Finishes

Five floor finishes, the same work by hand on benches, seats and planters, and resealing for floors already down. Each finish is defined by how much the surface shines and how much stone it shows.

Honed and sealedDOI 0-9

Polished to 800DOI 40-69

Polished to 1500DOI 70-100

Grind and sealDOI 40-70

BurnishedDOI 40-70

Gloss measured as distinctness of image (DOI): 0 is fully matte, 100 is a mirror. Grind and seal is dashed because its sheen comes from a coating, not the concrete.

Concrete floor with a soft sheen in an open living area

Burnished

A sheen on a steel-trowelled slab, with no grinding.

DOI Typically 40-70, varies with the slab / removal Nil

Garage with a ground and sealed concrete floor, bikes and a workbench along the wall

Grind and seal

A clean, even floor with the sheen in a coating on top.

DOI 40-70 (from the coating) / removal 0.5-1.5 mm

Honed concrete pool coping and surround in soft daylight

Honed and sealed

A soft matte surface. What you touch is concrete, not coating.

DOI 0-9 / removal 1.5-3 mm

Kitchen with a satin polished concrete floor and sunlight falling through timber battens

Polished to 800

A low, even lustre. Light reflects, objects do not mirror.

DOI 40-69 / removal 2-4 mm

Kitchen and dining with a reflective polished concrete floor

Polished to 1500

A reflective surface. Aggregate looks like it sits under glass.

DOI 70-100 / removal 2-5 mm

Hand polishing the top of a concrete bench with a resin pad, sunlight raking across the surface

Concrete furniture and features

Benches, seats, planters and fire pit surrounds, honed or polished by hand.

Living room with a concrete floor, fireplace and afternoon light

Reseal and recoat

Bring an existing floor back before stains get into the concrete.

Tell us about the slab.

Still at plans stage, slab poured, or a floor that is already down - send what you have. Plans, photos or a rough area. We come back with what the slab can do and a day count.

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