CREAM EXPOSURE - surface polish only
EXPOSURE DESCRIPTION
Resin diamond polished finished. There is no grinding of the surface laitance and no exposure of aggregates.
TYPICAL USE
Finish for any new or existing concrete floors. Ideal for newly laid floors where placing can be controlled to achieve a flat surface.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
This highly desired finishing is difficult to achieve. We generally say that we are only able to offer this finish for newly poured concrete that is poured specifically to stringent specifications. We do not have any control over placement which includes: flatness, staining, footprints, or colour, as this has been predetermined by the concrete installers. Repairs will look like repairs. If you floor has yet to be placed we have finishing technique recommendations that can be offered to help achieve desired finished look, but solely we are only honing the surface and not removing anything. It is also common in cream polish finishes that contamination such as but not limited to Styrofoam, wood, power trowel marks foot prints or pop outs ect can be found in the finish.
MAINTENANCE
Regularly use only water or a PH neutral cleaner. the concrete does not like acidic or oily substances.
MINIMAL EXPOSURE - light
EXPOSURE DESCRIPTION
The exposure is typically achieved by up to two mechanical passes with a 60-grit metal bond (or lower), removing only the cream layer of the surface revealing salt and pepper sands and stone with potential of larger stone.
TYPICAL USE
Finish for any new or existing concrete floors. Ideal for newly laid floors where placing can be controlled to achieve a flat surface.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Achieving this finish will depend largely on the flatness of floor that has been poured and finished by the concrete installers, and will potentially expose some large stones. Due to an uneven pour and finish, it is common that some cream patches remain in this finish. It is also common in minimal expsures contamination such as but not limited to Styrofoam, wood, power trowel marks foot prints or pop outs ect can be found in the finish. NCRP has an excellent attention to detail to help remedy these important considerations above, but in some cases are out of our control and can remain in the finish
MAINTENANCE
Regularly use only water or a PH neutral cleaner. the concrete does not like acidic or oily substances.
RANDOM EXPOSURE - light salt & pepper to larger stone
EXPOSURE DESCRIPTION
A variety of stone exposure based on the highs and lows of the floor, resulting in stone sizes ranging from cream/minimal to large agg. This exposure level allows us to grind the floor flatter (within tolerance), and elevating most of the contamination typically found in minimal or cream exposures. This process will start with using a 50-grit metal bond diamond (or lower).
TYPICAL USE
Finish for any new, existing OR damaged concrete floors
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Achieving this finish will depend largely on how the floor has been poured and finished by the concrete installers, and we do not have any control over the placement or exposure of large or small aggregates. This finish will not result in a consistent exposure. although we do find that with evenly worked surface in conjunction with our placement recommendations for cream finishes typically result in less large stone exposure
MAINTENANCE
Regularly use only water or a PH neutral cleaner. the concrete does not like acidic or oily substances.
FULL EXPOSURE - full
EXPOSURE DESCRIPTION
Deep grinding to expose large embedded aggregate. The floor is bound flat leaving a mixture of heavy stone and fine aggregates that are then resin diamond polished.
TYPICAL USE
Finish for any new, existing or damaged concrete floors
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Provided that the concrete has been poured evenly and to the right specifications, you should have as the same suggests, full stone showing through. To achieve this look, the process is more labour intensive.
MAINTENANCE
Regularly use only water or a PH neutral cleaner. the concrete does not like acidic or oily substances.
