Modern Polished Concrete

• Cost-Effective maintenance.
• Easy to keep in like-new condition.
• Vibration-free; extremely smooth surface entails minimal vibrations.
• Reduces forklift wear and maintenance.
• Fireproof.
• Enhances lighting. 
• Naturally beautiful.
• and more...

• High quality safe & sustainable floors
• Allows transmission of water vapor through the slab where high moisture levels are present without concern of coatings delamination.
• The process would keep dust at a minimum, allowing the use of the facility during floor installation
• Dust proofs concrete floors
• Sustainable low-maintenance floors
• Meets criteria for LEED Qualifying floors 
• Variable-finish choices for project specific needs Polished Concrete

 Despite what many might believe, a highly polished concrete floor is safer when it comes to avoiding slipping accidents than many other floors, even when wet. This means a safer and more comfortable working environment.

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Per the Pendulum method EN13036-4*.

 Comprehensive polished concrete floor polished system and exact written specifications that can be warrantable in the marketplace today. Training backed by the manufacturer from start to finish from diamond tools, chemicals, equipment and maintenance procedures.

• Cut levels.
• Gloss Levels.
• Color Options.

Depending on the diamond grit used to polish a concrete floor, you can achieve different levels of sheen, from matte to a glassy mirror-like finish. Here are the four levels of polishing and the degree of shine you can expect to achieve at each level.

Level 1 Flat (Ground) – Image Clarity Value 0-9%
A level 1 ground polish usually can be obtained by stopping below the 100-grit resin bond. When you look directly down at the floor, it will appear somewhat hazy with little if any clarity or reflection. 

Level 2 Satin (Honed) – Image Clarity Value 10-39%
A level 2 honed polish is obtained by stopping at the 400-grit resin bond, producing a low-sheen finish. When you look directly down at the finished floor and at a distance of roughly 100 feet, you can start to see a slight overhead reflection. This grit level produces a low-luster matte finish.

Level 3 Polished – Image Clarity Value 40-69%
A level 3 polish is achieved by going up to an 800-grit or higher diamond abrasive. The surface will have a much higher sheen than that of level 2 finish, and you’ll start to see good light reflectivity. At a distance of 30 to 50 feet, the floor will clearly reflect side and overhead lighting.

Level 4 Highly Polished – Image Clarity Value 70-100%
This level of polish produces a high degree of shine so that when standing directly over the surface, you can see your reflection with total clarity. Also, the floor appears to be wet when viewed from different vantage points. A level 4 polish is obtained by going up to a 3,000-grit resin-bond diamond or by burnishing the floor with a high-speed burnisher outfitted with specialty buffing pads.

How to color or dye concrete? There are 6 ways concrete is colored:

• Integral – Performed at the time of pour and is considered environmentally friendly.
• Integral by seeding a cement/pigment mixture in the top region during power trowel finishing
• Penetrating Water Based Dyes – Performed during the polishing process and is considered environmentally friendly.
• Penetrating Solvent Based Dyes – Performed during the polishing process and is not considered environmentally friendly.
• Penetrating Acid Stain – Performed during the polishing process and is not considered environmentally friendly.
• Colored penetrating surface sealers which are also film-forming and thus produce a more solid color – Considered environmentally friendly

Different manufacturers offer different coloring choices to polished concrete customers. The most common color choices seen in floors today are offered by Ameripolish. Custom colors are available upon request.