QUALITY POLISHED CONCRETE BY DIACON CONCRETE POLISHING
Diacon Concrete Polishing has become known for its decorative concrete flooring installations and highly trained staff. Our staff focuses on educating the customer on the polished concrete process and working as a team to achieve the high quality finish that owners, architects, and general contractors demand. Diacon has rapidly become known as an innovator in polished concrete that is able to install concrete flooring in the most difficult of circumstances.
Quite Simply - Diacon is the Best and Fastest Concrete Polisher in the West.
BENEFITS OF CONCRETE POLISHING
Both private and public entities have chosen to install polished concrete due to its ease of maintenance, cost efficiency, and long-term durability. In addition, Diacon Concrete Polishing will assist your project obtaining the coveted LEED points, and best of all contribute to preserving and saving our environment.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
When it comes to your concrete flooring project, you want to make sure that you hire a contractor that is reliable, professional, and well educated on polished concrete. Diacon has a wide variety of equipment including the fast Bobcat mounted 3-headed concrete grinder. Diacon Concrete Polishing has a long list of satisfied clients, including customers that have hired Diacon to fix other contractors substandard polished concrete. Diacon clients include: Solyndra by Rudolph and Sletten, California Academy of Sciences by Webcor, Pacific Lutheran University by Sellen, Yuba City Fire and Police, Raleys Grocery Store, United States Air Force, Wingstop Restaurants, Planes of Fame Air Museum, Saddleback Church, Blue C Sushi, Ocean Honda, Bob Bridge Toyota, and many others.
PROJECTS
The Diacon floor installation team is led by Adrian Henry an instructor for Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons, and a popular speaker at the Concrete Décor show. Mr. Henry has come up with innovative approaches to projects that has resulted in Diacon establishing a solid reputation in the polished concrete industry. Through his ongoing leadership, the Diacon team continues to stay ahead of the polished concrete curve, and has been certified to install numerous systems.
A cross-section of the numerous projects completed by Diacon include a whos who in commercial construction.
Building: Solyndra Fab 2
Owner: Solyndra
Contractor: Rudolph & Sletten
Scope: 260,000 sq. ft. of curing and polishing. Additional 170,000 sq. ft. of sealing.
System: Retroplate 99 and Ashford Formula
LEED Criteria: Platinum
Building: Solyndra Back End Project, Fremont, CA
Owner: Solyndra, Inc.
Contractor: C&L Coatings, Inc.
Scope: 200,000 sq. ft. of mortar bed removal and leave the floor profile at 30 grit resin
System: Retroplate 99
Building: San Jose Fire Station
Owner: City of San Jose
Contractor: Swenson Development Company
Scope: 6,000 sq. ft integral polished concrete Retroplate 99.
LEED Criteria: Silver
Building: St. Thomas School
Owner: St. Thomas School
Contractor: Sellen Construction
Scope: 15,000 sq. ft. of polished concrete that Diacon worked with designers to come up with
final look. Black water based dye was used.
System: Diacon System
LEED Criteria: Gold
Building: California Academy of Sciences
Owner: California Academy of Sciences
Contractor: Webcor
Scope: Repair 250,000 sq. ft. of polished concrete work.
Building: Freight & Salvage
Owner: Freight & Salvage
Contractor: Oliver & Company
Scope: 3,000 sq. ft. of integral black polished concrete.
Building: Chabot College
Owner: Chabot College
Contractor: DL Falk
Scope: Natural polished concrete of a fiber reinforced slab.
LEED Criteria: Certified
Building: Thermofisher Scientific
Owner: Thermofisher
Contractor: Devcon
Scope: 80,000 sq. ft of natural polished concrete and application of concrete enhancer.
System: Consolidek & WR Meadows
Building: Camelbak
Owner: Camelbak
Scope: Polished concrete within their public spaces.
Building: Spur Urban Center
Owner: San Francisco Planning & Urban Research
Contractor: Nibbi Brothers
Scope: Natural polished concrete and application of concrete enhancer.
System: Prosoco
Building: Pacific Lutheran University Student Center
Owner: Pacific Lutheran University
Scope: 25,000 sq. ft. of dyed and polished concrete.
Building: Cascadia Community College
Owner: Cascadia Community College
Contractor: Hoffman
Scope: 10,000 sq. ft. of natural polished concrete.
Building: Saddleback Teen Center
Owner: Saddleback Church
Contractor: Saddleback Church
Building: Plane of Fame Air Museum
Owner: Planes of Fame
Scope: Polished concrete with plane silhouette stencils
Building: Laborers Union Hall 261
Owner: Laborers Union
Scope: 23,000 sq. ft. of slate colored polished concrete.
Building: Yuba City Police Department
Owner: City of Yuba City
Scope: 5,500 sq. ft. of slate colored polished concrete with 4 color stencil in entry.
Building: WHYM
Owner: WHYM
Contractor: TCI General Contractors
Scope: 2,500 sq. ft. with a restaurant.
Building: Bob Bridge Toyota
Owner: Bob Bridge Toyota
Contractor: HHJ Construction
Scope: 15,000 sq. ft. of Ston Hard removal and polished concrete.
Diacon is known for its quality work and if you don't see a job above near your scope of work, then please contact us. There is a good chance we have done a job such as yours before.
SERVICES
LEED EXPERIENCE
BACK TO ALL PROJECTS
DIACON has a wide variety of skills and services available for all scopes of work. Please review our brief list of services, and contact us for a personal presentation of how we can help you with your project.
POLISHED CONCRETE FLOORING
DIACON would like to introduce you to a flooring system that is all encompassing, economically efficient over its life, and environmentally safe ~ helping you secure the highly coveted LEED points! The flooring system that needs minimal maintenance, highly durable in many different applications, safe & slip resistant, and considered the flooring system of the future. Best of all you most likely have the surface required for installation, concrete. Quite simply the floor finish product is DIACON POLISHED CONCRETE!
DIACON POLISHED CONCRETE has been installed in many different applications including solar manufacturing, schools, churches, warehouses, fire stations, manufacturing facilities, shopping complexes, grocery stores, airports, restaurants, convention centers, hospitality, and many others. It can be colored, or not colored aggregate exposed, or not exposed add mixtures such as glass or special rock, or basic concrete. This product gives a long life expectancy at a tremendous maintenance cost reduction in comparison to other flooring systems.
DIACON is considered one of the leaders and innovators in the polished concrete industry. With an unmatched record of performance and a long list of solid references there is no better company to team up with to design and develop the concrete floor finish installation for your building. DIACON has extensive experience in various LEED installations including silver, gold, and the coveted platinum certification. DIACON is also a state certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE).
We encourage you to review our enclosed brochure and list of references, than contact us for a FREE MOCK-UP and/or PRESENTATION at your location to see the benefits of this great flooring system.
We look forward to working with you on your future project(s)!
Large Scale Concrete Polishing - Diacon has the capability to deliver the largest projects in half the time of conventional polishing processes. In addition, any commercial system can be installed including Retroplate, FGS Permashine, Consolidek, Induroshine, and many other systems.
LARGE SCALE JOBS INCLUDE: Solyndra Fab 2, California Academy of Sciences
Highly Technical Polished Concrete - When it comes to difficult floors with difficult problems, Diacon has the solution or can find the solution. Our list of jobs that were fixed, or other contractors were unable to perform is numerous.
TECHNICAL JOBS INCLUDE: Freight & Salvage, St. Thomas School, Saddleback Teen Center
Decorative Polished Concrete - You or your client is looking for that extra touch. Maybe it is a decorative stencil, or maybe faux polished brick. How about numerous colors. The sky is the limit. Just let us know your ideas.
DECORATIVE JOBS INCLUDE: Yuba City Police Department, Chantanee Thai, North Valley Baptist Church
TERRAZZO RESTORATION
Diacon has patched, polished, and restored terrazzo to bring back the beauty of a great flooring system.
TERRAZZO JOBS INCLUDE: 3rd Street Hostel
SEAL / BURNISH / CONCRETE ENHANCER / EXISTING STRIPPER REMOVAL
Diacon is able to seal numerous different floors with a variety of products. When it comes to getting an existing or new warehouse into operation, Diacon takes into account the customers requirements.
Collect the variety of LEED points available with some of Diacon's select sealers.
JOBS INCLUDE: Thermofisher Scientific, Solyndra Fab 2
STAINED CONCRETE
When it comes to stain jobs, Diacon is known for everything from standard coloring to custom coloring. We are able to give a marbile look, standard look, variations, you name it - we can do it. Stain systems include: Scofield, Smith Stain, Ameripolish, and many others.
JOBS INCLUDE: Wild Ginger Thai Restaurant, WHYM, Saddleback Teen Center, St. Thomas School
DECORATIVE SAW CUTS
Radiuses, joints, diamonds, triangles, logos, squares - what is it that your job needs. We can do different designs, joint depths, widths, logos, you name it. - Diacon can do it.
JOBS INCLUDE: Microsoft West Campus, Chantanee Thai, Colusa Teen Center
CUSTOM COLORED JOINT FILL & FLOOR PATCHES
DIACON works with some of the best known companies in joint fill products and custom concrete patch products. These products are able to provide different qualities depending on the application to give your concrete the extra performance it needs. From high PSI to custom color matches, at the end of the day we will work with you for the solution.
JOBS INCLUDE: California Academy of Sciences, Los Banos Community Center, Scan Design
JOINT & FLOOR CORRECTIONS
Diacon has the experience in difficult joint and floor corrections that include moisture, low spots, delaminated surface concrete, joint seperation, and other joint and floor repairs.
JOBS INCLUDE: Solyndra Fab 2, Purolator
EXISTING FLOORING / COATINGS REMOVALS
Diacon has removed numerous amounts of tile, vct, epoxy, and even the most durable coating on the planet (STONHARD). After removing these floorings we are able to leave the floor with a nice profile for new flooring up to and including concrete sealer.
JOBS INCLUDE: Smart and Final, Purolator Advanced Filtration, SF Junior League
POLISHED FLOORING MAINTENANCE
Whether your polished flooring is concrete, stone, or terrazo - Diacon has a maintenance solution for you. Diacon will work with your maintenance staff to plan and perform monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annual floor maintenance programs. We can also add guard and/or sealer products to enhance the performance of the floors, and increase the longevity.
LEED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
PLATINUM California Academy of Sciences, Solyndra Fab 2
GOLD Saddleback Church Teen Center, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley YMCA Teen Center, St. Thomas School, Microsoft West Campus Commons
SILVER Pacific Lutheran University Student Center, Los Banos Community Center, San Jose Fire Station, Windsor Fire Station 2, Seattle University A&A Building, Camelbak, Sears Distribution
CERTIFIED Spur Urban Center, Chabot Student Center, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Ocean Honda
ECO-FRIENDLY PROCESS
Diacons first involvement with LEED certified projects was the California Academy of Sciences. Since 2007, Diacon has continued to focus on eco-friendly solutions, and working with the client to develop a plan to maximize LEED credits for their projects.
A few of the steps Diacon has taken to contribute to LEED Credits includes:
Diacon is continually researching new and improved ways to increase LEED credit to the customer and contribute to the well being of our community.
Diacon has become known for its innovative and creative solutions to concrete grinding and polishing. Diacon was founded on 5 guiding principles:
•Provide a consistent and superior product in the marketplace that is cost effective and low maintenance.
•Implement a strong research and development program to look for better solutions and products that will continue to produce superior results and establish Diacon as the leader in innovation.
•Work with the customer to achieve a product that they will be pleased with and will continue to talk about well into the future.
•Recruit top-notch employees and educate them through Diacon's well developed training program and job satisfaction systems. The result is creative and innovative employees that provide the customer with excellent project results.
•To maintain a Diacon System quality control program exclusive to Diacon, in order to guarantee consistent and superior results.
These guiding principles have accelerated Diacon in the marketplace and rapidly established the company as one that will always deliver results on-time and as specified. Experience the Diacon System today by contacting us toll-free at (877) 673-6036.
OPERATIONS
Diacon is staffed with the top craftsmen in the concrete polishing industry. Diacon is led by a known trainer and seminar speaker on national concrete polishing development. Through his leadership Diacon has been able to become known for its intense training program, knowledge, safety, and skill.
SAFETY
Diacon has worked with leaders in the safety industry to develop a stringent program to help prevent workplace industries. We are proud of our safety record, and strive to stay ahead of the curve through training programs and tailgate meetings. Standard equipment include hardhats, safety glasses, gloves, safety shirts/ vests, and lock out devices to prevents injuries from failure of equipment.
SALES / ESTIMATING
Diacon's team is rounded out with an intense sales, marketing, and estimating program that works with clients to determine the RIGHT product for their job. The Diacon sales and estimating is led by an individual with over 20 years of experience in a sales or marketing position. This has created an intense focus on working WITH the customer instead of against the customer. Customer service is number 1 and we always forcus on that.
ADMINISTRATION
In early 2010, the Diacon administration & financial roles were assigned to Robert Defraia to assist in strengthening the companies financial position within the marketplace. Diacon feels that working together with their vendors and subcontractors to achieve a great end result is important. Longevity is key to strenghthen Diacon's position in the marketplace, and through Mr. Defraia's leadership - they are making it possible.
Press Featuring Diacon Floors/Features:
Diacon Featured In Concrete Decor PRO POLISHER Supplement On Its Installation at Solyndra
Building Green Skills Video by California Building Trades council
President Obama Tours Fremont Solyndra, promotes clean energy
Ocean Honda Opens
Camelbak Go LEED
Allied Fighters Hangar Featured On Classic Warbirds.
California Regional Office
1169 S. Main Street #136
Manteca, CA 95337
CSLB: 909798
Phone: (415) 869-8787
Fax: (209) 249-5240
Washington Regional Office
24 Roy Street #117
Seattle, WA 98109
WA LIC: DIACOI*933CW
Phone: (206) 501-3023
Texas Regional Office
5919 Greenville Ave #436
Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: (224) 296-2004
The decorative concrete company
that has revolutionized an industry with its high quality,
eco-friendly projects.
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