Smith and Company of McMinnville, Oregon completed 9,000 SF of industrial flooring for Boise Cascade, a publicly traded specialty lumber manufacturer.
Concrete Polishing Project Details
Client: Boise Cascade in Salem, Oregon occupies a 150,000 square foot building. They manufacture plywood, engineered wood products, lumber and particleboard. View Boise Cascade Lumber Products
Contractor: Smith and Co. is a concrete polishing company in Salem, Oregon that offers a full line of concrete installation, repair and finishing services. Visit Smith and Company (503) 894-6099.
Project Size: 9,000 Square feet of worn concrete in need of resurfacing.
Time to Complete: 3 weeks of work on consecutive Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Each weekend, the Smith & Company team repaired and polished 3,000 square feet of the damaged flooring until the full job of 9,000 square feet of repaired flooring was complete.
Scope of Project: The concrete floors at Boise Cascade’s location were worn and dull looking. Numerous patches and cracks covered the cement. More than 30 years of constant use by large, heavy forklifts resulted in floor damage, and despite consistent attempts to improve the flooring surface with epoxies and small patches, the floor proved to be resistant to owner’s small repairs.
The Polished Concrete Process for Industrial Floors
Smith & Co used concrete polishing equipment to grind and resurface the floors. The removed the old epoxy coatings with a 16-grit diamond tooling (very coarse). Then, the team applied multiple courses of subsequent grinding using a steady supply of finer grit pads, with the finest being an 800-grit polishing pad.
During the concrete restoration process, the contractor applied a densifier or hardener. The primary goal was to create a smooth, glossy-light reflective floor free of all blemishes. The final result? An extremely durable and easy-to-maintain floor.
About Smith and Company Painting:
Smith and Company Painting is an Oregon business family owned and operated for more than 50 years. Their concrete restoration services include installation, polish and repair and epoxy coatings along with interior and exterior painting for commercial and industrial properties.