We highly recommend that you arrange with your builder to Ramboard laid 24 hours after your concrete polish is completed. Ramboard is a breathable cardboard available from , and it costs approximately $3.20 per m2. This temporary floor product protects against scratches, chips, and general staining. It needs to be breathable so that it doesn’t trap moisture against the slab, but this also means it might still be wet through and stains can still occur. We recommend that you take reasonable care whilst the premises are still under construction to prevent stains. Overall, though, Ramboard is the best protection we have found that actually works and we highly recommend this product to help protect your floor. Another advantage of Ramboard is that it lays out pretty quickly and can help protect against paint, mud and other contaminants.
If you are having a Nil exposure, industrial look floor (no stone showing), we highly recommend that Ramboard be laid over the slab prior to framing work and before polishing. This is because a Nil exposure finish requires either no grind at all or a very shallow grind, meaning any chips, gouges, scratches or staining cannot be removed by grinding.
Please note that adhesive tapes should never be stuck directly to the concrete either before or after polishing, as the adhesive ingredients can damage the polish or prevent polishing products from penetrating the slab. This can actually end up leaving ‘lines’ in the polish.
Photo: Grout being rejected by adhesive tape line remnants, even after a second grind
Our idea to have a “garden party” theme for Christmas last year sounded great but our old mouldy concrete was an eyesore! Within 2 days the grind and seal team transformed our very drab rear and front yard into magnificent useable entertaining areas with minimal disruption to our lives. We have now decided on polished concrete for our extension to merge the indoor/outdoor living areas. The Grind and Seal Polished Concrete team worked hard to deliver a great result, they provided a quality product in a timely fashion, they are honest & reliable – a refreshing change in this day ...
JAMES, facilities maintenance PROJECT MANAGER for 5 councils Honestly I've never felt as compelled to give positive feedback as I have with this company's services and I deal with hundreds of companies a year in the course of my work, it has been a refreshing experience.
We got Grind & Seal to do the polished concrete in our home. They were incredibly professional and friendly to deal with during the process and the floor looks amazing – they were not the cheapest, but I think you get what you pay for – and we got top quality for a competitive price. Will definitely be recommending their services.
Anyone who hasn't seen polished concrete before should definitely try it! It looks amazing and is so easy to clean - I totally love it. I got Grind And Seal to come and do my home and they were awesome - lovely guys and were really good at explaining stuff to me. Price was really reasonable and now all my friends are jealous of my floors! - Thanks Grind & Seal I will be recommending you to everyone although my floor really speaks for itself.
Grind and Seal did a terrific job at our property, we knew in advance of building our new home that we were going to have polished concrete downstairs, therefore we contacted Grind and Seal to speak to them about our job and they liaised with our builder/concretor to ensure that we had a concrete slab with the perfect specifications for what were after!When it came time to complete the work the guys were punctual, friendly and very professional. The place looks fantastic and they were only too happy to appease my wife's needs to inspect the job at every step ...
We first used Grind and Seal at our Braeside premises in May 2018 to prepare our concrete floor into a beautiful shiny area for some vintage cars. The area was approximately 230 square metres and the finish was even better than we had expected. Therefore when it came to expanding the area by another 123 square metres in 2019 we had no hesitation in heading straight back to Grind and Seal. Once again Jay weaved his magic ably assisted by Tom to produce another impeccable finish. We would have no hesitation in recommending Grind and Seal to any potential customer. Thank you to everyone at Grind and Seal.
Thanks for our beautiful floors Tim!
We love them!!
Exactly what I pictured in my head..if not better!!
The tradesman were very professional. Polite and respectful. My front porch looks fantastic and I keep admiring it. Never to be painted again.I would recommend them to anyone and the guys even painted between my wooden fence posts.Thank you Grind and Seal
Good service, Happy to recommend Grind & Seal. Our floors look a million bucks and came up just so well. Was a difficult job but their experience really showed and they got around all hurdles. We were so impressed. And as our cheapest quote by far we were happy that we got such a good job. Nice team and made the whole process so very easy.