Things You Need To Know About Concrete Flooring

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Plain concrete slabs are used as a foundation for many of today’s houses, often they’re highly polished to provide a stylish floor finish in modern homes and commercial places. Ask the guys at the Concrete Polishing Center on The Gold Coast to help you decide if it’s right for you.

Concrete floors have some good points and some drawbacks, so to help understand both, read:

The benefits of Concrete flooring

- Durability

Concrete floors are very tough and able to withstand harsh treatment from vehicles, furniture pet claws and high heels. You have to work hard to damage it.

- Easy Maintenance

A polished concrete floor requires little maintenance to keep it looking great for years, just sweeping a light mopping

- Environmentally Friendly

As most buildings now have a concrete subfloor. It’s just a matter of removing anything on top to reveal the concrete slap and polishing it. This leaves no carbon footprint and does not deplete resources

- Versatility

There are almost, unlimited options now for finishing a concrete floor from a high gloss finish to etching or stamping with a pattern of design you desire. You can also add any covering you like at any stage

- Long Lasting

A polished or sealed concrete floor if looked after with minimal effort, will last indefinitely, even in conditions of heavy commercial traffic, saving considerable expenses in replacing floor coverings

- Flexibility of design

Gone are the days of concrete floors being ugly grey surfaces with a rough texture. Modern advances allow for a huge array of options for textures colours and patterns

The Con’s of Concrete flooring

Concrete floors are not the perfect choice for everyone or every room, so consider some of these issues:

- Hardness

Concrete floors are very hard and falling onto it, can cause pain and even serious injury, so it’s not recommended for areas used by the elderly or children. If you drop something such as crockery if will most likely break

- Discomfort

Concrete does not yield so if you have to stand on it for long hours it can cause leg and foot issues

- Coldness

The nature of concrete gives it little insulating properties, which means it can be very cold in the winter. This property can be used to a home owner’s advantage if used with solar heating and cooling applications

- Moisture

If the concrete floor is not properly sealed, both under and on the surface, it is easily penetrated by moisture. This can cause mold and mildew and in freezing conditions expansion and cracking.
Unless you have a slip resistant finish, concrete floors can be very slippery when wet, so caution is recommended when considering using polished concrete for stairs, entrance ways, kitchens and bathrooms

- Environmental concerns

Having your existing concrete floor transformed by a concrete polishing company on The Gold Coast doesn’t use any materials, but pouring a new concrete floor uses lots of energy and produces lots of carbon dioxide

The decision on whether to having polished concrete floors or opt for another type of flooring is largely decided by the conditions, but a concrete floor is a practical option that is suitable for most places on The Gold Coast because of the mild climatic conditions.

Hardcore Concrete is a Gold Coast based company offering Concrete Grinding, Concrete Polishing, Epoxy flooring service. http://www.hardcoreconcrete.com.au/