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Where to turn for Maintenance Free flooring for your next Toronto Retail Store

polished concreteRetailers face enormous challenges when it comes to maintaining their floors.  Unsightly stains, traffic patterns and dullness lead to unattractive floors.

Polished concrete solves every retail flooring challenge.

Toronto retail store flooring has to be tough and stand up to snow, ice and mud.  Moisture is the enemy of every flooring solution, except polished concrete.  Polished concrete is water resistant and cleans up with just a damp mop.  This ease of maintenance reduces the cost of operations, both in man hours and materials.  A properly polished concrete floor provides years of low maintenance service.  It is also resistant to stains and traffic patterns.  The same characteristics that reduce vulnerability to moisture also protects against stains.  The durable, finely ground surface of polished concrete resists the dulling and wear patterns created by thousands of customers and workers.  Any dulling that occurs over the life of the floor can easily be restored with a few laps using the same grinder that crafted the original floors.  No waxing or chemical treatments are ever needed.

Adaptive Concrete Polishing provides high quality floors for Toronto’s retail businesses.  Their expertise will minimize cost, downtime and inconvenience while resulting in a floor that will give years of faithful service.

Could Polished Concrete be the better choice for Mississauga’s Auto Plants?

auto floorMississauga’s auto plants have to stay lean in this competitive economy.  Plants are increasingly looking at ways to trim operating costs while still offering excellent products and services to the market place.  Operational costs can be trimmed by first examining the infrastructure of their facilities.

 The largest surface area that must be maintained in the operational budget of an automotive plant is the floor.  Flooring in an auto facility is an important  bedrock to the productivity and safety of the plant.  Flooring must be slip resistant, strong, resistant to stains and easy to keep clean. 

 Polished concrete satisfies the needs of Mississauga’s automotive plants on every point.  Polished concrete is slip and skid resistant, meeting or exceeding safety standards.  The use of densifiers help to make polished concrete one of the strongest materials that can be used in an industrial setting.  Densifiers and the physical grinding process used to create a polished concrete floor help to yield a floor that is resistant to stains, particularly from oily or greasy substances.  Polished concrete is also easy to clean and maintain, thereby decreasing labor and material costs for routine cleaning and maintenance.  Auto plants in Mississauga and throughout Canada are discovering the cost saving benefit of polished concrete floors.

New garage coatings for Sundek dealers

Garage FloorSundek is introducing a whole new array of products in its arsenal.  One of the primary products that will diversify its already professional line is its garage coating system.

Sundek of Austin has been installing coating systems for years in and around the Austin, TX area and has built a reputation as the leader in specialty concrete coatings.  The Sundek garage floor coating system is a permanent coating designed to provide a decorative, durable easy to clean finish for your personal garage, or shop area.  The system is commercial grade but when installed in a home you know you are getting the best.

For more information or to get a quote contact Sundek of Austin.

Polished concrete is taking off in Toronto

Toronto is the hub of manufacturing in Canada.  With its large automotive industries.

The Look of Polished Concrete

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So many people think that concrete flooring is only gray and industrial in appearance. In their mind, they may only think of cold and dismal garage floors and other similar types of looks. They would certainly never think of concrete as an ultra fashionable and luxurious finishing choice for their home. Concrete is not meant only for patios, decks and garages anymore, nor is it only meant for commercial applications. There are a number of finishing options that you can investigate for your own polished concrete flooring project. With polished concrete flooring, the amount of shine and the color of the finished concrete is completely up to you.

The color choice can be mixed in from the beginning of the project or added before the very final polishing and sealing takes place. This is typically done with an acid etching process where an acid based material is scrubbed onto the floor, allowed to dry and a whole new color and patterns are exposed in the material. This process will pick up all of the unique and beautiful variations of the flooring which can be made even more wonderful when highly polished and allowed to shine. Polished concrete flooring can be completed with several steps and can be given any level of shine and polish as desired. Once the appropriate look is achieved, it can be protected with a coating to seal it and keep it safe from stains and damage.

Unsealed concrete floors are more prone to staining and potential damage, and dirt or other items should be cleaned as quickly as possible. Sealing will not keep all stains from happening, however, it will slow them down. For most polished concrete flooring, only a quick cleaning with a damp mop will be all that is needed most of the time.  For more information contact Perfect Polish