If you’ve never heard of Polished Concrete, now is a good time to start your education. Polished Concrete is relatively new, and they now install it on the interior and exterior of businesses and homes and have for a number of years. A professional can now polish your exterior concrete driveways and walkways even if they are old, worn-out and ugly.
However don’t stop there, now the interior of your home can achieve that same brilliance and even the professionals can’t tell the difference. So what is it and why haven’t we heard about the benefits before?
The surface of the polished concrete inhibits contaminates and is transformed into a dense surface. Even oil, paint, and water are not absorbed into the concrete. The polished concrete actually removes the top layer of the surface of the old concrete, including patchy, partial or whole coatings. It then hardens the top part of the underneath surface.
Dusting is another term not popular today. Unpolished concrete floors have small particles of dust that make maintenance practically impossible or at the least costly. When a contractor transforms the porous concrete into a dense surface, it not only looks better, but the advantages outweigh the cost.
Wet or dry, the polished concrete flooring surfaces at least meet, but often exceed building standards. The finished product may look like glass or even, marble, and the friction content makes it harder to slip on the polished concrete floor, and it doesn’t require harsh scrubbing.
Where do they install the polished concrete? Businesses find that the floor is cost effective and saves wear and tear on fork lift tires. The polished concrete also levels and smoothes the ‘curling’ joints, that often happens during the curing process of the original concrete.
Businesses also appreciate the fact that the floors are accessible shortly after they complete the process.
When installed on the interior of homes, the surfaces never need stripping or waxing. The floors are durable and the sleek surface is attractive and they are now moving into the kitchen and bathroom and not only on the floors, but the countertops as well.
If the time comes that the floors have lost their luster, the concrete is easily repolished at a fraction of the cost.
As you research polished concrete and find that it will work well in your business or home, contact a contractor that is familiar with the process. Ask to see some of their work, you’ll be amazed at the difference the polished concrete makes, and it will add to the beauty and efficiency of your property.
Stellar Surfaces specializes in concrete finishes, polished concrete NZ, and concrete floor grinding.
