Polished concrete is a very reliable surface, but it's still subject to the various types of wear and tear that concrete suffers. Abrasion, stress cracking, stains, and loss of surface finish all contribute to breaking down a concrete floor. Polished concrete restoration is an all purpose floor restoration approach, dealing with all these issues.

Polished concrete problems

Polished concrete is still concrete. Even the very hard, tough concrete used in flooring is susceptible to damage. The issues are pretty straightforward, but you can see why they're issues:

• Abrasion: This relentless wearing process relates to heavy usage areas, like doorways and elevator exits. Grit is applied by movement to the floor surface. It's like sanding wood, as a process. It removes the finish, un-seals the concrete and exposes any weak points. If you've seen concrete floors with odd looking areas, or perhaps even areas where the finish and colour has been completely removed, that's how these types of damage start. They're truly expensive to fix, and they look awful.
• Loss of finish: This is a very common problem, and it's where other problems start. If the finish on your concrete is looking patchy, it's time for some remedial work.
• Scratches: These act like knife cuts on a surface. If they're visible, they've probably penetrated both the finish and the seal, and have hit the surface. These scratches have to be fixed, because they can do real damage to the surface if they're not, and the final option is complete replacement.

Uneven surfaces created by wear and tear

In commercial premises, the huge wear and tear factor, often involving thousands of people, goods, and heavy materials using the floor daily, can really do serious damage as the surface deteriorates. Concrete fragments under these conditions, and that means over time the floor becomes a mess of maintenance situations.

Risk factors with deterioration in concrete floors

Serious damage, with floors which are effectively falling apart or where their surface is eroded to the point of being slippery or bumpy, is also a potential injury hazard. This is the archetypal situation which must be avoided. This type of damage can be a horror story in terms of costs. These are situations which really are as bad as they look.

Getting your restoration done ASAP prevents problems

All of these problems are easily preventable.These are some of the standard polished concrete professional restoration processes:

• Concrete coatings
• Concrete grinding
• Concrete polishing
• Concrete cleaning
• Concrete sealing
• Concrete floor polishing

Most of these processes will be familiar. The "concrete sealing" issue, however, is critical, because it's a primary protection for the surface. There are new concrete sealants on the market called "densifiers" on the market which are so hard that the old style topical sealants aren't even necessary. (This material doesn't wear off like the old gloss sealants, either.) The densifiers also provide a long lasting shine, like good floor finishes should.

For the price of a phone call, you can talk to an expert, explain the situation, and get comprehensible answers to your questions. It's that easy.