamond grinding cup wheels fo...