Grinding unit floors at Daedalus and Solent Business Park
When a workshop or industrial unit changes tenant, the last occupier usually leaves something on the floor. At Faraday and Swordfish business parks, beside Solent Airport on the Daedalus site, units are aimed at aerospace, marine and advanced manufacturing. Floors in that kind of building may carry painted walkway lines, epoxy patches, bolt holes from old machinery, or adhesive from an earlier office fit. Before a new floor goes down, those layers have to come off.
A diamond grinder does that by shaving the top of the slab away in very shallow passes. The spinning heads take down trowel marks, ridges and the lip where two concrete bays meet at slightly different heights. They also strip floor paint and thin coatings back to bare, open concrete, which is what primers, levelling compound and adhesives need to hold.
Offices and shops follow the same logic. A refit of an office at Whiteley or a shop unit in Fareham Shopping Centre can uncover old carpet tile glue or a sealed screed once the outgoing finish is lifted. Grinding removes it without soaking the floor or chiselling it.
Some jobs belong to other methods. On a very large floor, or where a thick coating has to come off, shot blasting as part of floor preparation may be quicker, and scarifying is another option. Where the slab itself is broken or spalling, concrete floor repair comes before any grinding. If a resin system is specified, we prepare the surface and the resin contractor lays it.
Garages, extensions and dust control in Fareham homes
Houses are the other side of the work. Detached homes make up 27% of Fareham's housing, and garages turned into rooms are a common change to the town's post-war houses. A garage slab often has oil stains, paint and a rough, uneven top. Grinding cleans it back so a bonded screed or an insulated build-up can go on without trapping contamination.
Rear extensions raise a different problem. Where the new slab meets the original floor, the two rarely finish at the same height. Grinding takes down a proud edge, but a floor that falls or sags across the whole room is beyond it. In that case we grind the high spots and then bring the whole area true with levelling compound across Fareham or a new screed.
There is a limit to how far a screed can be cut back. Take too much off and it can end up thinner than its minimum depth, so we check the thickness first.
Dust is the safety issue. Silica is present in concrete, screed and tiles alike, and grinding turns it into a fine dust that is harmful to breathe. Our grinders run only with dust extraction attached, and we sheet off doorways and adjoining rooms so the rest of the house stays clean. Where lifted vinyl or carpet has left adhesive behind, grinding it off is often followed by a latex screed for the new covering.
How we price floor grinding in Fareham
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and what has to come off. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who grinds your concrete floor in Fareham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Concrete Floor Grinding from Slough to Fareham
On the map, Fareham sits south-south-west of Slough, about 52.3 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including PO16, PO15 and PO14), next to Gosport (4.6 miles), Portsmouth (5.3 miles), Hedge End (7 miles) and Horndean (8.3 miles).
More on floor grinding, part of our screeding services.
