You choose Concrete Polishing because you want high shine, natural beauty, and increased durability without installing a coating. Bare concrete flooring simply does not offer the durability or enhanced appearance that Polished Concrete floors provide.
Because polishing is a multi-step process, customers can choose the level of sheen from satin to high-gloss that meets their maintenance and aesthetic requirements. This versatility makes Polished Concrete an ideal flooring material for a variety of applications. Polishing contractors say their primary customers include:
- Large warehouses and warehouse outlets
- Retail stores
- Restaurants and Bars
- Office buildings
- Auto showrooms
- Private residences
Polished Concrete in WareHouses
Ease of maintenance is the key reason many warehouses and retail facilities are opting for polished concrete. Not only are polished floors easy to clean, requiring only occasional damp mopping, they hold up well to heavy forklift and foot traffic. They also eliminate the need for messy waxes or coatings as well as the associated labor, time, and expense to apply them. Once more, the glossy surface resists the marks of forklift truck tires and staining from oil and chemical spills.
In Offices
The high light reflectivity of polished concrete is another important benefit, especially for office buildings, hotels, restaurants, and other public facilities that want to project a bright, clean, professional image. “Some customers simply want a look that’s unique,” polishing can give concrete a higher degree of shine, similar to polished marble or granite, than can be achieved with a high-gloss coating.
This makes polished concrete a particularly good alternative for homeowners or businesses that can’t afford marble or granite floors but want the same brilliant, mirror-like finish.
To replicate the color of stone, sometimes stain will be applied to the concrete during the polishing process or polish concrete that has been integrally colored. It’s also possible to produce a terrazzo look by grinding through the top few millimeters of the concrete surface to expose the aggregate.
For further information, please contact Top Floor Ltd.
