Transforming An Auto Repair Garage Floor Into Beautiful Restaurant Floor, Concrete Polishing
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Visit The PA House 662 Front Street, Hellertown Pa.
We have been installing floors since 1994. Both polished concrete and epoxy flooring systems.
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In 2019 we decided to introduce our materials developed for us to the public.
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The materials we sell are the same materials that we have been installing for over 20 years. We have very extensive knowledge of all products and almost every concrete condition imaginable.
We will share our knowledge with you so you can install as good a floor as possible.
Email me direct jason@concretefloorsolutions.com if you have any questions about anything.
I just did my first commercial floor, I have been doing residential remodeling for almost 20 years now. It was an old car dealer with a shop, it’s now a gas station. 5000 square feet of concrete. It took me and one other guy 5 days of planing larger lips down and then grinding 3 coats of paint off the concrete to get it all ready to be repaired and smoothed out for vct. Talk about a friggin grind. Pun intended. I spent 10-12 hour days running those machines to keep the rental cost down as low as I could. I’m still sore and I returned the machine Tuesday XD. It took me half as long as I thought it would but I’ll be starting to lay flooring Monday! Nice work guys, looks great.
Damn it took a long time to find a quality video showing the steps with a narrative about the process :-) verses some 'influencer' with selfie stick talking about themselves THANK YOU!
the metal frame was probably an old pit that was filled up with concrete, that is why the concrete was proud compare the surrounding concrete floor. Old alignment shops from the 50-70's used pits for aligning cars.
or hoffa??
This is really an art.... I grew up in the commercial construction industry, and this has always been one of my favorite things to watch over the years. Like Franco says at the end of the video... "Instead of hiding the past... we're celebrating the past"
This is impersonating art. We all want a gold toilet at the cost of porcelain, the art makes it worthy, and this is a knockoff of quality work
@@j.ballsdeep420 What do you mean a knock off? Even Terrazzo floors are Portland.
jimmy hoffa
Awesome transformation of the old floor into the Retro Type polished Concrete Floor - Great
That angle iron is an edge protection. That was probably a pit and a drive on alignment lift was flush mounted on the floor. No ramps needed. They probably had to fill the pit in after moving
Jiffy Lube special
Never EVER apologize for HARD WORK!
Hello Concrete Floor Solutions. This is not my profession. But I enjoy watching floor cleaning and repair videos on CZcams so this one hit my stream today. Man I must say, this was an incredible video. Your informative detail style while performing this job is just amazing. I can easily see your material being used to teach a class or such. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.
If I ever build a home I want underfloor heating and polished concrete floors.
This is an art that no one knows about! It’s amazing to watch coming from not knowing anything about this, amazing!
Thank you for watching
Amazing! wow
Excellent video, bud. I appreciate the detail you covered. I need to get better at that on ours. Thank you for the informative work. Kept my attention the whole time.
Not your typical DIY project!! Amazing work guys!
I really enjoy watching your videos. Been in the floor games 9 years so far myself. You could say I'm a lifer at this point lol.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate the support.
Wow! I'm not in this trade specifically. We do mostly high end tile work in our area and have been the niche company for tile work in our area for some time. I've been really considering getting into concrete polishing as I have so many people asking me about it, and more people are getting into tile work these days so it's not quite what it used to be for me anyways. This video was eye opening as most jobs tend to throw some curve balls at us, you handled this so well! I really appreciate your VoiceOver throughout the process. I can tell you are knowledgable and understand your craft. Thank you for sharing, I needed this! I'm sure the editing took some time. Very thankful for this as I needed to see the not so pretty side of polishing as one of my clients is wanting me to this to his pizzerias; I'm sure it will be more like wha you showed here! lol
Fascinating. Wonderful skills that I never knew existed.
Was wondering through the local Walmart noticing how polished their concrete flooring is. I had to know how it was accomplished.
That has to be a satisfying trade to be in. That looks very nice.
I noticed that the PA House restaurant is going to open in April. Hope Franco's customers gets to enjoy that beautiful floor soon.
wow I'm in PA. Used to Live in Northampton
Gee the owner looks like he was about to burst into tears. Hope he was happy with the job.
This whole floor was trouble! Wow you really knocked it out of the ball park.
Excellent videos and very informative personal tutorial phone assistance. Thank you Jason!
Wow. Really nicely done. You guys are really good at that trade!
Where do you dump your dust and how do you dump your dust!!! Love the show!!!!
Place it in a dumpster provided by the customer.
Fantastic work guys. I'm looking to get my shop floor done here in south fl. It's a repair shop i wanted it ground and sealed but now idk that looks great 👍 👌
Incredible work guys
Thanks for the professional install that’s what I’m about
Wow! What a transformation! ❤
Thanks for the tips mate I really appreciate them. I’m doing 5000 m² and it’s a big job cleaning up
Glad I could help. I am a sub to your channel for years.. thanks for watching
@@ConcreteFloorSolutions thanks mate I appreciate it I’ll give you a shout out when I make my video Thanks again buddy.
Hard working guys. Beautiful job.
Jeff is the man !!
Cool great process they are professional just like me I do my research for everything I do thanks u tube hope to do a video for you on commercial doors and hardware but I always love seeing something new it’s no rocket science but definitely a process thanks for the process and I know what fearthering is
Looks like a ton of work and with expensive equipment, but the result is amazing!
Honestly isn't that good of a floor. Really uneven coverage plus a bunch of shortcuts were taken - no densifier and stopping at 400 instead of 3000.
@@gholland5840-- THANK, YOU
Great Vid! I'm not a floor guy and I had no idea there was so much detail involved. You guyz have got crazy good skills and what an awesome result.
Man, that really looks nice!
Give Jeff a raise!
Artists at work. Beautiful. Great job.
hell yeah, a real star to finish . gr8 work!
Impressive video. Explanation of all actions and why done are very informative. Nice to see your calm and professional work ethic.
No, not even close to, "all actions," and yet plenty to expose why you'd go with a mason versus general contractor
Great video. Very detailed with the step by step process. Well done.
its all about the grindin'
Your videos explain the hair loss😁😁. Great work. I'm ready for a nap after watching that.
It makes for an exhausting day for sure. I like to post all the work involved so people see how hard it really is. I think sometimes the public thinks you drive a Zamboni over the floor and miraculously it gets shiny.
@@ConcreteFloorSolutions People (myself included) definitely don't grasp the insane amount of work polishing is. I remember researching the costs because I assumed it would be so much cheaper than epoxy and was floored by the pricing per sqft. Seeing videos like these really explains why.
Great job as always. Keep up the good work.!
Just trying to find the best possible application for the fire station so this lasts for many years done once not twice or 3 times for the men and women that protect us everyday
That dust collector is about the best one in the business.. as I understand it Huaqvarna acquired Blastrac … which is pretty fucked because parts are now near impossible and at a 6 week wait
Enjoyed your video! Thank you so much for the info about the RACATAC, too!
Racatac is now available concretefloorsolutions.com/product/racatac-with-chest-support-01rac3cs/
The metal in the floor was probably the edging of what used to be a mechanics repair pit. But has since been filled in with concrete.
Unbelievable, I had no idea, well done
great video
Great job,
dope af outcome wit that angle iron no cap
So wish I could get my floor like this
Beautiful job.
The steel area may have been an old man pit for working under a car.
Cool craft!!!
I remember back in my day all we had was a hand grinder nice to see how much humans advanced
Your back called, it hates you
The area that is surrounded by angle iron was probably a pit at one time and was filled in with concrete at a later date.
My taint
Great job thanks for sharing.
thank you for showing which dewalt gun that is
Love it
Awesome content
It looks very good, Can you grind down edge That Was left from screening it with a 2 by 4
I don't know what edge you are talking about, many times there are patterns left within the concrete that cannot be removed from original concrete placement. The concrete is still smooth and shiny, but there might not be the same stone exposure throughout the concrete.
You never know what your floor will look like until you are done.
Impressive
From auto repair to a gas station. ;)
This is so cool. Amazing job guys. Now they can eat from the floor. ;)
Just curious, but wouldn’t it be easier to start with the big grinder in the middle of the metal framed area and work slowly to the edges from high to lower rather than coming in from the outside and going low to high on that edge?
Pretty rough shape hardly describes the beginning floor. Great job, really nice work. Hope the restaurant is doing well!
What kind of grout you used to fill up the bubles on the concrete?
Love those htc machines there grest
Hi Jason. What is the product name of the duel tube crack filler you used on this job, and also, the product name of the clear grout coat? Also, is the clear grout coat product the same one you used to make the large repair where you mixed in the sand? Thanks so much for another great vid.
I see the need to grind uneven patches, but I do not see the need to grind the entire floor. The concrete is old and it is mostly self-polished.
Always impressed with your work and attention to detail.
I appreciate the effort and the quality of work placed on that concrete restoration. Can you give me an idea about the $/SF?
I believe this was was $6 sq ft. +/-
Clean white Concrete
So this being an old mechanic shop your not worried about oils affecting your work ? The grinding of the floors is enough to get rid of the oils ?? Love your videos
That was known before we ever started the project and every proposal I write has a clause about oil stains. I never make any guarantees if oils are involved. You simply cannot ever remove it 100% from the concrete. Typically there is always going to be staining from oils.
Thank you for watching.
Is the process that leaves that incredible shine called burnishing? What product post sanding?
yes, the final polish is called burnishing, must be done with a propane burnisher:
concretefloorsolutions.com/store/surface-treatments/cfs-polished-concrete-guard/
Top Notch again!
Eh, mid notch?
Watched a lot of adverts for this !
Good job though
We are going to be building a new home on a slab. What psi concrete would you recommend if we wanted to finish the floor to a shine like on this video.
What a wonderful exercise of giving life to a concrete floor, that otherwise, could have been buried with a nasty and I'll thought-out covering.
Particularly like the RAC-A-TAC back saver.
Can you advise if such floors are practical for domestic garages?
Best regards
Robert
What is the guard product you use at the end? And what is a barnisher? Like a buffer to clean ?
Will the surface scratch if heavy metal is pulled across the surface, such as a 500 pound jointer?
Every concrete slab is different. It depends on the strength of the concrete. 500 pounds is a lot to ask if anything, so probably.
Could you have stopped at 150 grit and still not see swirl marks? I would like it to have a bit of grit still so its not slick when wet. Any thoughts?
Curious what product you used for grout coat.
I have a question I had my floors polish but I’m looking now for the best way to fill my joints after the floor has been polish any recommendations I have about a half inch joint thank you for any feedback
Really nice job, if this did become a restaurant it’s not listed on Google Maps yet
If you go on Google Street View you can see the auto shop that used to be there
I believe they're opening in the next month or two. I know there were some delays in the original scheduled opening.
The whole building has had quite a transformation
@@ConcreteFloorSolutions Thanks if you talk to him make sure he gets his Google listing put on the map
I've used this HTC machine its awesome and makes you a lot of money. Do you use the vacuum on both machines or just single vacuum
We use the Blastrac 654 vacuum which will work on two Htc 800 grinders. 800CFM 480 3-phase
Great videos, how would you treat a garage floor that was impregnated with oil ??
Very carefully.
First, if it is for a customer you need to warn them that no matter how good the preparation, you may have an issue with oil contamination.
There is no way to remove oil from Concrete, I would recommend aggressively grinding and or shotblasting if you are putting a coating down.
If you are polishing, you will have oil stains and oil may actually come up through the floor from the heat of the grinder as you grind the floor.
I have a very old garage with severely uneven and cracked floors. The concrete looks like it was set into 4 pieces. The walls actually sit on the ground outside of the garage (yes it's old). I like the durability of epoxy, as ell as the look. Should I fill and level the floor with concrete, score it and then pour epoxy on it, or could I just clean, seal the cracks, and have epoxy level itself? Thanks.
Question
What’s the maintenance, would cleaning with an auto scrubber and burnishing it every month be a good maintenance program?
And will it need guard applied again ?
I think that would be a great maintenance plan. You can reapply guard, it depends on the condition of the original concrete. We have polished concrete and it still looks the same 10 years later.
@@ConcreteFloorSolutions thank you
i wonder if this type of floor is slippery or not
I would do that to my garage floor except it would be cheaper to bust out the oil-soaked concrete and pour a new one.
Is this your own company, and how much you charge for a job like this...p.s great video and work🎉🎉🎉🎉
I've question can i pour self leveling concrete then do the regular job ??? I'm new in this business
Have you used the t rex grinder head it's from HTC.
Where are you located at?. Do you know Mike he does this to in California.
We are located in Eastern Pennsylvania. I am not sure of MIKE. Maybe I know him. I do have some of the T Rex heads I have started using the wolf series heads from sase and they worked very well
Thanks for watching
What is that little cart that you are resting your knees and upper body while you're grinding the edges called?called
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What is the purpose of the grout coat? And what is the material used?
The grout coat fills all of the pores on the surface, works very well if you have very porous concrete.
That seems like an lot of labor was involved, how much does a job like that cost? And seems like a whole of work to go from plain concrete to shiny concrete. How much more would laying tile have cost?
I believe it was $12k. The point of this floor is to embrace the history of the building and not change the original look. Yes it is a lot of work which is why I post these videos so people know how much work goes into polished concrete.
How do you polish concrete that looks like on the video.
Without using all those fancy tools like grinders.etc
I have no idea, those tools are made specifically for polishing concrete
@@ConcreteFloorSolutions I can't just use a special pad instead of doing it step by step
I am guessing that metal area was a mechanic pit that was filled in.