This is one of the most common questions we get about polished concrete in general.
Non exposed aggregate polished concrete.
The aggregate will not be visible.
This particular slab with polish concrete floors and exposed aggregate was completed in.
Polished concrete floors with exposed aggregate is a whole new ballgame.
By cts cement manufacturing corp.
Total polish solutions was brought in to finish what other subcontractors could not on 99 000 square feet of exposed aggregate polished and burnished concrete floors at the university of north.
Polished concrete floors are in fact not slippery.
Exposed aggregate polished concrete is not slippery.
It may however depending on who polished your concrete look like an ice skating rink though.
High mechanically polished concrete has a clean slick modern look.
Regular polished concrete is a pretty straight forward job for us.
Non exposed also known as a super concrete bronze finish entails refining of the cream surface only without cutting into the floor.
We use a process of applying a concrete hardener densifier grouting and polishing with finer and finer diamond segments and polishing pads to achieve this striking effect without the need to apply a topical coating that in time can scuff and wear.
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When you start talking polished concrete floors with exposed aggregate there are a few more things to consider.
This produces a smooth surface with somewhat lower resistance to wear.
Polished concrete floors are undoubtedly beautiful.
The next feature to specify is the level of aggregate exposure along with the colour and size of the stones in the concrete.
Non exposed finish with no aggregate showing on the surface partially exposed finish with 25 or 35 aggregate showing.
Polished concrete typically starts out the same as both coloured concrete and exposed aggregate.
No exposed aggregate polished concrete flooring.