Thursday, March 22, 2018

Commercial Polished Concrete Floors Contractor Johnson City Are Cementing Their Place

By Clara E. Cordasco


Once considered a very cheap and industrial solution, meant only for yards and factory floors, cement flooring has evolved to the point of beauty. Selecting a commercial polished concrete floors contractor Johnson City should be an easy task as their work speaks for itself.

Homes and commercial properties are turning to concrete flooring as a viable solution. Even if there was existing flooring such as tiles or wooden floors, these can be easily removed and the concrete below buffed and finished to present a durable, beautiful finish. Durable, gleaming, easy to clean and maintain as well as attractive. That sounds like the perfect flooring solution, especially in high traffic zones such as restaurants, shopping malls and office buildings.

The popularity of this trend has grown rapidly as people have realised what it offers. Every type of business can, without too much disruption, install either a brand new concrete base, or resurface an old one. The amount of time taken is minimal, with the least amount of dust and damage and loss of trade.

A limited range of colour can be added, leaving the decor options open to match whatever you choose. Even the basic grey cement colour will look classy and stylish once it's polished and gleaming. The finish is long-lasting and will not peel or flake making them a smart choice. You won't be required to redo your floors every couple of years.

When the mixture is poured and levelled, the rough stones are covered by the smooth cement. It's a matter of choosing whether or not to start grinding and if so, how much will be done. Taking the choice to polish and not grind is normally done at this phase. Whether you selected to add a colour to your floor or not, you will have a result of a gleaming, glossy floor with a uniquely patterned finish as no two floors can be the same.

The second stage will leave an irregular salt and pepper finish, due to the stones in the concrete mix being at varying depths below the surface. This is not usually guaranteed to give a uniform result, but will still give an exciting and beautiful finish to your floor.

The last stage will expose the stones in their full form. The floor will be ground to the point that all the stones are revealed, showing the variety of colours, shapes and textures leaving you with a floor finish that is completely unique.

The floors will then be buffed to a high sheen and the finished floor will look like it's got a layer of water on it, but be uniquely slip resistant at the same time. Areas that see a lot of foot traffic will eventually erode the surface, as they would on tiles or wooden flooring. The absolute beauty of this product, however, is that it simply needs to be polished up during the course of maintenance to get back to the initial look.




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