Polished Concrete?

Would polished concrete be too slippery to have around a pool?

Also what approx cost am I looking at? eg/ is it usually the most expensive option compared to paving or decking??

Thanks in advance

It's honed that you want and not polished. Same process just not taken as far, so it retains some texture.
Price is expensive, but it is the bomb.
ONC will fill in the details that I have missed. He's the man.

Honed concrete in Wa is around the $50 per m2 mark which will include sealing as well. Should be honed to about an 80 grit finish to maintain some grip when wet.

Ring the Concr3t3 Car3 division of K3nn8rds in B3lmont for a referral to a good contractor as there are a few cowboys out there at the moment.

Cheers

Slugger

I would be willing to bet the best person to recommend would be an owner of polishing machines
and their own equipment.
Not a hirer of second hand equipment or they would be considered part time.

The cost to pour is around $86 sq mtr with the mix in the modorately expensive range and honing at about $60 sq mtr.
Including densifying.
IMHO only

Onc

Forgive me for daring to give advice in an area that you have a vested interest, people that own their own machines/equipment also hire machines when they need need to for varied reasons, ie breakdowns, extra gear needed for larger jobs etc etc. The need to hire machines does not make a person part time. At this point in time K3nnards Concr3t3 Car3 have the largest collection of specialised concrete equipment in Australia and they know a great many reputable contractors that are not part timers as you would like to refer to them as.
As for giving advice as a contractor myself this will be my last attempt at helping a fellow forum member due to your kind of sarcastic comments intentional or not. I thought that the point of being on a forum like this was to share information and offer advice when you can and for the greater good of this forum community. If you pulled your head in there might be a few other contributors to this forum and perish the thought in the area of concrete. IMHO
Slugger

Well fair enough then but why pinpoint 1 hirer of equipment?
There are many hirers of G/P equipment around australia.
If you are going to hire equipment you need to know the process of
polishing concrete or you get a result less then desired.

Anyone can hire but can anyone do it?
A bit like a set of golf clubs you have your own or you hire them,
either can hit a straight ball.

Beware of the bagging mechanism on those hire units they could take your eye out.
And they are very expensive when you add the cost of consumables(diamonds)
sometimes $1000 day including hire.

If you want some grip around the pool, maybe consider exposed aggregate. There are options out there called low exposure which is much less aggressive than standard driveway exposed aggregate.

http://www.concretewa.com.au/products_e ... egate.html

My experiences with polished concrete are that it is slippery when wet.

Polished concrete is beautiful ... I am getting it on my entire downstairs area but around the pool maybe not. I hadnt thought of honed for around the pool but am looking seriously at honed on our driveway .... Onc?

Another possible option ^^
or exposed and the stones gound and polished (little mirrors on the same plane )
Nah don't go there
...can be slippery on a slope Though no slope
K - all are possible and can be decided 2 days before so no rush

See you soon for some grinding concrete polishing

Wow that's cheap

I'm pretty sure thats just to have the concrete honed, not to have it put down as well, or, if it is, I've been wildly overquoted by others

Yep just honing...placement at about $86 sq mtr for a basic colour mix.

Oh I see, I was wondering what sort of job you'd get for that price! lol