If you need to work with concrete – either as a professional or as a DIYer – you will inevitably stumble over the question of how to get concrete polished or sanded. The obvious answer is: Using a concrete sander, grinder or polisher, diamond pads or sandpaper, water and a vacuum. However, there are different …
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Whether you need to pour a concrete slab, a driveway, a countertop, a floor or build a wall – it all starts with mixing concrete. For large projects, you will want to consider ordering concrete by the yard. However, for most projects around the house, farm or barn, you will be better off making concrete …
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If you intend to sand a stone or concrete surface, you will need a concrete sander. These tools offer the power, aggressiveness, and durability to grind and polish stone and cement. Small areas could be sanded by hand but you certainly do not want to do that with a floor or countertop. Some do-it-yourself guys …
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1. Overview There are many different concrete finishes that may require sanding to improve their appearance and usability. These include concrete floors, work tops, counter tops, walls, ceilings and decorative items. Sanding concrete to produce a smooth shiny finish is referred to as “Polished Concrete“. Heavy duty polishing machines are used to gradually grind down …
Concrete polishing is a method of making concrete smooth and with a pleasant finish in a similar way that wood is sanded. Whereas with wood, you use sandpaper, with concrete polishing you use special diamond-segmented abrasives. As with wood, you use gradually finer abrasives to give a smooth, glossy, mirror-like finish. Concrete can be polished …
