Polished Concrete Floors in Dallas

The work itself

• Polished interior floors on existing slabs
• Garage and workshop floors
• Grind and seal for a lower-cost finish
• Exposed aggregate polish (salt-and-pepper or full stone)
• Dyes and stains before polishing
• Crack and joint repair before polishing
• Removing old carpet glue, tile mortar and coatings
• Maintenance and re-polishing

Grind level and how much stone shows

How deep the first grind goes decides how the floor looks. A light grind keeps the cream on top, a smooth, mostly uniform surface. A medium grind exposes fine sand and small stones, often called salt-and-pepper. A deep grind shows larger aggregate, the most decorative look and the most labor.

Because the aggregate is whatever was in the original mix, you only know exactly what it looks like after a test area is ground. A good contractor will grind a small patch first so you can see it before deciding.

Sheen is a separate choice. Satin finishes hide scratches and dust better; high gloss looks dramatic but shows more. In a living room, many people choose a middle level.

Garages and shops

In a garage, a polished or ground-and-sealed floor is easy to sweep, resists tire marks better than bare concrete and avoids the peeling some cheap coatings suffer under hot tires in a Dallas summer.

Garage slabs often have oil stains, which can be reduced but not always removed, and joints and cracks that need filling. A grind-and-seal finish is a lower-cost option that gives a clean, even look without full polishing.

If you want color, chips or a fully sealed surface, a coating may suit you better than polish. The contractor can explain the difference honestly so you choose what fits the way you use the space.

Care and lifespan

A polished floor needs dust mopping and occasional damp cleaning with a neutral cleaner. Acidic cleaners, vinegar and harsh chemicals can dull the surface, and grit tracked in from the yard acts like sandpaper, so mats at the doors help.

Over years the shine can dull in high-traffic areas. A maintenance polish restores it without starting over, which is much less work than the original job.

Compared with tile or wood, a polished slab has no grout lines to clean and nothing to replace if it gets wet, which is part of why it appeals in homes with pets or a pool.

Step by step

1. 01

   Call to talk about the room or garage, current flooring and the look you want.

2. 02

   Site visit, moisture and crack check, and a test grind where possible.

3. 03

   Written estimate for removal, repairs, grind level and sheen.

4. 04

   Removal of old flooring residue, grinding, filling, densifying and polishing.

5. 05

   Final protection and simple care instructions.