Surface Prep

Tile and Glue Removal

Flooring improvements often begin with removing old, damaged and unwanted floor coverings. VCT, ceramic tile, mastic and thin-set removal requires specialized equipment and expertise. Advanced Concrete Polishing tile and adhesive removal processes utilize ride-on and pneumatic tile removers to perform bulk removal. Hand scrapers and power tools are used to perform detail work. An array of grinders, scarrifiers, milling machines and diamond brushes are routinely deployed to aggressively remove any remaining mastic, adhesive or thin-set. Advanced Concrete Polishing is able to avoid the use of harsh floor strippers, dangerous VOCs and harmful solvents by relying on mechanical removal techniques rather than chemical based systems.

Advanced Concrete Polishing understands the importance of removing tile, mastic and thinset carefully to avoid damaging underlying surfaces. Even though it can be a dirty and difficult job, Advanced Concrete Polishing takes great pride in properly preparing floors to receive finishes.

Coatings Removal

We use specialized equipment and tooling to efficiently remove failing epoxies and unwanted floor coatings. Advanced Concrete Polishing's coating removal arsenal includes scarrifiers, grinders, scrapers, screens, and diamond brushes, cup wheels, milling machines, shavers, planers and shot blasters. Extensive experience allows us to develop a work plan utilizing the most efficient equipment outfitted with the most productive tooling to tackle even the most complicated coating removal project.