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The Importance of Proper Polished Concrete Maintenance
Polished concrete is a popular option for residential, commercial, and industrial spaces. This affordable flooring option is beautiful, long-lasting, and easy to clean and maintain. While polished concrete floors are not maintenance-free, they generally are easier to care for than other types of decorative concrete floors since they do not …
Advantage of Polished Concrete in Educational Facilities
Polished concrete has become a popular flooring option for schools and other public spaces due to its durability, low maintenance, and aesthetic qualities. It is a cost-effective solution that can withstand heavy foot traffic and is resistant to stains, scratches, and moisture. Polished concrete can be customized with a variety …
Case Study: Epoxy Broadcast Flooring at a Pet Grooming Facility in Zebulon, NC
ACC had the honor of working on a new location for a well-known pet grooming and daycare facility in Zebulon, North Carolina, which has been servicing pets for over 25 years. Their experience, combined with ours, allowed us to help create a flooring system that would meet all their needs. …
Can old concrete be dyed and polished?
Polished concrete is one of the most durable and aesthetically pleasing flooring options on the market, but there is an option that may be even more appealing: adding dye to polished concrete. The dying process turns polished concrete floors into a true work of art, enhancing (not hiding) the natural …
Case Study: Water-Based Epoxy System In Large Local Manufacturing Facility
Installing a water-based epoxy and urethane system in a 54,000 square feet manufacturing facility presented a number of obstacles including product availability, a tight deadline and non-climatized conditions. I received a call in mid-October from a very reputable local construction company regarding a manufacturing facility in which they were finishing …
Polished Concrete Pricing Compared to Carpet, Tile, LVT/VCT, Hardwood and Other Floor Coverings
Pricing often plays a key role in deciding the best flooring option. In all, polished concrete flooring is on the lower end of the pricing spectrum despite its long service life and low-maintenance requirements. For consumers, pricing often plays a role in decision making, from deciding where to live all …
Polished Concrete Floors vs. Epoxy
Both polished concrete floors and epoxy sealed floors have become popular flooring options in recent years in a variety of settings. While a polished concrete floor may have a similar appearance to a floor sealed with clear epoxy, there are a number of differences between the two. Polished Concrete Polished …
The Difference Between Sealed Concrete and Polished Concrete
While the terms “sealed” and “polished” are often used interchangeably, to a concrete polisher they have very different meanings. Given most polished concrete floors do have a “sealer” applied as the final step, it is not a traditional topical sealer most people think of when sealing concrete. The terms “polished” …
Maintaining Polished Concrete Floors
Polished concrete is one of the most durable flooring options available. With minimal maintenance, these floors can maintain a gloss finish and prolonged service life. As consumers, we are often interested in how much maintenance an item requires. Customers again and again state “I want something with no maintenance.” In …
Case Study: Troweled Cove Base vs. Manufactured Cove Base for Clean Rooms
We were taught to install cove base using a hand trowel and did it that way for years. It wasn’t until we were faced with over a mile of base going on pre-engineered walls with radial corners that we had to rethink our strategy. ACC was approached in 2020 by …
Pros and Cons of Stained & Sealed Concrete
Staining concrete is a decades old means of adding a decorative element to concrete floors with topical sealers being used to lock-in the color. Over time, however, these topical sealers can become scratched, scuffed and worn, requiring maintenance. As we’ve discussed in past blogs, concrete flooring has become widely popular …
Prolonging the Life of Warehouse and Industrial Floors Through Chemical Densification
Concrete densifiers are widely being used to increase concrete surface hardness, prevent dusting and improve wear resistance. Filling control joints and densifying the concrete is becoming extremely popular in warehouse, manufacturing, and industrial facilities, greatly prolonging the life of the slab at a minimal cost. Despite being so hard, concrete …
What is Resinous Flooring?
Resin flooring (commonly referred to as “epoxy flooring”) has been used for decades in a variety of commercial and residential settings due to its durability, wide range of system choices and color options and longevity. Resinous coatings (commonly referred to as “epoxy” coatings) can be found in many commercial and …
Polished Concrete Floors
Polished concrete has become a popular flooring option due to its cost, low-maintenance, durability, and overall appearance. Polished concrete has quickly become one of the most popular flooring options in recent years due to its low cost, durability, low-maintenance and natural beauty. Polished concrete can be installed anywhere there is …