When people are talking about concrete, odds are they're not talking about the floors in their home. This is understandable: Up to now, tiling and carpeting are the most popular types of floor design. That concrete invokes a mental image of a dirty highway does not help; concrete is for roads and pavements, not for the home.
Before going back into that, I first want to discuss concrete as a material. Definitely, the first thing that you will note is the durability of the material. There's a reason why concrete is used by streets so regularly punished by trucks, weather, and urban dirt: They simply last long. Now if concrete were just more glamorous, I'm sure everybody will use them for their home and business floors.
But that is just what polished concrete is. Concrete, which is most likely the material used in your home's foundation, is put through a process called diamond tooling. Basically, that means your concrete is subjected to progressively higher grits of diamond grinding. The intent is to peel away the first fractions of an inch to expose the aggregate, and then going with higher grits to achieve that polished look.
Needless to say, polished concrete turns out very beautifully, and may even resemble marble tiles if done correctly. It will even possess the marble's usually reflective shine. In addition, you can ask your contractor to dye the concrete with a variety of hues. This way, you can achieve a completely new look. And the best part of that is, you wouldn't have to worry about the colors fading. The polishing closes the concrete, trapping the colors inside.
Polished Concrete floors are a good addition for your home. It adds style and elegance to your abode, and at what cost? You don't need materials; most likely you already have the concrete foundation. All you really need is to find a contractor in your vicinity.
Before going back into that, I first want to discuss concrete as a material. Definitely, the first thing that you will note is the durability of the material. There's a reason why concrete is used by streets so regularly punished by trucks, weather, and urban dirt: They simply last long. Now if concrete were just more glamorous, I'm sure everybody will use them for their home and business floors.
But that is just what polished concrete is. Concrete, which is most likely the material used in your home's foundation, is put through a process called diamond tooling. Basically, that means your concrete is subjected to progressively higher grits of diamond grinding. The intent is to peel away the first fractions of an inch to expose the aggregate, and then going with higher grits to achieve that polished look.
Needless to say, polished concrete turns out very beautifully, and may even resemble marble tiles if done correctly. It will even possess the marble's usually reflective shine. In addition, you can ask your contractor to dye the concrete with a variety of hues. This way, you can achieve a completely new look. And the best part of that is, you wouldn't have to worry about the colors fading. The polishing closes the concrete, trapping the colors inside.
Polished Concrete floors are a good addition for your home. It adds style and elegance to your abode, and at what cost? You don't need materials; most likely you already have the concrete foundation. All you really need is to find a contractor in your vicinity.
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Very informative blog. If you want to concrete floor you should have a contractor in your vicinity.
ReplyDeleteHi you are right your home decorating time give importance to the concrete flooring .
ReplyDeletePolished Concrete floors adds style and elegance to your home.
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