Commercial Concrete Grinding Contractors Across the USA
Get a flat, clean slab for polish, sealer or a new floor. We grind off glue, paint and high spots after hours.
- Leveling, removal
- Glue and mastic
- Nights, weekends
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When do I need concrete grinding?
Grind when the slab has high spots, raised joints, glue, mastic or paint, or when a new finish needs a clean base. Diamond tooling takes the floor back to bare concrete without replacing it. If the floor carries epoxy, see our epoxy grinding page for coating prep.
- Removes
- Glue, mastic, paint, high spots
- Result
- Clean, level, bare concrete
- Next step
- Polish, seal, coat or overlay
Grinding specs for leveling and removal
- Machines
- This work calls for walk-behind grinders, hand grinders for edges and corners, and dust extraction. We set the method after we see your floor.
- Grit or pad sequence
- Coarse metal-bond diamonds to cut high spots and glue. Finer passes only when polish follows.
- Surface profile
- Set by what goes on next: sealers and thin coatings need a lower profile than thicker systems.
- Dust or slip control
- Grinding calls for dust extraction at the tool.
- Return to service
- Set for each project, per the maker of the next finish.
- Work hours
- Nights, weekends or phased areas.
Source: OSHA fact sheet FS-3628 (handheld grinders); ICRI 310.2R surface profile (CSP) chips; KTA-Tator article on measuring prepared concrete profile. The live epoxy grinding page covers coating prep specs.
What a grinding job looks like
Mark the problems
We chalk high spots, raised joints and glue lines, and test a small patch to pick the tooling.
Cut the high spots
Coarse diamonds knock down ridges and lips where carts and pallet jacks catch.
Remove what sits on top
Glue, mastic and paint come off in passes, with hand grinders along walls and racks.
Clean and hand over
We clean up the dust and walk the floor with you before the next trade or finish.
Trusted by Leading Commercial Organizations Nationwide
For more than 33 years, TCS Floors Inc. has cared for commercial floors on thousands of jobs nationwide. Our crews handle commercial floor care, VCT strip and wax, concrete polishing, concrete floor cleaning and nationwide floor maintenance services.
Retailers, healthcare facilities, warehouses, schools, government agencies, office buildings and industrial properties trust us with their floors. We work at night and on weekends, so your doors stay open.
Logos shown represent organizations and facilities that have trusted TCS Floors Inc. for commercial floor care services.
- 50,000sq ft deep scrub and adhesive removal, Salem, NH (2025)
- 46,666sq ft adhesive removal, Deptford, NJ (2024)
- 30,853sq ft ground and polished, retail store, Littleton, NH (2025)
Source: TCS job records, 2022 to 2026
What does concrete floor grinding cost?
What moves the price
- What comes off: glue, mastic, paint or coating
- How thick it is and how well it bonds
- Square feet and layout
- What goes on next: polish, sealer or coating
- Night, weekend or phased work
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- Square feet and the floor today
- Photos of the worst areas
- Hours the space can be closed
- Number of sites, if more than one
What Our Commercial Clients Say
“Your floor Care guy Art Pullano here in Chicago has been providing excellent service in my store for over 10 years!”
Manager HHgregga large retail facility in Chicago“TCS just stripped and waxed 16 stores for us and we are very excited about the high shine and level of cleanliness”
T. KatzRegional Manager of Big Lots, Cincinnati, Ohio“Our concrete floor has just been brought to life! Great shine and all the paint, oil and skid marks have been removed. Great job!”
“Your floor guy Phillip Eddens is unbelievable….For 12 years he gave us a little extra every time he burnishes the floor. You can count on him to be on time every time.”
Concrete grinding questions
What is the difference between grinding and polishing?
Grinding cuts and levels. Polishing is the fine finishing that follows it. You can stop after grinding for a clean matte slab, or continue through finer grits to a gloss.
Can you remove glue and mastic from old tile?
Yes. Grinding lifts most adhesive residue down to bare concrete. Older black mastic needs extra care, so tell us what you know about the floor and we will evaluate it.
Can you flatten a floor that carts and pallet jacks catch on?
Yes. We knock down raised joints and lips and blend the area. Deep dips are a different fix, such as an overlay. We say so at the evaluation.
How is dust kept out of my stock?
Grinding calls for dust extraction at the tool and vacuuming between passes. Areas can be phased so stock stays covered or moves out.
Do I need grinding before sealing a floor?
Not always. A clean bare slab may only need scrubbing. A slab with old film, glue or heavy staining needs grinding first so the sealer bonds.
Custom pricing for multi-site and single-site facilities
A No-Cost Floor Review, Then One Price You Approve
Tell us your floor types, square footage and opening hours. We review them at no cost and send a written scope and price for each site before any work starts.
- No-cost floor review
- Written price per site, before work starts
- Crews work nights and weekends
- One contact for every location