What Is Concrete Grinding?

A Concrete Grinder can come in many configurations, the most common being a Hand-Held Angle Grinder. There are also purpose-built Floor Concrete Grinders and Hand Held Concrete Grinders used for Concrete Grinding and Concrete Polishing of marble, granite, and concrete floors.

Concrete Grinding involves an abrasive tool, like the Walk Behind Concrete Grinder or a Hand Held Concrete Grinder in combination with using rotating diamond discs on specialised Concrete Grinding equipment to slowly shave off small portions of concrete and level, smooth, or clean the surface of a concrete slab.

Concrete Grinding is also used to remove all types of coatings, such as glue, spraycrete, paints, sealers, waterproof membranes, epoxy, stencil concrete etc, once Concrete Grinding has been completed you can finally successfully install a new Flooring System, Floor Coating or Floor Levelling product, The slab will also be ready to be Honed or Polished. Or simply have a clean, level, and smooth concrete floor.

What Does Concrete Grinding Do?

– Repairs cracks in concrete slabs
– Levels high areas in concrete slabs
– Prepares concrete for new Coatings
– Restores old and damaged concrete
– Prepares concrete for new Flooring Systems
– Prepares concrete for new Floor Levelling agents
– Prepares concrete for Honed or Polished concrete
– Removes imperfections like scratches, unevenness
– Improves safety by making floors smoother and harder
– Removes glues, paint, spraycrete, sealers, waterproofing and other coatings

How Is Concrete Grinding Done?

– A vacuum can be attached to the grinder to further reduce dust
– Use different grits and grinding pads to achieve different finishes
– Use multiple passes to grind out damage and achieve an even surface
– Start with a coarse bit to remove high spots, trial marks, and other irregularities
– A concrete grinder with an attached diamond cup wheel is used to sand down the concrete
– Grinding can be done wet or dry – Wet grinding is preferred by many businesses to prevent concrete dust
– Concrete grinding uses an abrasive tool to smooth rough concrete surfaces. The process removes the top layer of concrete, along with stains, cracks, and coatings.

When Is Concrete Grinding Used?

– Concrete grinding can restore old concrete to its original condition.
– Concrete grinding can make rough surfaces smooth and hard, which can reduce the risk of injury.
– Concrete grinding can remove imperfections such as scratches, stains, glue, paint, and unevenness.
– Concrete grinding is used to prepare concrete surfaces for new flooring, such as tiles, vinyl, timber, or cork.
– Concrete grinding is used to ensure the concrete surface is ready to accept a new coating or floor levelling agent.

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