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A shop, showroom, office or restaurant in Gilbert can have its concrete floor ground and polished by Gilbert Polished Concrete. Business floors raise questions a home does not: how long the space can close, how the work is phased, how foot traffic will wear the finish and what the slab carries now.
Owners and property managers in Gilbert, Chandler and Queen Creek can ask for this work. Housing here is young, with about 60 percent of homes from 2000 or later; buildings of different ages mean different slabs, so this page deals with new and existing floors alike.
A storefront or showroom floor is judged by its reflection and by how it handles carts, displays and foot traffic. The level of shine is chosen for the room: a high polish reflects more of the glass and the shelving, a satin level is quieter. A mockup area on the actual slab shows both.
Reception areas and small offices use polished concrete as a plain, clean floor that goes with glass, desks and chairs. Entry mats keep wet shoes off the finish where people step in.
Back-of-house floors take water, grease and cleaning chemicals, so the decision is whether the polished surface suits the use or whether a coating should go there. Spills of oil and grease on a polished floor make it slippery.
A workshop or storage floor can be ground and sealed or polished, depending on the traffic and how much shine the use justifies. For lighter use, grind and seal is the lighter option.
A tenant improvement starts with the existing slab: adhesive, coatings, patches and joints from the last tenant are removed or repaired, and the surface is tested for hardness before polishing. A new slab is a different case, with its own cure time and mix. Specifications ask for at least 28 days of cure before polishing.
In either case the mockup is done on the actual slab, and polishing does not flatten it. Edges along walls and columns are done by hand and can look different from the field.
Grinding means dust and noise, so the work is scheduled around when the space can be shut. For walk-behind floor grinders, OSHA’s silica table gives two routes: water fed to the cutting surface without a break, or a dust collector the manufacturer recommends, with a 99 percent efficient filter and, indoors, a HEPA vacuum between passes.
The plan also covers protecting finished floor from foot traffic and trades that follow. We do not promise how long a floor will take before we have seen it.
The four appearance levels (flat, satin, polished, high polish) give you a shared vocabulary for agreeing a finish with an architect or landlord. Shine says little about grip, so test any area that will get wet, such as a kitchen or an entrance.
Floor tile and black mastic in an older building can contain asbestos. Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department handbook describes commercial buildings as facilities under its asbestos rule, and says resilient floor covering becomes regulated material when it is ground, so test suspect flooring before any grinding.
Work is phased around what can be closed, and dust control is matched to the space. Which areas and hours are open is agreed before work starts.
Yes. A new slab needs time to cure and a mix that polishes well, while an existing floor starts with removing adhesive and coatings and repairing joints.
It depends on the use. Water, oil and grease make polished concrete slippery, and chemical exposure may call for a coating, so the decision is made from how the floor will be used.
Old tile or coatings that must come up before anything else are handled under concrete floor restoration. A back room that wants only a sealed finish may fit grind and seal concrete floors better. For the full range of floors we take on, start from the Gilbert Polished Concrete home page.
What kind of business is it, how large is the floor, is the slab new or existing and when can the space close? We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.
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