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Thunder Bay, ON
Canada, P7B 4A3

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Concrete Grinding & Polishing

 

BENEFITS OF CONCRETE GRINDING AND POLISHING

 

  1. Used as a decorative finish

  2. Reduced floor maintenance costs

  3. Long lasting

  4. Easily Dyed or Stained for beauty

  5. Elimination of dusting

  6. Cost effective

  7. Increase in ambient lighting due to gloss

  8. Clean up of old floors to look like new

  9. Repair concrete damage during pour and finish 

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ATC STAFF GRINDING SHOP FLOOR DURING TRAINING

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 ATC STAFF POLISHING FLOOR IN PREPARATION FOR STAINING

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 ACID STAINED BEFORE GROUTING AND SEALING (COULD BE LEFT AS IS)

 

TEST AREA AT CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

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FLOOR AFTER GRINDING, POLISHING AND STAINING. THE FLOOR WAS SAW CUT USING OUR DIAMOND FLOOR SAW AND CHAIN SAW. THE FLOOR WAS THEN GROUND AND FINALLY POLISHED. WE THEN GROUTED THE ENTIRE FLOOR AND STAINED IT USING 6 COLORS OF ACID STAIN

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AFTER STAINING, THE FLOOR WAS TREATED WITH HYPERGARD SEALER.
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ONCE SEALED THE FLOOR IS GIVEN A FINAL POLISH WITH A 3,000 GRIT DIAMOND POLISHING. THE FLOOR ABOVE IS SLIP RESISTANT AND REQUIRES NO WAXING. JUST WASH AND SHINE

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Grinding a spalled concrete driveway. Rain or Shine.....no problem

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Grinding a small front patio, later stained green

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(L) newly poured patio deck, (R) new deck... saw cut, ground, stained and sealed

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Concrete pool deck with spalled and cracked concrete bfore grinding and staining

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AFTER GRINDING AND STAINING

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After staining cracks are still there but less noticeable
 
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Local car collector's finished floor

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Pattern cut into floor usind diamond blade saw, stain applied and grouted on completion

 

PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY STAINING AND POLISHING JOB, TESTS PATCHES ARE CREATED

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 THE ACTUAL COLORS AND PROCESSES ARE DEMONSTRATED AND SIGNED OFF BY THE CUSTOMER BEFORE STARTING. COLORS DO NOT REPRODUCE EXACTLY AS PER COLOR CHARTS. AREAS USED FOR TESTING ARE USUALLY IN AN OUT OF THE WAY AREA AS THE COLORS CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SHOT BLASTING

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CONFEDERATION COLLEGE (DORION BLDG) BEFORE

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CONFEDERATION COLLEGE ( DORION BLDG) AFTER

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Color and definition testing in our shop to create logos to be stained into concrete floors. Logos may be placed into new or existing concrete floors

 
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