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73,000 Sq Ft School — Polished Concrete Campus Floors

Florida 73,000 sq ft Concrete Polishing • Dyed Corridor Floors • Densify & Burnish

A 73,000 sq ft school campus polished wall-to-wall: mirror-gloss common areas and classrooms, plus charcoal-dyed corridors — all coordinated around an active construction schedule.

The Challenge

Schools take brutal daily traffic: thousands of footsteps, rolling carts, chairs, and constant cleaning. The facility needed floors that would last decades with minimal maintenance, meet slip and light-reflectance expectations, and be installed in phases while other construction trades worked around us.

Our Solution

  • 1Large-format planetary grinders with full dust extraction across 73,000 sq ft
  • 2Progressive metal-bond and resin-bond diamond passes for a flat, refined surface
  • 3Charcoal dye applied to corridor floors for a dramatic, easy-to-maintain finish
  • 4Lithium silicate densifier to chemically harden every square foot
  • 5Final burnished stain-guard for gloss and spill resistance
  • 6Phased schedule coordinated with the general contractor to keep the project on track

The Results

  • 73,000 sq ft of seamless polished concrete across corridors, classrooms, and common areas
  • High light reflectance that brightens hallways and reduces lighting load
  • No wax, no recoating cycles — dust mop and auto-scrubber maintenance only
  • A floor system rated for decades of student traffic

Project Photos

Process — Planetary grinders and burnishers in action
Process — Planetary grinders and burnishers in action
Process — Mirror gloss developing across the main hall
Process — Mirror gloss developing across the main hall
After — Polished floors reflecting the glass wing
After — Polished floors reflecting the glass wing
After — Common area with high-reflectance finish
After — Common area with high-reflectance finish
After — Charcoal-dyed corridor, burnished to a shine
After — Charcoal-dyed corridor, burnished to a shine

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