Popped back to a job we completed a couple of years ago. The polished concrete kitchen floor in Cheltenham was still looking great, just needed a little freshen up from us.
We were really pleased to see how well the floor was standing up to the wear & tear, and by the time we given it a quick refresh it was looking as good as the day it was installed.
A video on how to polish a concrete floor, taken on location during a recent concrete polishing job by Cotswold Stone Floor Cleaners. Please contact us for a free quote on our concrete polishing services.
Hope you like this short film of a concrete worktop restoration & polish we did recently. Restoration of polished concrete work surfaces is an area we have branched out into and become market leaders in, using very specific tools, techniques and expertise to restore concrete work surfaces back to new and ensure many years of useful service.
If you have a concrete worktop restoration which is no longer looking it’s best and you would like a quote on restoration please contact us.
Polished concrete Cheltenham: We were asked to provide a polished concrete floor for a new kitchen extension in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Polishing concrete as a finished flooring solution has been available in the commercial environment for a number of years. The antithetical qualities that have made it popular in the domestic environment are not always so important to business. It works a as a practical option primarily because it is extremely durable and hard to stain or spoil. Making maintenance much more simple. An other benefit to the commercial sector is the increased light reflectively of the polished surface greatly reduces lighting costs.
These benefits to business are a real help in the domestic environment as well. You ability to effectively maintain & care for your floor is greatly increased when you choose polished concrete. With the right maintenance you can keep it looking like its just been professionally finished for longer
Once the concrete had cured & dried our work began
Concrete floor before polishing
Before
Concrete floor before polishing
We removed the surface and improved the layer below to a stronger more attractive finish
After
Concrete floor after polishing
Concrete floor after polishing
Please see our detailed information page on concrete floor polishing. If you are considering options for flooring please get in contact & we will help you with any questions
We wanted to share some concrete polishing process photographs of our latest concrete polishing project.
The first three pictures show the concrete slab after installation as the builders left it.
The client request was to polish the concrete cream. To do this the slab must be laid and finished extremely well with no high or low spots to allow the machinery to agitate the surface without removing much of the top layer. The cream is the most fragile part of the slab and often requires hardening and densifying to give it the consistency to polish.
The floor was not as level as we may have hoped however we were able to retain 90% of the cream exposing minimal aggregate leaving this old blacksmiths unit with a contemporary and slightly rustic looking highly durable floor
The finish is created by running have a high powered machines over and over the concrete. With the concrete polishing process complete there is no synthetic topping on the floor which will increase the durability and life time of the slab. Polished concrete is arguably the most durable floor finish available to the the commercial and domestic market. This floor also has under floor heating installed