General Contractors

Currently many architects and general contractors have little understanding of the processing contractor's requirements for an efficient and successful installation. Cuviello Concrete has extensive experience in working with the needs of general contractors; understand how critical it is to adhere to tight schedules and the proper scheduling of other trades around the work we perform. Processing concrete requires large areas to be clear and free from all debris and other trades. Final protection is always an issue and we have several solutions to protect the floor after we have completed our work.

As soon as a job has been awarded it is important that you the general contractor award the concrete polishing to a sub contractor and set up a meeting with the architect, on site superintendent, and concrete processing contractor. It is important to determine when the processing work will be performed so that other trades are correctly scheduled. If it is new construction the meeting should also include the contractor placing and finishing the concrete, concrete supplier and anyone else who may affect the concrete work. Our results are largely dependent with what we are given to work with. When processing new concrete the concrete supplier must understand why they must strictly adhere to mix design specifications. The placement contractor needs to realize that what he is pouring and finishing is not a sub floor but the final flooring surface. There has to be a clear understanding of how to finish the concrete to get the best possible results from the polishing process. There are other intricacies the concrete processing contractor understands the GC will not be aware of. For example, if the building is block construction the thickness of the felt between the block and pour needs to be considered. To get the best possible finish along wall edges the processing work has to be performed before millwork and before door jambs are placed. Concrete processing should also be performed before paint since the equipment runs tight along walls. The most desirable time for the processor is before any interior walls have been placed although this is not always possible. When having to working around walls and tight areas this increases time spent on a job site by the polishing contractor and the finished product is never as good as it would have been if the work was performed before walls. Equipment that runs on electric has large power requirements that need to be planed for. On new commercial jobs temporary power is rarely sufficient. It is important that all parties’ expectations are met so as you can see awarding the job as soon as possible is in the best interest of all those involved.

Regardless of if the concrete exists or new all trades need to be reminded that the concrete will be used as the finished floor and should be treat it accordingly.

Cuviello Concrete understands the technicalities of what we do and when needed we are able to convey these technicalities to all those who affect the outcome of the processed surface. Cuviello Concrete’s goal is for an efficient and successful installation.

RESULTS OF POOR PLANING THAT CUVIELLO CONCRETE CAN HELP AVOID

Baseboard Not Big Enough to Cover Felt

Two Pours from Two Different Trucks

Improper Curing and or Mix Design

Low Floor Flatness (FF) Numbers

Poor Mix Design

Improper Floor Protection