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5358 Poole Rd, Archdale, NC 27263
At Ace Avant, we specialize in delivering high-quality commercial concrete grinding and polishing services that enhance the durability and aesthetic appeal of your concrete surfaces. Our expert team uses state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to ensure your floors meet the highest standards of excellence.
Concrete Grinding is a process used to smooth and prepare concrete surfaces by removing imperfections and irregularities. This involves the use of specialized grinding machines equipped with diamond-segmented abrasives. The grinding process typically consists of multiple stages, starting with a coarse grit to remove larger imperfections, and progressively using finer grits to achieve a smoother surface. Concrete grinding is essential for various reasons:
•Surface Preparation: Grinding removes old coatings, adhesives, and other surface contaminants, creating a clean and smooth base for new coatings or finishes.
•Leveling Uneven Floors: It corrects uneven surfaces, ensuring that the floor is level and suitable for further finishing.
•Exposing Aggregate: For decorative concrete applications, grinding can expose the aggregate within the concrete, creating a unique and aesthetically pleasing finish.
•Improving Adhesion: By roughening the surface, grinding enhances the adhesion of sealants, coatings, or overlays applied to the concrete.
The grinding process is critical in preparing the concrete surface for subsequent polishing, ensuring that the floor is free of defects and ready for a high-quality finish.
Concrete Polishing is a multi-step process that transforms a concrete surface into a smooth, high-gloss finish. Polishing involves the use of progressively finer diamond polishing pads to achieve the desired level of shine and smoothness. The process not only enhances the appearance of the concrete but also improves its durability and ease of maintenance. Key aspects of concrete polishing include:
•Surface Refinement: Polishing begins with a coarse grind to remove any remaining imperfections from the grinding process, followed by finer grits to achieve a smooth surface.
•Densifying: A densifier is applied to the concrete to harden the surface, filling in pores and increasing the concrete’s density and durability.
•Polishing Pads: Specialized polishing pads with increasingly finer grits are used to achieve the desired level of sheen, from a matte finish to a mirror-like gloss.
•Sealing: Once polished, the concrete is sealed to protect it from stains, moisture, and wear, ensuring a long-lasting and low-maintenance floor.
Ace Avant offers the Troika Polishing System – a 3-head Planetary Attachment that attaches to a skid steer. With the Troika system, up to 10,000 square feet of open floor can be polished to completion in a single day per machine. This system achieves walk-behind quality with the added speed of three heads, making it ideal for large, open areas. The Troika System is best suited for open floors greater than 10,000 square feet. With 3 machines we can produce 30,000 square feet high quality polishing per day. This method ensures uniformity and consistency in the polish, providing a sleek and professional finish suitable for commercial and industrial applications.
Power Trowel Polishing is a cost-saving system. When used alone, it is ideal for a simplified system where extremely flat, well-placed floors can attain a good polish. This system often takes the same time as several walk-behind machines, working to attain the same class of aggregate and appearance of polish. Power Trowel Polishing is particularly effective for large-scale projects where efficiency and time-saving are critical. The system can quickly cover expansive areas, making it perfect for warehouses, factories, and other large facilities that require a durable and attractive flooring solution.
In many instances, walk-behind polishers are the only option. We offer both wet and dry grinding, as well as electric or propane options with these machines. These are best suited for office/retail buildings and upfit projects. Walk-behind polishers provide flexibility and precision, making them ideal for detailed work and smaller areas that require a high level of finish. This method allows for greater control over the grinding and polishing process, ensuring that every inch of the floor meets the standards of quality.
Retailers, manufacturing plants, and warehouse facilities are choosing polished concrete as a finished flooring option because of its competitive advantages and aesthetic value. Some of the key benefits include:
Cost Saving
Traditional floor-covering materials are eliminated when the existing concrete slab is polished.
Light Reflectivity Properties
Building owners, architects, and designers select polished concrete as it decreases the need for interior lighting, as well as projects a clean, professional image.
Extremely Low Life-Cycle Cost
Annual maintenance costs and life cycle costs are typically a fraction of traditional floorcoverings or epoxy resinous floor coatings.
Less Affected by Moisture Vapor Transmission Problems
A polished concrete floor will allow concrete slab moisture to transmit and “breathe”. Virtually all other floor coverings, flooring adhesives, and resinous floor coatings are extremely sensitive and have strict moisture limitations.
Email: specialty@aceavant.com