My friends are under the impression that I'm an expert in polished, concrete floors. I have no idea why, but I suppose it has something to do with me recently having renovated my home. The concrete polish just caught their attention, and they thought that Mr. DIY me did it by myself. Of course, I wasn't the one who did it; I just surfed the internet to look for a contractor near where I live. Still, they believe that I have joined the Freemasons or something similar. They even think I know a secret handshake.
Nevertheless, I went to my friend's place last week because he wanted me to get a look at his own concrete floor. I recommended my contractor to my friend, but he preferred to have me take it a look at it first before calling someone. He heard that not all concrete could be polished. So before doing anything drastic, he determined that I should check out if the concrete was fit for the task.
We needed to see the totality of the floor, but my friend's place was carpeted all throughout. The first task, then, was for us to remove the carpet. Problem was, the carpet was nailed down to the concrete floor. I then thought that if we were to even check the concrete floor, we'll have to do something drastic after.
My friend was persistent, though. Soon, the carpet was all rolled up in the attic. Now as I told people time and again, I'm no concrete expert, but I was really skeptical about this case. The floor had a lot of chipped concrete parts from the places it had been nailed into. It also had some kind of white sand-like coating.
At that point, I retried to convince my friend about the contractor that I hired. He was convinced it was the right move, and a few days later I went back there with the contractor.
As luck would have it, even the contractor seemed skeptical when he first saw the house. Unlike us, however, who seemed hopeless, he had an idea. He said that it was still doable, but it'd require us to be more creative. We will work out the imperfections into a pattern. My friend was willing to try it out.
Nevertheless, I went to my friend's place last week because he wanted me to get a look at his own concrete floor. I recommended my contractor to my friend, but he preferred to have me take it a look at it first before calling someone. He heard that not all concrete could be polished. So before doing anything drastic, he determined that I should check out if the concrete was fit for the task.
We needed to see the totality of the floor, but my friend's place was carpeted all throughout. The first task, then, was for us to remove the carpet. Problem was, the carpet was nailed down to the concrete floor. I then thought that if we were to even check the concrete floor, we'll have to do something drastic after.
My friend was persistent, though. Soon, the carpet was all rolled up in the attic. Now as I told people time and again, I'm no concrete expert, but I was really skeptical about this case. The floor had a lot of chipped concrete parts from the places it had been nailed into. It also had some kind of white sand-like coating.
At that point, I retried to convince my friend about the contractor that I hired. He was convinced it was the right move, and a few days later I went back there with the contractor.
As luck would have it, even the contractor seemed skeptical when he first saw the house. Unlike us, however, who seemed hopeless, he had an idea. He said that it was still doable, but it'd require us to be more creative. We will work out the imperfections into a pattern. My friend was willing to try it out.
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