Affordable polished concrete floors are one of the most affordable and economical floors on the market.
Polished concrete floor in old house.
Benefits of polished concrete floors.
If poured and polished correctly polished concrete floors can last for decades if not hundreds of years.
This is a old warehouse floor.
In order to achieve this finish we went through a 20 60 and 120 grid metal grind process to expose the aggregate and cut the floor level and filled up all imperfections in the floor.
Amanda pays and corbin bernsen opted for a polished concrete floor when they transformed a workshop shed into a bunkhouse for visiting children and guests.
Cost of polished concrete floor.
Aesthetically concrete floors are a good match for homes with a modern or industrial style and are less suitable for classic vintage home styles.
Low maintenance easy to clean with the floor surfaces resistant to oils and many other substances with little ongoing maintenance required for the life of your polished floor.
After initial challenges with the tooling choice on the floor work progressed well and the floor was polished up to a 400 grid polish and sealed with a high quality solvent sealer.
A polished concrete floor is an attractive option for many reasons including the price.
However the quality strength and lifespan of your new slab will be jeopardised if the existing slab is damaged or hasn t been poured properly.
The video shows how to grind and polish to get a high gloss polished concrete floor with heavily exposed aggregate.
We have just finished a project in north london where the entire ground floor of the renovated house is polished concrete along with the kitchen worktops it is not straightforward to achieve the level of finish desired with a great deal of effort and dust created along the way however the end result is superb and has a feel of a monolithic jointless marble floor.
A polished and acid stained concrete floor will likely look out of place in a classic colonial style home for example but fit quite nicely into a contemporary style home.
Concrete is an extremely long lasting and durable material.