Aggregate Exposure of Polished Concrete

Polished concrete is a green and earth friendly flooring material. Below are the six most common aggregate exposures for polished concrete floors. Titus hopes this these pictures and our expertise will help you write a specification for polished concrete that will give you the results you expect.

Cream finish polished concrete

Cream finish polished concrete

Sand finish polished concrete

Sand finish polished concrete

Pea gravel sized exposed aggregate polished concrete

Pea gravel sized exposed aggregate polished concrete

Polished concrete with 3/4 aggregate exposure
Polished concrete with 3/4 aggregate exposure

Discoloration Polished Concrete
It is not unusual for the cream on the top of the concrete to be a different color than the paste just slightly below the surface. Consider this when specifying polished concrete.

 

 

Various aggregate in polished concrete

It is not unusual to have variations in aggregate exposure within a concrete slab. Expecially if the slab is wavy. Consider this when specifing polished concrete.