R.C. Herrin Executive Director of

Maintenance & Operations

Hays CISD• 155 Beacon Hill Road• Buda, Texas 78610• 512-268-8442• herrinr@hayscisd.net

Polished Concrete in Polished Concrete in Hays CISD Hays CISDPolished Concrete in Polished Concrete in Hays CISD Hays CISD

In 2006 Hays CISD began the process of In 2006 Hays CISD began the process of utilizing polished concrete for hallways and utilizing polished concrete for hallways and

café floor surfaces. This process was used as a café floor surfaces. This process was used as a sustainability product with building life cycle sustainability product with building life cycle costs in mind. Polished concrete installation costs in mind. Polished concrete installation

costs are $4.50 to $5.50 per square foot. costs are $4.50 to $5.50 per square foot. Average payback time between VCT and Average payback time between VCT and

polished concrete is 5 years. Yearly cost to polished concrete is 5 years. Yearly cost to maintain vinyl composition tile is $1.76 cents maintain vinyl composition tile is $1.76 cents per square foot. To maintain polished concrete per square foot. To maintain polished concrete

is 58 cents per square foot. is 58 cents per square foot.

Polished Concrete beginnings

• Hays CISD used polished concrete as a way to move to a environmentally friendly “Green” floor surface. Since the surface is already concrete. We reduce the carbon footprint of the building by minimizing the addition of vinyl composition tile.

Polished Concrete Cont.

• When using polished concrete the need to purchased floor wax and custodial chemicals are greatly reduced.

• This has four effects:– Lowering our CARBON FOOTPRINT. – Enhancing our Indoor Air Quality. – Lowering our operating costs!!!– Reducing the number of custodial

hours needed to maintain floors.

Maintaining Polished Concrete

• Maintaining polished concrete is a three step process.

• Step one: daily dust mopping. • Step two: cleaning floor using floor

scrubbing machine with a neutral cleaner and a white pad.

Maintaining Polished Concrete cont.

• Step three: polish floor quarterly using a propane buffer with a diamond twister pad.

Hays CISD Polished Concrete History

• In 2006, polished the café at Chapa Middle School.

• In 2007, polished the hallways and café at Barton Middle, Dahlstrom Middle, and Wallace Middle Schools.

• In 2008, polished the hallway and café at Chapa Middle school.

Hays CISD Polished Concrete History

• In 2008, polished Buda Upper Cafe.

• In 2008, Camino Real and Blanco Vista elementary was built using polished concrete in the cafeteria.

Hays CISD Polished Concrete History

• In 2009, Simon Middle School was built using polished concrete in hallways and café.

Hays CISD Polished Concrete History

• In 2010, Carpenter Hill and Pfluger Elementary was built with polished concrete in hallways and café.

Pictures of Polished Floors Wallace Middle 2007

Pictures of Polished Floors Wallace Middle 2008 One

year later…

Pictures of Polished Floors Wallace Middle 2010

3 years later……….

Barton Middle Polished Floors 2007

Barton Middle Polished Floors 2008 one year

later

Barton Middle Polished Floors 2009 two years

later…

Barton Middle Polished Floors 3 years later……

Dahlstrom Middle Polishing Floors 2007

Dahlstrom Middle Polished Floors 2010 3

years later…

Chapa Middle Polished Floors 2008

Chapa Middle Polish Concrete 2010 2 years

later….

Buda Upper Café Polished Floors 2008

Buda Upper Café Polished Floors 2010 2 years

later…..

Camino Real & Blanco Vista Polished Floors 2008

Simon Middle Polished Floors 2009

Simon Middle Polished Floors 2010 one year

later….

Pfluger & Carpenter Hill 2010 Polished Floors