Polished Concrete Augusta, GA

What polished concrete means in Augusta

It runs through a sequence of diamond grits, usually with a densifier applied partway, which hardens the surface chemically so the finer grits can bring up a polish.

Gloss level is a choice on a scale from a matte honed finish to a high gloss. Exposure level is a separate choice: cream leaves the paste, salt and pepper shows fine aggregate, and full exposure shows the stone.

Polished concrete is an interior finish and in Augusta that means it turns up in downtown Broad Street commercial fit-outs rather than on residential patios.

How polished concrete is put on

The slab has to be flat to begin with. Grinding removes material evenly, so a slab with dips and high spots ends up with different exposure levels in different places, and that is visible and permanent.

A densifier is applied mid-sequence and left to react. Skipping it leaves a surface that will not take the higher grits and will not hold a polish.

Existing cracks and holes are filled with a matching grout before the finer passes, so the fill is polished at the same time as the slab.

It is genuinely low maintenance indoors and it is not an exterior finish. A polished slab outdoors is slippery when wet and the surface dulls under UV and weather.

What polished concrete costs in Augusta, GA

Priced per square foot by grit level and exposure. It is competitive with good tile or coating on a slab that is already flat, and it becomes expensive on a slab that needs levelling first.

Priced per square foot by grit level and exposure, and it becomes expensive on a slab that needs levelling first.

Where polished concrete goes wrong in GA

An old slab with patches, saw cuts and previous repairs will show every one of them once it is polished. That is worth seeing on a test panel before committing the whole floor.

An older downtown slab will show every previous repair and saw cut once it is polished. Grind a test panel before committing the floor.

Where we do polished concrete

We cover Augusta, Columbia County and the South Carolina side of the CSRA, including and 34 more areas.

Questions we get asked about polished concrete

Can any concrete slab be polished?

Structurally most can. Whether you like the result depends on flatness and on what is already in the slab, so grind a test panel first.

Is polished concrete slippery?

Dry, no more than tile. Wet, yes, which is why it is an interior finish.

What is the difference from a coating?

There is no film. The shine is the concrete itself, ground and densified, so there is nothing to peel.

Get a price for your polished concrete

Call (762) 320-6343 and we will come out, measure, and leave you a written quote. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation afterwards.