Polished Concrete Flooring in South Florida

Turning the slab a building already has into its finished floor — ground, densified and burnished, so there is no coating sitting on top waiting to lift under a pallet jack.

Grinding and surface preparation

Successive diamond passes that take off old adhesive, coatings and curing compound and open the slab up, which is what decides how the finished floor looks.

Densifying and hardening

A densifier driven into the open slab so the surface resists abrasion and dusting instead of powdering under traffic.

Polishing and burnishing

Progressive finer passes to the level of sheen the space calls for — a warehouse and a showroom do not want the same floor.

Joint and crack treatment

Saw cuts, control joints and cracks filled and shaved flush so wheels cross them without hammering the edges apart.

Repairs before finish

Spalls, patches and old equipment pads made good first. A polish does not hide a bad slab — it shows every bit of it.

Working around the building

Columns, racking, dock doors and live areas sequenced so the space comes back in usable sections rather than all at once.

Recent roof coating work

Photographs of our own crews on our own jobs. Three commercial roofs, each one shown twice.

During — The same warehouse floor part-way through and completed — ground back, densified and burnished between the standing columns.During
Finished — The same warehouse floor part-way through and completed — ground back, densified and burnished between the standing columns.Finished

The same warehouse floor part-way through and completed — ground back, densified and burnished between the standing columns.

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On the job

Filmed by our own crew on site.

Walking the finished floor — the reflection is the polished slab itself, not a coating.

Grinding the existing slab back, the pass that decides how the finished floor looks.

Wet pass over the floor before the final burnish.

Standards we work to

The qualifications an association's engineer asks for, in writing.

CBC / CGC
Florida Certified Building Contractor
ACI
American Concrete Institute repair methods and materials
ICRI
Concrete Repair Institute surface preparation guidelines
SSPC
Surface preparation standards where applicable
FBC
Work performed to Florida Building Code requirements
OSHA
OSHA-compliant safety training on every crew

Common questions

Why polish the slab instead of coating it?
A polished slab is the concrete itself, so there is no membrane to peel, blister or delaminate under forklift and pallet traffic. It also stops the slab dusting, which is the usual complaint in an older warehouse.
Can you do this while we are operating?
Usually in sections. The work is dusty and noisy, so it is sequenced around the areas you need, and that sequence goes in the scope rather than being worked out on the day.
How level does the slab need to be?
It gets looked at first. Grinding will not fix a slab that is out of level — that is a separate scope, and we will say so before quoting rather than after starting.
Which standards do you work to?
Florida Building Code requirements, ACI methods for concrete repair where the slab needs making good first, and OSHA-compliant silica dust control on every crew.

Who this is for

Warehouse and distribution space, retail and showroom floors, commercial and industrial property across South Florida.

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Estimates come from Vincent Norman, who has spent over forty years in the construction field.

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