Grinding Dynamics
Concrete Texturing in Tauranga
Approved PeterFell C2 Applicator
Approved TextureSafe Applicator
Twenty-Five Years Combined Experience
Residential, Commercial and Civic
Concrete texturing
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Texturing is what a polished floor cannot do. Where a surface gets wet, grip has to be built into the concrete rather than applied over it, and that is the work bush hammering does.
Grinding Dynamics textures concrete across Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty, and is an approved applicator of the PeterFell TextureSafe System.
How bush hammering works
A bush hammer head strikes the surface with tungsten points rather than cutting across it with diamonds. The impact fractures the cement matrix in a controlled pattern and leaves a fine pitted face with the aggregate exposed at the peaks.
The result is grip that is part of the concrete. It cannot wear off the way a broadcast additive or a surface coating can, and it does not depend on a film staying intact. Texture depth is set by the head and the number of passes, so a light architectural texture and a heavy exterior grip are the same operation at different settings.
Where texturing belongs
Steps and stair nosings, ramps, entry thresholds, pool surrounds, courtyards, boat ramps and public plazas. Anywhere in Tauranga where a surface is exposed to rain, salt spray or pool splash, texture is the correct answer.
It also has an architectural use. A bush hammered band beside a polished floor gives an edge, a threshold or a level change something the eye and the foot both register, which is worth more than a printed warning strip.
Texture is grip built into the concrete rather than laid on top of it.
The TextureSafe system
The PeterFell TextureSafe System governs both the texture and the finish applied over it, so the slip performance of the finished surface is consistent across the whole area rather than varying between passes.
As an approved applicator we work to that specification, which means a designer can name the system in a schedule and know what will be delivered on site.
Texturing existing surfaces
Existing concrete can be textured. Steps that have become slippery with age, a courtyard that grows algae every winter, a pool surround that was poured too smooth. All can be bush hammered in place without the surface being replaced.
We check thickness and reinforcement cover before working over an existing surface, because bush hammering removes material and thin toppings will not take it.
Where it is used
Ten surfaces bush hammering is for
01
Access routes
Entry paths, service corridors and thresholds where foot traffic is constant and the surface stays wet through winter.
02
Concrete ramps and inclines
Grip has to work with the gradient. Texture depth is set against the fall so the surface holds underfoot and under wheel.
03
Public spaces
Plazas, forecourts and civic paving where slip performance has to be even across the whole area and stay that way for years.
04
Swimming pool surrounds
Constant wetting and chlorinated splash. The grip comes from the concrete itself, so nothing washes off or breaks down.
05
Non slip strips on stairs
A textured band across each tread or nosing, cut as a clean line beside a polished or sealed floor.
06
Pattern concrete walls
Bush hammering used as a face treatment. Vertical concrete struck to an even pitted texture for architectural effect.
07
Remedial resurfacing
Tired, worn or polished smooth surfaces struck back to a sound, consistent face without replacing the slab.
08
Replacing existing surface coatings
Failed paint, epoxy and non slip coatings removed and the concrete itself textured, so there is no film left to peel.
09
Driveways
Exterior grip on a scale that takes vehicle traffic, sealed afterwards against oil, salt and Bay of Plenty weather.
10
Permanent textured substrate
Where a coating is still wanted, a bush hammered key gives it a mechanical bond rather than relying on adhesion to a smooth slab.
The grip is in the concrete, not on top of it.
- System
- PeterFell TextureSafe System, applied as an approved applicator
- Method
- Bush hammering with tungsten points, striking the surface rather than cutting across it
- Texture depth
- Set by the head and the number of passes, from a light architectural texture to a heavy exterior grip
- Substrate
- New and existing concrete, subject to thickness and reinforcement cover
- Finish
- Sealed under the TextureSafe System so performance is consistent across the whole area
- Detailing
- Bands, thresholds and edges cut as clean lines beside polished or sealed surfaces
Grinding Dynamics is an approved applicator of the PeterFell TextureSafe System. The system, its specification and its material data are published by PeterFell.
Verify the system at peterfell.co.nzCommon questions
Is bush hammered concrete hard to clean?
No. It is washed like any exterior concrete. The pitting is fine enough that dirt does not lodge in it, and exterior surfaces benefit from an occasional water blast.
Can you texture only part of a surface?
Yes. Texturing steps and thresholds while polishing the adjoining floor is common, and the junction can be set as a clean line.
Is texturing suitable for pool surrounds?
It is one of the best uses for it. The grip comes from the concrete itself so chlorinated water and constant wetting do not reduce it.
Is it noisy work?
Bush hammering is louder than grinding. On occupied or commercial sites we agree working hours before starting.
A physical tile beats any photograph of a floor.
A physical tile, posted free, anywhere in the Bay of Plenty.
Tell us where the surface gets wet and we will specify the texture.
A physical tile, posted free, anywhere in the Bay of Plenty.