$7/sqft sounds reasonable, how big is the garage? — Darren Marshall, Co Founder dar...@doejo.com | 773 348 1227 | 3128 N Broadway, Chicago
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 4:49 PM, clay <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > Depends on how large an area you are trying to hit. > There are large grinders, life a floor polisher. Diamond disks are VERY > expensive wear items. You can rent them for a reasonable fee. The bigger > issue, beyond days of hard labor dancing with a machine, is the cure of the > pad. The older the thing, the gooder, as it might be too soft or crumble > with that much action. Another issue is the skim coating. Rough coat would > be simpler to work with instead of having to grind through all the soft gunk > on top. > Like redoing a wood floor, you will also need smaller grinders to tackle > around the walls and in corners. Maybe the cabinets and shelf units go > there, saving a little labor and cash. > clay > On Nov 16, 2013, at 7:25 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm building a new garage and the slab is poured. I'm thinking about having >> a polished concrete surface. The guy who poured the slab quoted me $7 per >> square foot. This is way beyond my budget. I was therefore thinking about >> doing it myself. Does anyone know if this is a DIY type of job. Anyone with >> any experience polishing concrete floors? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com