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Polished concrete is a multi-step process where a concrete floor is mechanically ground, honed and polished with bonded abrasives in order to cut a concrete floor's surface. It is then refined with each cut in order to achieve a specified level of appearance.
A concrete densifier may be used that penetrates into the concrete and creates a chemical reaction to harden and dust-proof the surface. During concrete polishing, the surface is processed through a series of steps (in general a minimum of four grinding steps of processing is considered polished concrete) utilizing progressively finer grits of industrial diamonds bonded in metal, hybrid or resin to make diamond polishing pads.
Under certain circumstances polished concrete may be LEED approved.[1]
Concrete is not considered polished before 1600 grit, and it is normally finished to either the 1600 or 3000+ grit level. Dyes designed for concrete polishing are often applied to add color to polished concrete as well as other options such as scoring, creating radial lines, grids, bands, borders, and other designs. Any grinding under 1600 grit is considered a honed floor.
- ^ Cheng, Fu-Tung (2002). Concrete Countertops. Taunton Press. pp. 136–142. ISBN 1-56158-484-3.