Grinding ensures a much more even uniform floor and unlike using a chemical stripper can smooth out imperfections in the concrete.
How to grind concrete floor corners.
It has to lay flat on the floor while grinding.
How to grind imperfections in a cement floor.
Take extra care with the cup wheel.
Grinding can be a quick solution but you really need to find out why the concrete settled or lifted.
This does not include the time spent on edge works.
If it was just shifting footings the problem may reappear or cause cracking issues and require additional grinding or more long term solutions like injecting polyurethane foam under the sidewalks to stabilize it and or fill any potential voids.
If you are installing new flooring such as ceramic tile or.
Grinders are what are used for creating polished concrete floors.
You can use a smaller grinder for hard to reach areas along the wall perimeter.
Ron uses the vacuum brazed diamond rasp and triangular electroplated diamond polishing p.
Ron with cement stainers talks about the hardin az318 c and az318 2.
Most people who perform this grinding process finishes a 2 car concrete garage floor 400 sq feet in as little as 2 hours.
All in all grinding that floor gave me a new perspective on what a lot of you go through every day and i have a lot more respect for all you concrete grinders out there.
Account for this in your time estimate.
Concrete can be used for flooring driveways steps foundations and other purposes.