I'm looking for experiences with polished concrete floors. This is where diamond grinders are used to polish a slab up to 1,500-3,000 grit. My slab will be post-tensioned, so surface cracking should be minimal. I plan to have saw cuts 1/8" deep on a 3-4' grid to give a simulated tile look and also hopefully control any surface cracks. We'll also have the surface colored.
So far, I have received 2 quotes. One contractor will polish the slab before any framing is installed, and put down a protectant layer of some kind. His price is $5 per sf.
The other wants all the walls in place before he will polish. Unfortunately this will mean the edges will have to be hand-polished concrete washington dc, which he says won't be uniform with the rest of the floor. He will put in a border around each wall to conceal this (which I am not too crazy about). His price is $7 per sf.
I'm still looking for other vendors.
Anyone have any experiences with polished concrete they could share?
So far, I have received 2 quotes. One contractor will polish the slab before any framing is installed, and put down a protectant layer of some kind. His price is $5 per sf.
The other wants all the walls in place before he will polish. Unfortunately this will mean the edges will have to be hand-polished concrete washington dc, which he says won't be uniform with the rest of the floor. He will put in a border around each wall to conceal this (which I am not too crazy about). His price is $7 per sf.
I'm still looking for other vendors.
Anyone have any experiences with polished concrete they could share?