While I've heard of Concrete Polishing before, it wasn't something that I envisioned for our old home. You see, whenever I thought about it, I remembered my High School building. Its concrete floor was polished, but it didn't look at all special. Sure, it was shiny, but these were offset by the various cracks and quick patchworks that were visible. They could have done better.

But now, roughly a decade later, I seriously considered concrete polishing for our home. Until recently, the house had distasteful, artificial wooden tiles. I never liked them, and they were mostly broken anyway, so I decided to remove all the tiles. Lo and behold, save for the adhesive used to attach the tiles in the first place, the concrete below was undamaged (in my eyes, at least).

I then decided to just enhance the concrete somehow. Polishing it would seem ideal, but I really did not know anything about it. So I went to a Concrete Polishing website and asked around.

After lurking around the forums and asking a few questions, I met a contractor that lived in my general area. I told him about wanting to polish my concrete floor, and about how I didn't want to have a repeat of what my school had for a floor. He said that it all depends on the quality of the concrete before polishing; too many patch-ups or a wavy finish would require a new layer before polishing. He didn't think it was necessary for our home's floor, though, so I got him to help polish it for me.

My High School undoubtedly had pretty high expectations with Concrete Polishing, and I don't blame them. Done right, polished concrete floor looks sleek and exciting. I'm gong to revisit soon and recommend my new contractor friend to them, and maybe check if any of the teachers I knew are still there.

Back at my house, I get the luxury of admiring Concrete Polishing done right. I am so glad I looked up the site where I found the contractor.