Heated Polished Concrete Floors?
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Comments (20)We have polished concrete, but the color is integral, not a stain. Pigment was added at the time of mixing. I wear supportive slip-on shoes in the house because it does make my feet feel tired if barefoot, but my husband is fine with just socks. We did it because we wanted hydronic heat in the floor and tile throughout the first floor was estimated to be 10k and would have been just as hard. No joint issues have emerged in Year One. Our GC has been down this road before and is a fanatic about protection. The floors had a layer of Ramboard and a layer of paper placed before any other work took place. I'm sure the extra care cost something, but it is hard to say how much. People either like it or are repelled by it, that much is clear! Well, a few relatives who have probably never seen or heard of such a thing probably remain mystified... I sure like it when it's time to clean it-- no place for anything to hide! We have cork upstairs, which I love, but I guess you don't want to add insulation between your heat source and living space, otherwise, I'd have had that everywhere. Woyld have a very different look, though!...See Morekitchen and bathroom floors. Polish concrete vs epoxy
Comments (0)can someone give me some information on this type of floors? I want polish concrete in my kitchen and epoxy in my bathroom. thanks \...See MorePolished concrete floors that aren't slippery?
Comments (7)It's true that in many jurisdictions, converting a garage to living space isn't permitted. However, if you live in a rural area or some place where it is legal, I have seen concrete floors that are stained and finished beautifully over large surface areas without any extraordinary slippage issues and fairly thin coating on top. You'll need to consult a professional coatings supplier to find out more, especially for a moist bathroom area. It's more common in high-end commercial structures such as car dealerships to see epoxy finishes rather than visible concrete since a slab must be in flawless condition to serve as a final flooring surface with a reasonably acceptable appearance. Epoxy finishes can be applied with additive flakes to help with slip resistance. However, if all you are wanting to achieve is an industrial vibe, there are so many tile choices out there that would serve you extremely well and wear better over the long haul than a visible slab or epoxy. With a skilled installer and rectified tile, grout joints can be as small as 3 mm (1/8 inch), and the large format tiles are becoming increasingly popular for homes, so the surface can have fewer lines than you might normally think about with an older tile installation. Porcelanosa and Happy Floors are two companies that have recently released new "industrial" tile collections with impressive finishes. These companies manufacture in Spain and Italy. The supplier ProSource, if there is one in your area, will have great wholesale prices on both brands as well as many others, and Porcelanosa has an annual fall sale, the last one 40% off, so you can get premium tile starting at $5 or so per square foot if you have time to shop....See MorePolished concrete floor issue?
Comments (9)You can find the application document for the Polish Guard: https://prosoco.com/product/polishguard/ Click on Product Specification for the download that tells you how to use it. This is a telling statement: "SPECIFIER NOTE: For best results, treat floors with Consolideck® LS® or LS/CS® before application of PolishGuard. If you have a $5/sf floor, most of that will be taken up with the microtopping (the pretty concrete on top of the slab concrete). A SINGLE coat of 'something' is the $5/sf finish. If there are TWO coats of the Polish Guard (as suggested for best results and for a HIGHER GLOSS), then you go up a bit on price. If the finisher did the Consolideck LS or the LS/CS BEFORE the TWO COATS of Polish Guard (as is highly recommended) then heavy burnishing to gain a GLOSSY floor, your costs would have been closer to $10/sf (I would expect to see $7-$8/sf for 3 coats of product PLUS burnishing). Burnishing (which gets you a high-gloss floor) seals the pores in the concrete and make it less likely to stain or etch. To be clear, these products do not guarantee NO staining. They simply state they REDUCE staining. Did you get the Consolideck application BEFORE the Polish Guard? Did you get TWO coats of Polish Guard as is the product recommendation? You have already stated you did NOT get the burnishing. Did you ask for a GLOSSY floor or did you want it LOW GLOSS?...See More- 6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
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