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I used a key to scratch the shop floor and then went and did the same thing on the concrete foundation around our house (poured years apart by different companies). The shop floor took the same amount of pressure to score it as the foundation did. So, I'd say it doesn't score easily.

Easier said than done, for some of us. I won't be able to do the whole floor all at once. I'm going to have to clear one part of the floor, do all the work to that section and then clear another section. I'd be renting equipment several times just to do that. The concrete doesn't seem bad, it's...

900sf. But, like I said, I'll have to do it in sections. So it's not like I'll be grinding 900sf all at once. Thanks for the advice.

I've got a shop vac and can buy the attachments you're talking about. Would soaking the concrete with water while I grind be an alternative? No dust; then, I can vacuum after it dries?

So, grinding with my little 4" grinder is out of the question? I've got plenty of time to do work. Money is a different thing altogether.

It was more than 24 hours. It's been a year ago, but it was two or three days after the pour. He did the pour, I saw the bad finish job the next day, he came and looked at it (possibly the day after that) and ground it the day after. So, he did the grind 2-4 days after the pour.

He's not paying because I can't afford to make him pay.

I've been searching and have read several posts on this site. So many conflicting opinions. A little background: Around 18 months ago, we had a shop built. The concrete was poured late in the day and the guy who built the shop was trying to get it done before he end of the day. The power trowel...