Runtime: 44 sec · Rose Restoration · Washington DC · Maryland · Northern Virginia
About this video
An old Washington DC schoolhouse was being converted into residential condominiums, and the developer wanted to keep the original concrete floors as a design feature. The existing slab had layers of old staining and sealer, plus the wear you'd expect from decades as a school floor.
What you’ll see in the video
- Chemically stripped and mechanically removed the old stain and coatings
- Diamond-ground the slab through multiple grit progressions
- Densified the concrete to harden the surface and close micro-pores
- Polished up through the high grits to a low-maintenance architectural finish
Why it matters
Adaptive reuse projects win or lose on whether the original materials can be brought back. Polished concrete is the highest-value path for a slab with history: no new flooring cost, no demolition, and a finish that reads as intentional architecture rather than salvage.
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