Thank you for this informative video. Another area of interest is the maintenance of each after install. I'm thinking of doing this in the interior of my home but want to know the maintenance for each and which is better for interior of a residential home. thank you.
my husband and I own an intimate event venue. The floors are already concrete, but paint (which I hate). Would a grind and seal be best? I'm leaning towards that.
Have any tutorial for polishing g floors? If so I would like to add as part of my start up business and great products to use. Thanks and great looking floors👍🏾
The sealer will be removed in the process. Depending on the shape of the concrete you’ll most likely start with a 70 grit anyway which would remove the topical sealer.
Hey man, I’m on the demo side of the industry. We scrape and grind floors down to concrete so installers or finishers can come in. I was wanting to seal the concrete in my home. My sister has an old dog that’s been peeing all over the house. I’m just ready to tear everything out. I was hoping to grind and seal it for a matte finish and easy maintenance until the dog passes. I’m not to privy on the products to use though. Any suggestions?
Polished concrete is way more expensive and not necessary! And it will take a shit tone of time to get it polished when you could have the same results burning the concrete then sealing it !
Steel troweling the concrete and sealing is a totally different aesthetic in terms of light reflectivity/gloss/clarity than polished concrete. There are situations where each are better suited, but in general I would disagree that pc is not necessary, takes a shit tone of time, and is the same result. It can be expensive, and should be if done well.
Another awesome video, Wolf!
Thank you!
Thank you for this informative video. Another area of interest is the maintenance of each after install. I'm thinking of doing this in the interior of my home but want to know the maintenance for each and which is better for interior of a residential home. thank you.
Beautiful! Checking this idea out after getting a quote for waterproof vinyl plank flooring😅
Very well said! 👍🏼
Thanks bro!
I love the polished concrete.
3:29 cracks me up ... full on respirator but bare feet! LOL. Great video very informative thanks
Great in depth info.
Thanks.
The level 4 polished conc is soooo nice !!
How do you repair a crack in polished or treated floor?
What do you recommend in a restaurant setting? I’m worried about spills
A coating. Polished concrete doesn't do well with food spills and most restaurants don't clean their floors good enough to maintain polished concrete
Out of these two options, grind and seal. A lot of restaurants do epoxy coatings as well.
What grits did you start with and end with for sealing?
It depends what the substrate looks like and hardness of the concrete. For grind and seals we usually start with 30s and end with 70s.
my husband and I own an intimate event venue. The floors are already concrete, but paint (which I hate). Would a grind and seal be best? I'm leaning towards that.
A grind and seal would work great!
what sealer do you use on polished concrete ?
Ameripolish.
@@wolfofconcrete thank you
@pascals59 no worries
Have any tutorial for polishing g floors? If so I would like to add as part of my start up business and great products to use. Thanks and great looking floors👍🏾
Thank you. I do not have any tutorials on polishing but there are some good ones on TH-cam.
@@wolfofconcreteok thanks where can I find the chart about the diamonds grinders you have in the video. Appreciate your help👍🏾
Where are you located? Need this process.
Tampa Bay, Florida.
If a floor was already grind and sealed, does the sealer had to be removed to polish it? Or can you polish the existing finish?
The sealer will be removed in the process. Depending on the shape of the concrete you’ll most likely start with a 70 grit anyway which would remove the topical sealer.
Once polished you will then apply a penetrating sealer.
Thank you for the quick reply! Much appreciated!
Who can I hire for a polished concrete floor?
hafconcrete.com/
Where are you located?
Tampa Bay area.
Plenty of companies in Florida
There are soo many sheisters out their selling off grind and seals as polish. Absolute criminal.
That’s crazy. How do they get away with it?
@@wolfofconcrete they take advantage of the customer not knowing the difference.
Man people are F’ed up. I don’t understand it because you can make good money by running an honest business.
@@wolfofconcrete 100%
Great explanation ! Is the look at 3:51 how the final floor will look when it is dry ?
Thank you! Yes, that’s the final look. I took that shot one week after job completion.
Thanks. That means sealing creates a less uniform shine than polished concrete.
No worries.
Hey man, I’m on the demo side of the industry. We scrape and grind floors down to concrete so installers or finishers can come in. I was wanting to seal the concrete in my home. My sister has an old dog that’s been peeing all over the house. I’m just ready to tear everything out. I was hoping to grind and seal it for a matte finish and easy maintenance until the dog passes. I’m not to privy on the products to use though. Any suggestions?
surecretedesign.com/product/exterior-concrete-clear-sealer/
This is what I use. It’s a great product.
Damn!!!
Polished concrete is way more expensive and not necessary! And it will take a shit tone of time to get it polished when you could have the same results burning the concrete then sealing it !
Steel troweling the concrete and sealing is a totally different aesthetic in terms of light reflectivity/gloss/clarity than polished concrete.
There are situations where each are better suited, but in general I would disagree that pc is not necessary, takes a shit tone of time, and is the same result. It can be expensive, and should be if done well.
It is not the same result at all as grind and seal would fail a DOI test.