Concrete Polishing :any DIY tips n' tricks ?

Hello all,

My partner and I want to polish the concrete in our kitchen/dining/living room it's 3.3 x 4.7 m [yep small].

I'm in melbourne and its a 1960s apartment.

So I've found a few places that hire out grinders [kennards, eq hire, hire-it etc], that all seems fine. So I'm hoping all ye out there on the internet can provide me with info that I need to know before we get stuck in - traps for young players and such.

I'm also seeking advice on appropriate sealers and toppings for a waterproof and slip free surface.

Thanks all

move out and get pay someone else to do it - dust everywhere. what a crap job. never again. < ugh!! ><UGH!>

Hey Zed,

Thanks for the instant reply - the polisher I'm looking at hiring has a dust vacuum attached, are they no good ?

Any suggestions for a sealant/topcoat ?

yeah thats ok but no dusty catches everything... anyway do what you will. I suggest someone else does it for you and you vac your house when they are done.

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Originally Posted by cantilever

.......... I'm in melbourne and its a 1960s apartment.......................

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You may want to check with your body corporate, re allowable noise and dust and curfews.

Mick

Sussed that out already Mick - I've just gotta limit the work times to 10am and 7pm - pretty flexible body corp here.

old concrete dosnt nessasarily polish well. The aggregate may be badly dispersed or the floor may be rendered or patched.

Cantilever

Check out the acid staining. The product is available in Aus as a DIY kit

http://www.decorative-concrete.net/photos_stained.php

woodcutta