CARE operator grinding a concrete floor with dust-controlled equipment

Services

Concrete Floor Preparation & Grinding

Concrete floor grinding and scarifying for industrial and warehouse floors across Sydney, profiling concrete to the specification so the coating, membrane or repair system bonds and lasts.

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CARE crew preparing a concrete slab on a Sydney site

Surface preparation

Substrate preparation the coating can actually bond to.

CARE provides concrete floor preparation across Sydney for builders, applicators and remedial contractors who need a concrete substrate profiled, cleaned and ready for what goes on top. From concrete floor grinding for thin-film coatings to scarifying and scabbling for heavy removal, every floor is prepared to the specified Concrete Surface Profile.

Surface preparation is the single biggest factor in coating and repair bond performance. Works are dust-controlled where required, set out around the program, and handed over clean and within the manufacturer's moisture and profile tolerances.

Capabilities

Floor preparation methods matched to the coating and the slab.

Diamond Grinding

Concrete floor grinding with diamond segments to remove laitance, coatings, adhesives and minor high spots, leaving a smooth, even profile (typically ICRI CSP 1-3). Suited to thin-film and high-build coatings, polished and burnished finishes, and smoothing minor surface deviations. Dust-controlled with H-class extraction.

Scarifying & Scabbling

Aggressive mechanical removal for thicker coatings, contaminated or unsound surface concrete and deeper profiling. Concrete scarifying (milling) produces ICRI CSP 5-7; scabbling (impact) reaches CSP 7-9 and is used to take a slab back to a sound, roughened substrate ahead of bonded overlays and structural repair.

Pre-Coating Floor Preparation & Surface Profile (CSP)

The Concrete Surface Profile is the spec that ties the work together. CARE prepares to the CSP nominated by the coating or repair manufacturer and the engineer (ICRI Guideline No. 310.2 / ASTM D7682), then confirms the substrate is sound, clean and within moisture limits before any system is applied.

Method	Typical application	Resulting profile
Diamond Grinding	Thin-film & high-build coatings, polished overlays, smoothing minor deviations	ICRI CSP 1-3
Scarifying	Thicker coatings, bonded overlays and deeper surface profiling	ICRI CSP 5-7
Scabbling	Removal of unsound concrete, heavy laitance or contamination, repair preparation	ICRI CSP 7-9

Note: Surface profiles follow ICRI Guideline No. 310.2 (CSP 1-9). The final profile is confirmed against the coating or repair manufacturer's data sheet and the engineer's specification before application.

Service area & compliance

Greater Sydney, delivered to specification.

Where we work

Based at Banksmeadow in south-east Sydney, CARE mobilises crews for concrete and corrosion works across Greater Sydney.

Sydney CBD & City Fringe
Eastern Suburbs
Inner West
North Shore & Northern Beaches
Western & South-Western Sydney
Sutherland Shire

Standards & documentation

Works executed to the engineer's specification and the relevant Australian Standards (AS 3600, AS 1379), with the EN 1504 series referenced for concrete repair and protection where specified.
Inspection and Test Plans (ITP) and QA records provided with every package.
Hold points and witness points coordinated with the superintendent and engineer.

Safety & assurance

Site-specific SWMS and SafeWork NSW compliance on every job.
Fully insured: public liability and workers compensation.
Fully ticketed crews: White Card, EWP, Working at Heights, Confined Spaces and RIW (Rail Industry Worker).

Tell us about the job.

CARE is equipped to deliver both small and large concrete repair and rehabilitation packages across Greater Sydney.

Send the drawings, photos or scope notes you have. We will review the constraints and respond with the next practical step.

0439 766 557 info@careconstruction.com.au37/8 Jullian Cl, Banksmeadow NSW 2036