My friends are under the impression that I'm an expert in polished, concrete floors. I have no idea why, but I suppose it has something to do with me recently having renovated my home. The concrete polish just caught their attention, and they thought that Mr. DIY me did it by myself. Of course, I wasn't the one who did it; I just surfed the internet to look for a contractor near where I live. Still, they believe that I have joined the Freemasons or something similar. They even think I know a secret handshake.
One of those friends requested me to come over about a week ago. He was considering having his own concrete floor polished as well, but wanted me to have a look first. I told him that perhaps calling my contractor to tag along would help. However, had an unfounded concern that he might be convinced by the contractor to do something he really didn't want to do. He insisted that I should check first, to see if polished concrete was the right choice for his house.
Getting there, I quickly noticed how the said concrete floor was covered up in carpeting. Not a big problem; we simply needed to remove the carpet right? But as it turned out, the thing was nailed to the concrete floor. Just looking at it requires us to do something drastic.
My friend was persistent, though. Soon, the carpet was all rolled up in the attic. Now as I told people time and again, I'm no concrete expert, but I was really skeptical about this case. The floor had a lot of chipped concrete parts from the places it had been nailed into. It also had some kind of white sand-like coating.
It wasn't difficult to convince my friend to contact the contractor after. We both agreed that it was the right move. So a few days after, I went back there, this time bringing along the contractor.
Even the contractor was skeptical. He didn't at all look pleased when he saw the shape of the concrete floor, but he had an idea. It was still doable, but it required working out all the imperfections into a pattern. My friend decided to try it out.
One of those friends requested me to come over about a week ago. He was considering having his own concrete floor polished as well, but wanted me to have a look first. I told him that perhaps calling my contractor to tag along would help. However, had an unfounded concern that he might be convinced by the contractor to do something he really didn't want to do. He insisted that I should check first, to see if polished concrete was the right choice for his house.
Getting there, I quickly noticed how the said concrete floor was covered up in carpeting. Not a big problem; we simply needed to remove the carpet right? But as it turned out, the thing was nailed to the concrete floor. Just looking at it requires us to do something drastic.
My friend was persistent, though. Soon, the carpet was all rolled up in the attic. Now as I told people time and again, I'm no concrete expert, but I was really skeptical about this case. The floor had a lot of chipped concrete parts from the places it had been nailed into. It also had some kind of white sand-like coating.
It wasn't difficult to convince my friend to contact the contractor after. We both agreed that it was the right move. So a few days after, I went back there, this time bringing along the contractor.
Even the contractor was skeptical. He didn't at all look pleased when he saw the shape of the concrete floor, but he had an idea. It was still doable, but it required working out all the imperfections into a pattern. My friend decided to try it out.
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