Blade requirements to achieve grooving pattern |
4 GROOVES
12 BLADES |
20 GROOVES
20 BLADES |
26 GROOVES
26 BLADES |
35 GROOVES
35 BLADES |
NEW concrete floors: alleys & crossovers |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Reconditioning crossovers |
YES |
OPTIONAL |
YES |
NO |
Resurface flat concrete floors per conditions below • |
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• Little or no existing groove |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
• Narrow grooves // less than .75in / 19 mm |
OPTIONAL |
YES |
YES |
NO |
• Wide spaced groove // greater than 2.50 in / 64 cm |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
• V-groove |
NO |
NO |
YES |
OPTIONAL |
• Diagonal grooves |
NO |
NO |
YES |
OPTIONAL |
Resurface cobblestone concrete floors with shallow crown |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
Resurface cobblestone concrete floors with high crown |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Resurface uneven or unstable concrete floors |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Resurface flat concrete floors with too many existing grooves |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
Ineffective grooves (too narrow, too far apart, too shallow) |
NO |
NO |
YES - BETWEEN GROOVES |
OPTIONAL |
Slatted floors |
NO |
OPTIONAL |
YES |
NO |
Rough or pitted concrete floors |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |