Grind and Seal Polished Concrete

Grind and sealed concrete is exactly like its name. The process involves grinding your concrete, then sealing. Here are the steps for grind and seal concrete:

The process involves grinding the concrete with engineered concrete floor surface grinders to remove any contaminants from the existing slab.

Next, cracks and divots in the floor are patched with patching material. Depending on your floor goals (i.e. desired finish and durability requirements), the concrete may be ground again with finer diamonds to further smooth the floor. If the concrete is soft, porous or free of contaminants, a second pass may not be necessary.

Afterwards, the surface is properly cleaned. If desired, at this step a stain color can be added to your grind and seal concrete project. Choose from a wide variety of colors, from neutral, earth tones to colorful concrete dyes. Lastly, your sealed concrete floor is sealed with a high-performance sealer. Depending on your floor goals, requirements, and your space, your concrete flooring company will recommend the best type of sealer for your project.

Now that we’ve defined both polished concrete and sealed concrete floors, let’s breakdown the main factors of their differences, including appearance, durability, and cost.