The Art Beneath Your Feet

Architects and designers choose polished concrete for museum floors for a modern, clean look that doesn't overpower the true focus of the facility.

January 10, 2012

Concrete polishing contractor Sustainable Flooring Solutions of Vancouver, Wash., used a seven-step polishing sequence on the 80-year-old concrete slab at the Valley Art Association Gallery in Forest Grove, Ore. Project size: 4,000 square feet. Key products and equipment: HTC grinder, SASA Company abrasives, Lythic Solutions densifier.

Concrete polishing contractor Sustainable Flooring Solutions of Vancouver, Wash., used a seven-step polishing sequence on the 80-year-old concrete slab at the Valley Art Association Gallery in Forest Grove, Ore. Project size: 4,000 square feet. Key products and equipment: HTC grinder, SASA Company abrasives, Lythic Solutions densifier.

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