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re: Stained Concrete Floors recommendations
Posted on 9/7/16 at 12:16 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 9/7/16 at 12:16 pm to upgrayedd
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Just all the water used to smooth out and polish the floor seems like it would be a gigantic PITA
Most stained floors are not polished concrete. The just dye the concrete and spray on a shiny sealer. Polished floors use a diamond polishing machine that grinds down, and smooths/polishes the floor. It doesn't need re-sealing and is pretty much maintenance free. It is a lot more expensive than stained alone though... and messy. There's no water used on the diamond polishing heads though.
If people are re-doing drywall, there's going to be a mess anyways though.
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Posted on 9/7/16 at 12:23 pm to BoostAddict
I did mine originally and watched the guys and gave details and told everyone, and put paper down and the subs still messed the concrete up. I wish I would have polished them a bit before, but mine came out great and would do it again. In an existing home, I would rent the grinder from HD and do it while the walls are out. Then stain, put down paper(they make a heavy duty CB now), then let the subs finish. The grinding will help. I upped my PSI and have Post-Tension, so no cracks. If there was glue on the floor, it would need to be ground anyway.
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