Friday, February 23, 2018

Introduction To Polished Concrete Floors And How These Were Made

By Douglas Hall


A concrete material is one of the most commonly used materials in the fields of construction, architecture, and house designs. While it was thought that it should be covered by something like mats, tiles, or any other materials that could make it more attractive, the concept has long been gone. The innovation has changed the game.

Innovation is the word. There are many improvisations made on such construction material. The Florida polished concrete floors make the best example. The gloss, sophistication, and shine are the three words that sum up the results they bring. That simply means that the purchase and use of any floor coverings and materials have been reduced.

They become so vast that they have many designs and variations. In fact, you can choose any designs, colors, and patterns or anything interesting before having your floor polished. That is why they are known to become the best and most suitable types of surfaces for modern floors in the modern home.

Another thing that will convince you to switch to these kinds of flooring is that you do not need to spend too much for their maintenance, as well as their repair. In fact, they are more durable compared to plain ones. To maintain them, all you have to do is clean and wipe out the clouds of dust as often as possible. This is the main reason why the owners of both residential and commercial buildings requested them from their contractors.

You may be wondering how these are made. If that is the case, this writeup will do some sort of explanation. Since these kinds of flooring have been introduced, the next ones explain the intricacies of the process. These will give you a clear picture on how these are done.

In the general sense, polishing the concrete floors is just the same as sanding a wooden surface. But polishing equipment is used, instead. With the fine grits of disks or segments of the machine which are impregnated by diamonds, the floor surfaces will be ground gradually in order to achieve the desired level of smoothness and shine, making it sophisticated and chic.

To prepare the surface for final finishing and smoothing, you have to grind it roughly. At this juncture, the metallic matrices which bond the coarse and diamond filled segments are used. Because they contain these segments, any imperfections or a minor pit or blemish will be removed. The frequency of using it will primarily depend on how flawed the floor or surface is.

Lap the surface out with an abrasive that embeds any matrix which is made of plastic or other plastic like sources. Lapping means fine grinding, as deemed. A polishing disc of the machine will be put into good use. Remember, material or thing to be removed from a surface and surface itself must be taken in a very careful consideration.

An internal sealer will be used after the lapping process. The good thing that one can get is that it eliminates the necessity of using a coating which was topical in nature. This is what makes these kinds of flooring less costly in terms of maintenance and repair. After that, you can already have the surface polished using both dry and wet methods. While they are both advantageous, the former is much better and more reliable or widely used by different contractors because it is more convenient and safe for the environment.




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