Concrete polishing is a mechanical process that turns an existing slab into a finished floor. We run a heavy grinder over the concrete with diamond tooling, starting coarse. Those first passes flatten the surface and open the pores. Next we apply a densifier, a liquid hardener that soaks in and reacts inside the concrete. Then we step up through finer grits until the floor reflects light. Color is optional at that stage, from a dye or an acid stain. A guard or sealer goes on last to shed spills and slow wear. The result is the slab you already own, made harder and smoother.
Complete Concrete Coatings has worked on Utah floors since 2005. We are family owned, licensed and insured. Our shop sits at 452 N 1100 W in Centerville. Our own crews run every job, and Paul answers the phone during business hours. Most of our polished floors go into warehouses, retail spaces, showrooms, churches, schools, basements and garages. Some bare slabs do better with a penetrating sealer, and we will tell you when that is true. Customers have left us 77 Google reviews and a 4.8 rating. Call (801) 347-4518 or ask for a free estimate on your floor.
Tell us about the floor, deck or slab and we will get right back to you.
Gloss level is something you pick. We stop the grinding sequence at the shine you want. A matte or satin floor hides dust and scuffs, which suits a busy warehouse. A semi-gloss or high-gloss floor reflects the lights overhead and reads as a showroom. Aggregate exposure is a separate choice made in the first passes. Shallow grinding leaves a cream finish with almost no stone showing. Going deeper opens up salt and pepper speckling, or full stone if we cut further. We settle both choices with you before the first pass.
A slab polishes well when it is hard and flat, with the surface intact. Interior floors poured on grade are usually the best candidates. Soft concrete is the common problem, since a weak surface will not take a shine. Heavy pitting, spalling and pop-outs are another. Grinding cuts them wider before it cuts them away. Patches also show, because filler takes color and polish differently than the original mix. If your floor is chewed up, or you want a solid color, a coating is the better path. In those cases we usually point people toward an overlay that rebuilds the surface.
Polished concrete is the slab itself, ground and hardened. Epoxy is a separate layer bonded on top of the slab. That difference drives most of the decision. Polished concrete cannot peel, because there is nothing sitting on the surface to let go. It also handles forklift traffic and dropped tools without chipping. Epoxy gives you solid color, flake patterns and a seamless surface that wipes clean. It hides a slab that has seen better days, which polishing cannot do. Epoxy also blocks oil and chemicals better, so shops and food plants often lean that way. Our epoxy floor coatings page covers those systems.
The choice usually comes down to the slab and how the room gets used. Pick polished concrete when the slab is sound and you like the look of stone. Maintenance is simpler over 10 years, since there is no film to strip and replace. Pick epoxy when the floor is damaged, when you want a specific color, or when chemicals get spilled. Garages are where epoxy usually wins, since road salt and hot tires are hard on bare concrete. Basements, warehouses, churches and retail floors go the other way more often. We will tell you which one fits after we see the slab.
Price comes down to a handful of things we can see on site. Square footage matters most, and larger floors cost less per foot because setup is spread out. Slab condition is next. A floor with cracks, patches or old glue takes more grinding before the polish starts. Gloss level changes the number of passes, so a high shine costs more than a matte finish. Exposed aggregate means cutting deeper, which adds tooling and time. Saw cuts, control joints and edge work around columns all add labor. Color from a dye or stain is an add-on as well.
The slab decides the price, so we quote after we see it. Estimates are free. We come out, look at the concrete, and tell you what the floor needs. Bring us the square footage and the age of the slab when you call. Our crews run from Ogden south through Salt Lake County, so most of the Wasatch Front is a short drive. That includes Salt Lake City, Bountiful, Farmington, Layton and Park City. Call (801) 347-4518 Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, and Paul will get you on the schedule.
Free, no-obligation estimates across the Wasatch Front, from our Centerville shop.
(801) 347-4518From the first call to the cured floor, here is how it goes.
Tell us what the floor, deck or slab needs. A few photos help. Paul answers Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, and gets you on the schedule.
We come out, measure the surface and check the concrete for cracks, moisture and old coatings. You get a written price for the system that fits.
We grind or sandblast the slab, repair cracks and spalling, then build the coating in layers. Most garage floors are done in 1 day. Decks take longer.
Each layer cures before the next one. We tell you when to walk on it and when to park on it, and we go over the care and the manufacturer's warranty.
Common questions about concrete polishing across the Wasatch Front. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
A garage floor coating from Complete Concrete Coatings starts with diamond grinding and crack repair. Then comes an epoxy base with color flake, sealed under a clear polyaspartic top coat. Most Centerville area garages are finished in 1 day, with free estimates.
Metallic epoxy flooring puts metallic pigment in clear epoxy, then moves it while it is wet. The result is a marble style floor with veins and depth. We install it in garages, basements and commercial rooms across the Wasatch Front.
Concrete resurfacing repairs your existing slab, then covers it with a bonded overlay or coating system. You pick the color and texture, and a clear top coat locks it in. We resurface porches, patios, driveways, walkways and steps across the Wasatch Front.
We repair cracked, spalling and pitted concrete on driveways, garage floors, patios and shop slabs across the Wasatch Front. Damaged areas get cut back and filled, the surface gets ground flat, then a coating or sealer protects the repair.
Waterproof deck coatings seal plywood and concrete decks against snow, meltwater and sun. We inspect the deck, lay a rubberized membrane, add your color and finish with a sealing top coat. Slip-resistant textures available. Free estimates across the Wasatch Front.
Commercial epoxy flooring for warehouses, showrooms, hangars, kitchens and shops across the Wasatch Front. We grind the slab, repair it, then build the system your traffic calls for. Licensed and insured, family owned since 2005, with free estimates.
The company started in 2005 and is still family owned and run. The crews have ground, repaired and coated Utah garages, decks and driveways for over 20 years. That is a lot of freeze-thaw winters and salted slabs.
Coatings fail at the prep, so we diamond grind or sandblast every slab, fix the cracks and spalling, and test for moisture before any color goes down. Every product goes on to the manufacturer's specifications.
A worn porch, a salt-damaged driveway or a stained garage floor rarely needs a tear-out. We repair the surface and coat, resurface or seal it. You keep the slab and spend the money on the surface you see.
Our shop sits at 452 N 1100 W in Centerville, so Davis County, Salt Lake City and Ogden are short drives. Call and you get Paul at the office, not a call center. Estimates are free and happen at the property.
A garage floor that dusts and stains, a porch that is flaking, a deck that leaks, a shop floor that needs to hold up? Call or send the form and we will come look at the surface and price the job. The estimate is free.
Tell us about the floor, deck or slab and we will get right back to you.
