Polishing concrete floor with their hands

One of the final stages of work on leveling the surface, made of cement mortar, is resurfacing concrete floors, which should be carried out according to the rules.

Only after this phase of works on the main surface can be applied to all sorts of impregnation, as well as lacquers and paints.

Apart from that, the polished concrete increases strength, resistance to abrasion and the formation of hazardous dust and the base becomes a more attractive appearance.

grinding technology has its subtleties and nuances, but with the right approach can be performed at home with their own hands.

in industrial applications for polishing the base of special equipment and machines, and in a home for these purposes, you can use an ordinary grinder with a special nozzle.

general concrete base is considered one of the most enduring and common coatings, however, to ensure that it has served its intended purpose for a long time, you need to grind it all the generally accepted rules.

grinding concrete floor is exactly the process that can not be ignored.

Features grinding

modern method and the concrete base grinding technology makes it possible not to use any other types of coatings.

If you perform this type of grinding the floor efficiently and in accordance with the generally accepted rules, the result will turn out the most effective and practical foundation that will last for many years.

Such floor later does not require costs of restoration measures and any investment in the operation but it can be successfully used as a street coverage.

If necessary, carry out grinding on the largest territory, it is advisable to use special equipment and machinery, such as a helicopter.

performing work in a house with his own hands, you can use an ordinary Bulgarian.

Currently, polished concrete coating is widely used in large shops, offices, warehouses, as well as the home.

itself polished concrete base is one of the varieties of construction processing, which allows you to optimally align the floor and give it maximum strength characteristics.

first concrete or pre-grinding is carried out on the third day after the final casting of the cement base will be made.

In turn, the final step is carried out only when the concrete hardens completely and stand.In the case when the new concrete, there is need to remove the lime milk.

It arises from the fact that the cement slurry separation occurs during pouring.

In turn, the work on the old coating makes it possible to eliminate all the damage on the surface.

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Carrying out this type of activities with their hands and eliminates all kinds of dirt quickly and effectively rid the surface of the deformed parts.

In any case, after the grinding, the base gets a fresh new look and enhanced performance.For more information technology and grinding method disassembled on video posted above.

Types grinding

Grinding can be carried out in two different ways, namely - wet and dry.

main difference in their methods of is their cost, and the equipment used is always one and the same.

In any case, machines and tools, which are used for this process, the same have to cope both with concrete and stone surfaces.

wet grinding method is more suitable for the floors, which have either a mosaic covering or coating, which includes marble chips.

In this case, special abrasive nozzle must be used.

The result should be a floor with a perfect face and perfect structure, which will have the appearance, not unlike polished.

In most cases, if necessary, perform a grinding concrete floor, use a dry method that can easily perform and with their hands.

This method has its own peculiarities and requires more time to carry out all necessary measures, in comparison with the wet.

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In the process of grinding the surface treatment, for example, a helicopter, a large amount of cement dust, but the dust is much safer cement slurry, which is formed during the wet processing method.

In addition it should be noted also that in this case we can immediately see the defects on the ground, and quickly correct them by grinding.

For easy removal of dust generation is recommended to use a special vacuum cleaner.

course, for grinding is best to use professional devices such as the helicopter, but at home you can use the grinder and with a special nozzle for grinding.

Stages of

At the initial stage of work should be possible to accurately determine the extent of the application of a coating on a concrete base, if any.

In addition, check the evenness of the floor and the presence of various defects.You should also check the strength of the front and tie, its rigidity.

All this is necessary in order to determine the progress of the work and the required tool.

When surface preparation for the work, you must ensure the complete absence of various pieces of rebar or some other metal parts that could damage the equipment used.

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You can then proceed to remove from the concrete surface roughness and the old application.

This can be done by means of milling or grinding, use the appropriate equipment.

Then get rid of the detected in the concrete field of cracks and potholes by filling them with epoxy putty.

Once the concrete foundation gathered enough strength to proceed directly to the grinding by hand.

impossible to carry out these works not to grab before the end of the floor, as in this case, can be used to damage the device for this purpose.

for work need to use a special device with diamond wheels with the corresponding coefficient grain.

Even if the planned work grinder, the surface must be pre-treated with a special hardener that makes concrete more durable and resistant to various types of impacts.

Polishing mainly depends on the granularity of the disc used, and the higher it is, the more flat and smooth surface of the concrete itself will.

After a short period of time after the machining of the base, on its surface can be applied to special polyurethane varnish, which will make it even better.

In the operation of the concrete base over time it can occur for various reasons, all kinds of deformation, which should be eliminated as quickly as possible.

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For these purposes, there are now a large selection of different tools and materials.

general polished floor has a sufficiently high resistance to damage, and various defects appear on it is extremely rare.

learn how to correctly perform the grinding of concrete surfaces in the home, more fully described in the video, which is available above.