Modern Style in an Old-fashioned Building

Surface Tech modernizes 85-year-old concrete floors with a grind and polish finish.

August 13, 2013
The owners of Studio 51 decided against filling the 100-year-old control joints on its polished concrete floors, instead choosing to show off the age of the floor.
The owners of Studio 51 decided against filling the 100-year-old control joints on its polished concrete floors, instead choosing to show off the age of the floor.

Read the full story about how Surface Tech completed the concrete polishing at Blue Line Station in the article "Modern Style in an Old-fashioned Building."

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A previous contractor left deep scratches in the floor on a failed concrete polishing attempt. Surface Tech performed a complete re-work on the floors to achieve the look the owner desired.
Modern Style in an Old-fashioned Building
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