Saves Money with Low Maintenance Polished Concrete Floors
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) operates over 3,100 facilities across the globe and has offered quality goods and services to members of the armed forces and their families since 1895. Earnings generated from these facilities goes toward Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs to improve the quality of life in the military community.
At one of their locations in Fort Bragg, the maintenance costs of waxing, stripping, and replacing the vinyl tile and carpet on their floor began to outweigh the benefits. The facility managers looked for a solution that would provide them the durability needed as well as the aesthetic desired, and discovered polished concrete.
“The long term maintenance [of polished concrete] was cheaper than the vinyl tile they had before,” commented Gerald Daniel, Project Manager for WECC, Inc, a minority owned general contractor located in North Carolina that focuses their services on federal, state, and local government projects.
WECC is known for their quality control processes and their ability to consistently produce successful projects on time and on budget to the customer’s satisfaction. WECC searched for a concrete polishing company to do the work and originally hired the lowest bidder. However, once on the job, the scope turned out to be more than the contractor had anticipated.
“The [original concrete polishing company] was looking to have another contractor come in to remove the floor coverings then they would come in to do their original scope of work,” explained Daniel. “Instead, we just hired Perfect Polish to do it all instead of hiring two companies to do the same.”
The 83,000 square foot facility required an industrial floor scraper to first remove the VCT, carpet, and residual mastic. However, the largest challenge presented was removal of the cementious leveling compound that was up to ¼” thick in regions of the floor. Once removed, Perfect Polish continued to coarse grind to smooth the surface and remove imperfections. They then poured over 14,000 square feet of polishable self-leveling overlay that had been integrally colored to match the Exchange’s branded look and dyed a coordinating 17’ x 18’ AAFES stenciled logo onto the floor. Lastly, Perfect Polish completed multiple polishing steps to further hone the surface until they received a reflective, monolithic shine. The final result was a clean, low maintenance, no-wax floor that will greet customers for many years to come.
“We were concerned with having a good finished product and pleasing the customer,” Daniel remarked. “Perfect Polish did a good job, and they were easier to work with. I would recommend them.”
“We were concerned with having a good finished product and pleasing the customer,” Daniel remarked. “Perfect Polish did a good job, and they were easier to work with. I would recommend them.”
For more information about WECC, visit their website at http://www.weccinc.com/
About Perfect Polish:
Since 1998 Perfect Polish has provided the highest quality concrete flooring solutions to the industrial, retail, and commercial markets, and is one of the largest contractors in the United States that specializes in polished concrete. They have built their reputation for exceptional craftsmanship and have completed installation of millions of square feet of flooring across the nation. To learn more about polished concrete services, contact them at 877-91-SHINE.
