Epoxy Coated Polished Concrete

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We recently renovated a basement floor for a delightful family in Fairfield CT. The basement had recently flooded and the family had removed the vinyl tiles and installed a basement drainage system by Basement Systems in CT. They were intending to renovate the basement and to use it as a play room, media room, hime cellar and gym.

The first thing we did was to grind the floor with 16 grit metal diamond tools to remove the adhesive left by the vinyl tile and to expose some aggregate. The tiles left a shadow line in the concrete which is quite common and looks very unique.

Unfortunately the concrete was very soft and our ability to polish it beyond 100 grit was proving difficult. Here in Connecticut we often come across very soft concrete which is hard to deal with. flooding with a densifier  can only do so much.

We decided to stain the floor with Ameripolish Color Juice 3D Mid gray followed by a coat of Elite Crete PT-1 crystal clear epoxy at 100 feet per gallon. The coating leveled out really well, punched out the color and contrast in the floor and looked great with an amazing shine. It will provide a hard wearing dust free surface that will last for years.

Epoxy coating a basement floor should only be done if there is absolutely no moisture issues. In this case, the basement sump system has completely eliminated any hydrostatic pressure and the basement id absolutely dry.

We did consider adding an additional coating of polyaspartic or polyurethane for protection but the home owners did not feel the usage would require it.

Epoxy Coated Polished Concrete is often viewed as ‘Poor Mans Polished Concrete’ which is not really a fair comment. Not all concrete can be polished to a high shine and a topical coating is a great way of creating the same look. The only difference is that the shine and smoothness are provided by the coating. It is still attractive, hard wearing and unique.

For more information please call Robin Leigh on 860 307 9499 or Contact Us.


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