Professional Commercial & Industrial Concrete Polishing in Eau Claire

When businesses throughout the Eau Claire area need a long lasting and low-maintenance concrete solution, they turn to polished concrete. At WISE, we provide professional concrete polishing services for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, retail buildings, distribution centers, educational facilities, and commercial properties throughout Eau Claire and western Wisconsin.

With over 25 years of industry experience, we take ordinary concrete and turn it into a tough and visually appealing floor that is easier to maintain, resists heavy wear, and improves the appearance of your facility.

Whether you’re polishing newly poured concrete or restoring an older floor, we have the equipment and expertise to deliver results that you can be satisfied with.

Concrete Polishing Services in Eau Claire

We provide complete concrete polishing solutions for commercial and industrial properties, including:

Every floor is evaluated individually so we can recommend the best finish for your building and your budget.

Serving Eau Claire’s Commercial and Industrial Businesses

Eau Claire continues to grow as a regional center for manufacturing, healthcare, education, logistics, and commercial development. These facilities require flooring that performs under heavy traffic while remaining easy to maintain.

Polished concrete provides a professional appearance while standing up to forklifts, pallet jacks, machinery, and constant foot traffic.

Benefits of Polished Concrete

Businesses throughout Eau Claire choose polished concrete because it offers significant long-term value.

Lower Maintenance

Polished concrete eliminates many of the maintenance requirements associated with coatings and other flooring systems. Routine cleaning is typically all that’s required to keep the floor looking its best.

Exceptional Durability

Properly polished concrete withstands years of heavy industrial use without peeling, delaminating, or requiring frequent replacement.

Chemical and Stain Resistant

With our use of top-of-the-line densifiers and guards, our floors have resistances to hot tire marks, oil and gasoline, salt, basic and acidic compounds, and stains from natural products.

Improved Appearance

Whether you prefer a satin finish or a high-gloss shine, polished concrete creates a clean, professional environment for employees and customers.

Increased Light Reflectivity

Highly polished concrete reflects overhead lighting, helping brighten warehouses, manufacturing spaces, and commercial interiors.

Reduced Dusting

Our premium concrete densifiers strengthen the concrete surface, minimizing dust generation while improving abrasion resistance.

Our Concrete Polishing Process

Surface Evaluation

Each floor is different and can require different processes and tooling to effectively polish the floor. If a floor is old and worn, or has a coating on it, it may require lower grit diamond tooling to start the process. The hardness of the concrete can also be checked to determine which type of metal bond diamond will be most effective (hard, medium, or soft). Additionally, the floor will be checked for expansion joints, holes, or cracks that may need to be filled in with a polyurea mixture before beginning, as well as possible floor anomalies that may interfere with grinding such as metal studs embedded in the floor. After the floor has been thoroughly examined and a plan created, we then move onto the next step of concrete preparation.

Concrete Preparation

Expansion joints, holes, and cracks that were noted in the evaluation step will be filled with a polyurea mixture that is intended to fill any faults in the concrete and allows for our polishing machines to give a more level polish and reduce chipping of the concrete. Anomalies such as floor studs will then be either removed or punched into the floor to rid them of interfering with the grinding steps. Any large debris will be removed from the floor and thrown away. The proper diamond tooling will be attached to the grinding machines and the machines will be set up at the start of the grinding area. They will then be attached with a large hose to an industrial vacuum to help with dust collection and ensure that the air quality of the workspace is clean and safe.

Grinding

Densifier Application

The densifier application fills in the pores of the concrete to strengthen the floor and help to alleviate dusting and movement of moisture that may weaken the concrete. If the level of polish desired is a basic shine, then the densifier can be applied after the 80 grit step is done and then finished with the 100 grit grind. Otherwise, the densifier is applied after the 100 grit step for any polish stopping at higher than 100 grit. The densifier is sprayed on the floor using a pump sprayer and is made to cover the whole floor so that every area is wet. We then wait at least thirty minutes for the densifier to soak into the floor before continuing on with the polish. If any dry spots show up during this time, we add additional densifier to ensure that the whole surface is wet for at least thirty minutes.

Polishing

Guard Application

Once the concrete polishing is completed to the desired level, then the concrete guard is applied. The guard is used to provide additional protection to the floor. It adds chemical resistances, stain resistances, makes the finish more reflective, and makes the floor easier to clean and maintain. The guard is applied by a pump sprayer with equal amounts water and is spread by a microfiber mop to evenly coat the surface. The surface is then allowed to dry for 30 min to 2 hours depending on ventilation and temperature. Once the guard is dry, then an additional coat is applied. Depending on floor quality, a third coat may added for a better shine and thicker protective barrier. Once the final coat is dry, the floor is run over with a high speed burnisher to heat up the guard and enhance the shine.

Final Inspection

This is when we perform the final inspection to ensure that the floor has been properly cleaned and there are no left over debris or markings.

Why Choose WISE?

Choosing the right contractor is just as important as choosing the right system.

We focus on delivering floors built to perform for years—not just look good on the day the project is completed.

Proudly Serving Eau Claire and Surrounding Communities