Since most of our houses are made with concrete foundation, the most obvious place where you will find a polished concrete is the floor that y oar standing on. No matter how you enhance it by staining, adding aggregate, glass or engraving it this is all done on a polished concrete.
Concrete Floor Polishing does not have to be confined indoors; it can easily be used outdoors too. More department stores, manufacturing companies, hotels, restaurants and even airports are using the Concrete Polishing. This clearly shows that more and more people are appreciating the benefits of Concrete Polishing.
From the boring gray cement flooring that we were used to it is now slowly being a piece of art. The more that people will appreciate the beauty of concrete polishing the more that we invent ways to make it more beautiful. Some of the options that we have now are adding stain, dies or colored aggregate. Nails or bolts can be added and arranged to create a design. The outdoor cement can have an engraved design to create a more permanent effect.
It may be true that Polished Concrete is beautiful, but will it be cold or damp on my feet?
Yes, polished concrete flooring is cold and damp on our feet. But this is also true to other ceramic tiles and stone. There is a thermal property to concrete flooring, by embedding a radiant heating cable you can store and radiate heat from the concrete.
This thermal property of concrete flooring can be seen in summer or when we have a warm weather. The cooling effect of the concrete floor can cut your air condition cost, therefore having an environmental benefit too.
Another environmental friendly benefit to having polished concrete flooring is in the winter time. The polished concrete flooring can store and radiate heat when you use your fire place. If you have a solar radiation system entering your house then this too can keep your rooms warms. In the end having polished concrete can lower the heating cost.