how to polish concrete
23Aug

Can you polish concrete? How do you polish concrete?

With uncertain times ahead, diversification is worth looking into. One area growing in popularity is polishing concrete to a glassy smooth finish, resembling granite or marble. With a little investment and knowhow, you can add another profitable string to your bow. All you need is a variable speed floor grinder which you can hire, a dust control unit and a set of polishing diamonds and pads. Polishing concrete is a multi-step process that involves grinding, honing, and polishing the surface to achieve...

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Flooring Machine Delivery
06Jul

Deliveries, collections and why don’t we have more branches. 

Wow what a busy June, but then June’s supposed to be. But it was fraught with machines down awaiting weeks on end for parts, so quite a challenging month. Floor grinders were the flavour of the month, for several days we were almost ‘grinderless’. From large 3-phase, even to our ever-popular HTC450 Floor grinder which is the most popular 110-v floor grinder on the market.About 8 years ago, a management decision, stick with the one branch in Warrington, Cheshire. Being...

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23Jun

Ripping Up Ceramic Floor Tiles

Ripping Up Ceramic Floor TilesA tiled floor often has a mixture of loose and ‘pooh to a blanket’ areas so it can be easy to be conned into thinking these will be up in two shakes. A couple of dozen tiles and it’s getting progressively harder, and then there’s the adhesive and grout. Time to apply a bit of mechanical assistance.All tilers will be familiar with the breaker and tile lifting blade which is pretty back breaking...

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01Jun

Why Shot blasting Machines Help in Industrial Manufacturing

So, if you are searching for an efficient and cost-effective method for surface preparation, shot blasting is always worth considering. Below, let us learn more about shot blasting and examine how shot blasting equipment may assist with flooring operations. How Does Shot Blasting Work? Shot blasting removes trash from concrete, metal, and other industrial surfaces. It is comparable to sandblasting but more effective. A shot blasting machine has a centrifugal blast wheel that spins at high speed during shot blasting and cleans the...

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26May

June 2023 Newsletter (Removing adhesives)

Have you ever struggled taking up adhesive?Wow what a year so far! The Terrcos have been doing well, and our ever-popular Husqvarna HTC range are rarely in. We also had a shortage of our HTC 450, 110-v floor grinders which are the most popular single-phase floor grinders on the market. I would guess that about 25% of these hires are to remove products like bitumen and adhesive. But if flooring product removing and prep is outside of your daily comfort...

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Machinery Wiring
06Mar

Ever Felt Like a Bit of a Loose Wire?

Ever Felt Like a Bit of a Loose Wire? A loose wire in a plug or a socket can leave you perplexed; that bloody machine was working absolutely fine, and suddenly the damned thing’s died a death for no apparent reason! It may not be instantly obvious, if a wire in the plug is loose or has come adrift, but the problem may be intermittent which might look suspiciously like a failing motor. The most likely suspect is the plug. Prevention is...

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24Feb

Hire or Buy?

Hire or Buy? Do I Hire or Buy? Quick Decision Needed. The Super Tax Deduction Expires End of Next Month. Multi-Hire not only hire top branded flooring equipment and surface preparation machines, but they’re also approved distributors of a number of quality machine manufacturers. So, should you hire or buy? Hire, you pay only for what you use, there’s no maintenance or storage, MH can deliver next day all over the country and all hire charges are fully tax deductible. Should there be a...

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Grinder or Scabbler
15Feb

Floor Grinder or Floor Scabbler?

Floor Grinder or Floor Scabbler? Shot blasting, floor grinding and floor scabbling are three methods used to prepare concrete surfaces before applying floor coatings or overlays. I want to look at the last two, grinding and scabbling. They are quite different in terms of the equipment used, the task ahead, the process involved, and the results achieved. Floor grinding uses a heavy-duty grinding machine equipped with diamond abrasive discs or shoes to remove the top layer of the surface, typically concrete. This...

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Work Safe
31Jan

Working With Asbestos

Working with Asbestos The materialAsbestos , a naturally occurring mineral once widely used in construction for its flame-resistant and insulating properties. What is known now, but was not at the time, asbestos fibres when disturbed can become airborne and so pose a serious health hazard. This should be a major concern when planning surface preparation before  painting or applying a coating to a floor. Floor grinding, scabbling or shot blasting can release microscopic asbestos fibres into the air, causing a dangerous...

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Floor Scraper
29Mar

Floor Scraping; Easier Said Than Done!

How many times have you been caught out underestimating just how stubborn and difficult that stuff is to take up? ‘Oh, it should come up with a sturdy hand scraper and a bit of elbow grease.’ Well Multi-Hire stock a wide range of hand floor scrapers at low low prices (click accessories tab / Floor Scrapers) but they’re unable to supply tins of elbow grease!Often though, elbow grease just isn’t enough and in a moment your quote is looking a...

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