Damn it took a long time to find a quality video showing the steps with a narrative about the process :-) verses some 'influencer' with selfie stick talking about themselves THANK YOU!

the metal frame was probably an old pit that was filled up with concrete, that is why the concrete was proud compare the surrounding concrete floor. Old alignment shops from the 50-70's used pits for aligning cars.

@stephenbishop6519

Жыл бұрын

or hoffa??

That angle iron is an edge protection. That was probably a pit and a drive on alignment lift was flush mounted on the floor. No ramps needed. They probably had to fill the pit in after moving

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

Jiffy Lube special

This is really an art.... I grew up in the commercial construction industry, and this has always been one of my favorite things to watch over the years. Like Franco says at the end of the video... "Instead of hiding the past... we're celebrating the past"

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

This is impersonating art. We all want a gold toilet at the cost of porcelain, the art makes it worthy, and this is a knockoff of quality work

@MapSpawn

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.ballsdeep420 What do you mean a knock off? Even Terrazzo floors are Portland.

@stephenbishop6519

Жыл бұрын

jimmy hoffa

Never EVER apologize for HARD WORK!

If I ever build a home I want underfloor heating and polished concrete floors.

Not your typical DIY project!! Amazing work guys!

Awesome transformation of the old floor into the Retro Type polished Concrete Floor - Great

Hello Concrete Floor Solutions. This is not my profession. But I enjoy watching floor cleaning and repair videos on KZread so this one hit my stream today. Man I must say, this was an incredible video. Your informative detail style while performing this job is just amazing. I can easily see your material being used to teach a class or such. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

I really enjoy watching your videos. Been in the floor games 9 years so far myself. You could say I'm a lifer at this point lol.

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I appreciate the support.

Fascinating. Wonderful skills that I never knew existed.

Hard working guys. Beautiful job.

Artists at work. Beautiful. Great job.

This is an art that no one knows about! It’s amazing to watch coming from not knowing anything about this, amazing!

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Wow! What a transformation! ❤

Great Vid! I'm not a floor guy and I had no idea there was so much detail involved. You guyz have got crazy good skills and what an awesome result.

Incredible work guys

Beautiful job.

Wow. Really nicely done. You guys are really good at that trade!

Excellent videos and very informative personal tutorial phone assistance. Thank you Jason!

Excellent video, bud. I appreciate the detail you covered. I need to get better at that on ours. Thank you for the informative work. Kept my attention the whole time.

Man, that really looks nice!

hell yeah, a real star to finish . gr8 work!

Unbelievable, I had no idea, well done

Great job as always. Keep up the good work.!

Enjoyed your video! Thank you so much for the info about the RACATAC, too!

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Racatac is now available concretefloorsolutions.com/product/racatac-with-chest-support-01rac3cs/

Impressive video. Explanation of all actions and why done are very informative. Nice to see your calm and professional work ethic.

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

No, not even close to, "all actions," and yet plenty to expose why you'd go with a mason versus general contractor

Wow! I'm not in this trade specifically. We do mostly high end tile work in our area and have been the niche company for tile work in our area for some time. I've been really considering getting into concrete polishing as I have so many people asking me about it, and more people are getting into tile work these days so it's not quite what it used to be for me anyways. This video was eye opening as most jobs tend to throw some curve balls at us, you handled this so well! I really appreciate your VoiceOver throughout the process. I can tell you are knowledgable and understand your craft. Thank you for sharing, I needed this! I'm sure the editing took some time. Very thankful for this as I needed to see the not so pretty side of polishing as one of my clients is wanting me to this to his pizzerias; I'm sure it will be more like wha you showed here! lol

Great job thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the professional install that’s what I’m about

Great video. Very detailed with the step by step process. Well done.

Cool craft!!!

Was wondering through the local Walmart noticing how polished their concrete flooring is. I had to know how it was accomplished. That has to be a satisfying trade to be in. That looks very nice.

Jeff is the man !!

Great job,

wow I'm in PA. Used to Live in Northampton

Awesome content

Thanks for the tips mate I really appreciate them. I’m doing 5000 m² and it’s a big job cleaning up

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. I am a sub to your channel for years.. thanks for watching

@concreteninja

Жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions thanks mate I appreciate it I’ll give you a shout out when I make my video Thanks again buddy.

Fantastic work guys. I'm looking to get my shop floor done here in south fl. It's a repair shop i wanted it ground and sealed but now idk that looks great 👍 👌

Love it

This whole floor was trouble! Wow you really knocked it out of the ball park.

I noticed that the PA House restaurant is going to open in April. Hope Franco's customers gets to enjoy that beautiful floor soon.

great video

So wish I could get my floor like this

Gee the owner looks like he was about to burst into tears. Hope he was happy with the job.

dope af outcome wit that angle iron no cap

its all about the grindin'

Always impressed with your work and attention to detail.

Give Jeff a raise!

Impressive

Top Notch again!

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, mid notch?

Looks like a ton of work and with expensive equipment, but the result is amazing!

@gholland5840

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly isn't that good of a floor. Really uneven coverage plus a bunch of shortcuts were taken - no densifier and stopping at 400 instead of 3000.

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

@@gholland5840-- THANK, YOU

Cool great process they are professional just like me I do my research for everything I do thanks u tube hope to do a video for you on commercial doors and hardware but I always love seeing something new it’s no rocket science but definitely a process thanks for the process and I know what fearthering is

Great work. What shroud are you using on those angle grinders?

thank you for showing which dewalt gun that is

Where do you dump your dust and how do you dump your dust!!! Love the show!!!!

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

10 ай бұрын

Place it in a dumpster provided by the customer.

Love those htc machines there grest

Hi Jason. What is the product name of the duel tube crack filler you used on this job, and also, the product name of the clear grout coat? Also, is the clear grout coat product the same one you used to make the large repair where you mixed in the sand? Thanks so much for another great vid.

Your videos explain the hair loss😁😁. Great work. I'm ready for a nap after watching that.

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

It makes for an exhausting day for sure. I like to post all the work involved so people see how hard it really is. I think sometimes the public thinks you drive a Zamboni over the floor and miraculously it gets shiny.

@Warkive

2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions People (myself included) definitely don't grasp the insane amount of work polishing is. I remember researching the costs because I assumed it would be so much cheaper than epoxy and was floored by the pricing per sqft. Seeing videos like these really explains why.

This is so cool. Amazing job guys. Now they can eat from the floor. ;)

I remember back in my day all we had was a hand grinder nice to see how much humans advanced

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

Your back called, it hates you

The metal in the floor was probably the edging of what used to be a mechanics repair pit. But has since been filled in with concrete.

I appreciate the effort and the quality of work placed on that concrete restoration. Can you give me an idea about the $/SF?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

I believe this was was $6 sq ft. +/-

What kind of grout you used to fill up the bubles on the concrete?

We are going to be building a new home on a slab. What psi concrete would you recommend if we wanted to finish the floor to a shine like on this video.

Great video! What product did you use to patch the small holes that you eventually sliced off? Thanks

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Metzger Mguire RS-88

The area that is surrounded by angle iron was probably a pit at one time and was filled in with concrete at a later date.

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

My taint

Curious what product you used for grout coat.

Whats the back saving trolley thing called you use when hand grinding? Great video

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Its called a RACATAC, unfortunately they are on national back order so it is very difficult to find one new. We will sell them on our website when they are available again.

Just curious, but wouldn’t it be easier to start with the big grinder in the middle of the metal framed area and work slowly to the edges from high to lower rather than coming in from the outside and going low to high on that edge?

Hi jason, Very informative video. i have a HTC Duratiq 4 head planetary RX6. We were trained by HTC to always do each pass both ways. I have noticed my grinder leaves grinding grooves with all my metal bonds. In your experience what would you think i could change. I've tried my RPM, travelling speeds and even change 3 different diamond suppliers, but it's doing my head in. I'm convinced it's because of the 4 head and not 3 head. I use Ameropolish 3 HD-s densifier but it sometimes stains the floor even after 100 grit. any comments would be greatly appreciated

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Before I even start, we can continue this conversation through email if you would like. jason@concretefloorsolutions.com My first question would be what position are the shock absorbers in on the plates? Those are the rubber bushings right behind the plate. Are they in the inner holes, outer holes or middle? I will refer to the three positions as rigid flex, medium flex or very flexible. I normally run mine in the middle position, but I have a three head machine. You might want to move them in one position or even two so the plates allow more flexibility. I am very curious if that helps. These machines are all very touchy and it’s very important to understand what makes your machine do certain things. Please keep in touch, email me or call me directly through the website. My number is plastered all over.

What is the guard product you use at the end? And what is a barnisher? Like a buffer to clean ?

It looks very good, Can you grind down edge That Was left from screening it with a 2 by 4

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

Жыл бұрын

I don't know what edge you are talking about, many times there are patterns left within the concrete that cannot be removed from original concrete placement. The concrete is still smooth and shiny, but there might not be the same stone exposure throughout the concrete. You never know what your floor will look like until you are done.

So this being an old mechanic shop your not worried about oils affecting your work ? The grinding of the floors is enough to get rid of the oils ?? Love your videos

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

That was known before we ever started the project and every proposal I write has a clause about oil stains. I never make any guarantees if oils are involved. You simply cannot ever remove it 100% from the concrete. Typically there is always going to be staining from oils. Thank you for watching.

Pretty rough shape hardly describes the beginning floor. Great job, really nice work. Hope the restaurant is doing well!

I have a very old garage with severely uneven and cracked floors. The concrete looks like it was set into 4 pieces. The walls actually sit on the ground outside of the garage (yes it's old). I like the durability of epoxy, as ell as the look. Should I fill and level the floor with concrete, score it and then pour epoxy on it, or could I just clean, seal the cracks, and have epoxy level itself? Thanks.

I've used this HTC machine its awesome and makes you a lot of money. Do you use the vacuum on both machines or just single vacuum

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

We use the Blastrac 654 vacuum which will work on two Htc 800 grinders. 800CFM 480 3-phase

This is beautiful work, I have a question how long did this take from start to finish

@mattacostaguitar4048

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on how long they worked per day 1-2 weeks

@roycesenjes1706

2 жыл бұрын

2/3 days

Hello there, did you densify the concrete? At what point? I miss that part.

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, after the 150 grit metal bonds

Looks like fun but I know it's a lot of hard work. Is it possible to squeegee the CFS-343 on the floor?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

It sets way too quickly. Maybe a steel trowel 10 sq ft at a time, but thats it.

@j.ballsdeep420

2 жыл бұрын

Or aerosol. Ya know.... Ryobi even gives that solution while you gotta wet one following it

Great videos, how would you treat a garage floor that was impregnated with oil ??

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

Жыл бұрын

Very carefully. First, if it is for a customer you need to warn them that no matter how good the preparation, you may have an issue with oil contamination. There is no way to remove oil from Concrete, I would recommend aggressively grinding and or shotblasting if you are putting a coating down. If you are polishing, you will have oil stains and oil may actually come up through the floor from the heat of the grinder as you grind the floor.

That seems like an lot of labor was involved, how much does a job like that cost? And seems like a whole of work to go from plain concrete to shiny concrete. How much more would laying tile have cost?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was $12k. The point of this floor is to embrace the history of the building and not change the original look. Yes it is a lot of work which is why I post these videos so people know how much work goes into polished concrete.

That dust collector is about the best one in the business.. as I understand it Huaqvarna acquired Blastrac … which is pretty fucked because parts are now near impossible and at a 6 week wait

I have a question I had my floors polish but I’m looking now for the best way to fill my joints after the floor has been polish any recommendations I have about a half inch joint thank you for any feedback

Really nice job, if this did become a restaurant it’s not listed on Google Maps yet If you go on Google Street View you can see the auto shop that used to be there

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they're opening in the next month or two. I know there were some delays in the original scheduled opening. The whole building has had quite a transformation

@shockingguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions Thanks if you talk to him make sure he gets his Google listing put on the map

Is this the same process that would be used for terrazzo floor polishing

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

As far as I know, yes

The steel area may have been an old man pit for working under a car.

do you like the sase tooling, vs htc?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

The cost difference is quite substantial. The HTC diamonds were much more expensive and I did not have luck with them lasting long at all. Things may have changed since Husqvarna bought them out. But I haven't tried anything else in years.

What do you do with the dust after removal?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Dumpster

What a wonderful exercise of giving life to a concrete floor, that otherwise, could have been buried with a nasty and I'll thought-out covering. Particularly like the RAC-A-TAC back saver. Can you advise if such floors are practical for domestic garages? Best regards Robert

Could you have stopped at 150 grit and still not see swirl marks? I would like it to have a bit of grit still so its not slick when wet. Any thoughts?

really great video. i can't assume this going for much less than $10/sqft

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

I wish In this area you can only get around $6 sq ft for a job like this. Believe it or not we have large companies in our area that do this for $3 a square foot. I have no idea how they can stay in business.

@david3312561

2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions i can't believe what im reading. I too will have clients come back and tell me they have bids coming in thousands under mine and i can only imagine how low the quality of products they must be using to get a pp/sqft like that

@CrackaSource

2 жыл бұрын

@@david3312561 Happens even in the janitorial and commercial cleaning industry. At some price points I've seen, it's literally less than minimum wage in terms of hours put into the job.. kind of sad really.

What step do you do your densifyer at? I do it after 200 but it seemed like you did it before 1500 is there a reason you did it so late?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

We densify after 150 metals, the guard is applied at 800, then burnished to 1,500

Just trying to find the best possible application for the fire station so this lasts for many years done once not twice or 3 times for the men and women that protect us everyday

Will the surface scratch if heavy metal is pulled across the surface, such as a 500 pound jointer?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

4 ай бұрын

Every concrete slab is different. It depends on the strength of the concrete. 500 pounds is a lot to ask if anything, so probably.

Was refurbishing the surface cheaper than busting it out and pouring a new one?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

1/2 the price at least

I am guessing that metal area was a mechanic pit that was filled in.

What is the purpose of the grout coat? And what is the material used?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

Жыл бұрын

The grout coat fills all of the pores on the surface, works very well if you have very porous concrete.

What is the grout coat product please?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions

2 жыл бұрын

Sase “all spall 3”

I've question can i pour self leveling concrete then do the regular job ??? I'm new in this business