FLATWORKSPECIFICATIONSFORPOLISHEDCONCRETE.docVIP

FLATWORK SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLISHED CONCRETE Polished Concrete Guidelines The instructions and advice given here will help to ensure your polished concrete floor will look its best. These guide line will help insure customer expectations are met and we all get our retainage Sub grade (Recommend laser grading) To minimize cracking caused by restricting movement, care should be taken to tamp and fine grade the sub grade as flat as the finished concrete on the surface to insure uniform thickness and the least resistance to friction as the slab contracts and expands during thermal temperature changes. This will reduce the reflective cracking cause by differential sub grade restraints. This will also reduce surface defects caused by bleed water pooling in low spots on the vapor barrier during the plastic state and excessive water and trash rising to the surface during hydration stage causing surface blemishes that cannot be fixed by the polishing contractor Vapor Barrier An Under-Slab Vapor or Moisture Barrier should be used to prevent rising moisture from affecting your floors and maintaining a healthier establishment. Under-Slab Vapor Barrier material in 15 mil Polyethylene?should be placed with the seams and penetrations taped before the concrete slab is?poured and turned down in the footing. . Mix Design Concrete Mixture shall be non-air entrained and Minimum 3500 PSI or higher. Mix should be designed at a .45 water cement ratio The mix shall be designed as a total gradation mix with a minimum of three aggregates fine, intermediate, large Any admixtures, plasticizers, slag, fly ash or anything taking the place of Portland-based cement shall not exceed 20%. * a straight cement mix is recommended The cement shall be Portland cement type I conforming to ASTM C 150. Maintain concrete temperature below 85 degrees. Keep concrete cool and moist as long as possible. Decrease the rate of hydration and drying to minimize cracking. Architect must approve all mix designs If