How to - Polish a concrete floor

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wow that is a stunning floor. Love it. I asked about Concrete floors and was told it would be around 100 euro per m2 - way out of my budget. I think it is great you guys are talented and can do it yourselves - my hubby would not have the patience to do it (and I am like a bull in a china shop so there's no way I could do it!)

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Ok James thanks gives some direction to go on, great idea. Catherine just yep,me too !!!!

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Here is a pdf on the subject of topical and penetrating sealants for concrete floors and worktops.

http://www.cement.org/decorative/Concrete%20Countertop%20Sealers.pdf

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The sealant you choose will depend upon the application/area and will affect the aspect of the concrete. A topical resin will make it shiny and plastic looking but it will be super hard wearing. A wax penetrating coating will leave it looking for natural but will require regular re-application.

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Roderic, one of the pads is actually a resin that impregnates the floor making it harder and sealing it a little. I did add a second sealant eventually, a topical 2 part product from Bricomarche which was sufficient fot the bathroom. When I do the kitchen it will need to be very well sealed though, spillages will stain it easily Especially wine, vinegar etc. I may use a resin coating for that, not cheap tough.

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I want your fridge!

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James when do you seal the floor,is it as normal when all the work is finished if the floor needs it of course. And Peter I like your version, you've both got the brain going with this. I feel a project coming on

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Victoria has more patience for this type of work......![](upload://ibEvmXTe0AENBIjw9Y3EjduHP4J.jpg)

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Two words... one exclamation mark... "Ultimate Respect!"

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We bought two different colors of concrete paint, and a giant stencil pattern at Leroy Merlin. Apply base coat, let it dry, then paint the stencil design gingerly over the base coat. Seal it, done.

Yes, it's a Miele, fortunately due to the American size of it, the store was unable to sell it, so we picked up a nice, nice deal on it.

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That look great Peter, how did you do it? And where did you get that fabulous fridge?! Is it a fridge?

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Here is a picture of the look:

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We always liked a concrete floor, this time we decided to stencil it, after staining.

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Thought this might be of interest to you @jacsboswell :slight_smile:

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Hi James

Thanks for the information, I think it’s a wee bit too technical for us and I think we are starting from a different point

Maybe at some time when you are over this way, I wonder if you could take a look at our floor and point us in the right direction. Obviously we will pay you for your time

Cheers

Jacs

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Just left you a VM :slight_smile: See you tonight

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Cheers see you later

Jacs

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Thanks for a really useful post, just found it at the right time.

We’ve looked at the rental companies you mention, but aren’t sure how long we would need to hire the machine out for.

Our floor is 70m2 and has a load of old tile adhesive on it. We were hoping it might take about 3 days, does this sound faintly realistic ?

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To be perfectly honest, I wouldn’t do it again, it’s extremely messy and expensive. There are some really great self levelling products available now (beton cire). If you do it and your floor is not very level it won’t work well.

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