Floors and aisleways in retail stores are often covered with a variety of types of tile. Besides taking a long time to apply, tile also requires more attention when it comes to cleaning and maintenance. Expect to pay for constant waxing to keep them dust-free and glossy. To simplify cleaning and maintenance, many retail spaces use polished concrete instead. Polished concrete takes the soothing patterns in the substrate and enhances them with color stains. Afterwards, a clear, lasting epoxy coating protects the floor. For quality concrete polishing, California Custom Coatings in Napa provides an attractive shine with any foundation.
How We Polish Concrete
California Custom Coatings employs these steps when polishing concrete:
- Grind it! – Imperfections and stains are removed by sanding the surface of the concrete. HEPA-filtered vacuums remove the dust produced during the grind, protecting the air in your establishment. The final product is an expressive concrete floor with an impressive level of shine, even before installing a clear coat.
- Level it! – Areas with cracks are repaired. Any pits or indentations that cannot be repaired with grinding are refloated to the same level as the rest of the concrete. This way the polish is 100 percent solid and grade. An added grind makes certain that these repaired areas blend with the rest of the surface.
- Stain it! – Your concrete surface is infused, not just covered, with a color stain of your selection. The color stain dissipates through and beneath the concrete surface. Any required patterns are also selected at this phase. Stains can be heavy, obscuring the concrete grain, or subtle, allowing patterns in the concrete to show through like polished wood. California Custom Coatings prefers to use water-based stains that are safer for the environment.
- Protect it! – Floor sealers conserve the color and provide an exceptional height of gloss. These incredibly strong top coats are very durable and stand up to damage from commonplace grocery store traffic. The finished product is a floor that is exceptionally low maintenance. Thicker coatings of protective sealants can compensate in areas where excessive traffic or heavy loads are expected>
All of this work is completed efficiently and promptly by the expert teams at California Custom Coatings. If you are constructing or reviving and restoring a facility for use as a retail store, we want to be your flooring partner!
Concrete Polishing — the Easy Choice!
Concrete polishing offers the ultimate in decorative toughness for grocery stores. This method is a good choice for companies desiring a good-looking, resilient, and low-maintenance floor. Save both time and money with concrete polishing! For more information about your choices in polished concrete and for a free quote, contact California Custom Coatings today!
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