Polished Concrete
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Polished Concrete

High-gloss, low-maintenance concrete polishing for retail, hospitality, and corporate spaces.

Overview

Mechanical polishing refines the slab you already have through progressive diamond grits, then densifies and hardens it. The result is a bright, dust-free, long-life floor with almost no coating to fail — the lowest lifetime cost surface we install.

Polished Concrete

Where It Works

  • Retail and grocery
  • Corporate offices and lobbies
  • Warehouses and distribution centers
  • Restaurants and hospitality

What's Included

  • Multi-step diamond grinding and honing
  • Lithium densifier application
  • Joint and crack fill
  • Gloss level selected with you (matte to mirror)
  • Stain guard sealer
The Process

How a Polished Concrete Floor Is Built

Four stages, in sequence — each one decides how the finished floor looks and wears.

  1. Step 1 grind: diamond grinder with cement fines, fine aggregate, and coarse aggregate exposures
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    Grind

    Progressive diamond grinding opens the slab and sets the aggregate exposure — cement fines, fine aggregate, or full coarse aggregate — which decides the look of the finished floor.

  2. Step 2 color: dyed concrete floors with logos, designs, and patterns
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    Color

    Dyes and stains go in while the slab is open. This is also where logos, custom designs, borders, and patterns are laid out and cut in.

  3. Step 3 densify: scratch test and microscopic comparison of non-densified and densified concrete
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    Densify

    A lithium densifier reacts inside the concrete to harden the surface. A densified floor resists scratching, dusting, and staining far better than raw concrete.

  4. Step 4 polish: gloss levels 1 through 4 from flat to high polish
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    Polish

    Finer resin grits refine the surface to your chosen sheen — Level 1 flat, Level 2 satin, Level 3 polish, or Level 4 high polish — finished with a stain guard.

Diagram of grinding steps showing original surface, light sand, salt and pepper, and large aggregate finishes

Aggregate Exposure

How far we grind determines the exposure: original surface, light sand, salt & pepper, or large aggregate.

Cross-section diagram labeled A polished surface, B densified concrete, C exposed aggregate

Floor Cross-Section

A — polished surface. B — densified, hardened concrete below it. C — the exposed aggregate profile the grind reveals.

Project Photos

Polished Concrete Gallery

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