TYPES OF CONCRETE GRINDERS AND THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

For minor and major projects that involve concrete, grinding the material could become a very serious issue. However, contractors that render these services use different machines and one of them is concrete grinder. 

But the selection of this machine depends upon the size of the project and thus, you can choose from different versions that we have discussed here in this post.

These concrete grinders are broadly classified into three names like hand-held, walk-behind and then, the last one is the ride-on concrete grinders. Let us have a look at these names and their features.

Hand-Held Concrete Floor Grinders -

• According to the experts, these hand-held units are ideal for smaller applications and for fiddly jobs like grinding areas that are close to walls, in corners and other hard-to-reach places.  

• They have very compact size and because of this, they are very light in weight and hence, very easy to manoeuvre.

• Because of these features, they are an ideal choice for domestic projects like smoothing concrete countertops, bathroom floors and rough patches on concrete floors.

• Other than this, these hand-held concrete grinders are also ideal for smoothing vertical surfaces like walls and door jambs.

• However, they are hand held, you will have to control it manually and with this, you will achieve really soft surface.

Walk-Behind Concrete Floor Grinders-

• The next version is given the name of "Walk-Behind Concrete Grinders" that come in various sizes ranging from single disc units right up to multiple disc units.

• Because they are very easy to manoeuvre, it can be used for polishing larger surface areas and even concrete floors both in domestic as well commercial areas.

• Another point to note is that they are well-suited for profiling large slab surfaces in a relatively short space of time and are a very popular choice in even amongst first-time users.

• The "Walk-Behind Concrete Grinders" is categorised in terms of size, i.e. small, medium and large and all of them are greatly helpful in grinding the concrete. 

Ride-On Floor Grinders-

• The next name is given the name of "Ride-On Floor Grinders" that are used to grind and polish surfaces of commercial areas.

• They could be used in areas such as floors in shopping complexes, commercial buildings, retail outlets, warehouses and distribution centres, etc. 

• They can be powered by electricity, gas or propane and are able to cover around a metre wide in one pass.