Tone of polished concrete floor
jessedots
8 years ago
I'm struggling to decide how dark to go with a polished concrete floor in a basement area that doesn't have much natural light - but where kitchen cabinetry will be white. I think dark is better as light concrete floors can look pallid and shows up all the dust. So I'm wondering how you can define how dark this floor is and why you chose this tone. Thanks.
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Comments (11)Having polished cement floors is quite popular in Cape Town. I'm looking at laying this in my kitchen. Check out this website for more info about how to lay and polish the screed and different colours available for dying the concrete. I'm sure they would ship to the uk. http://www.cemcrete.co.za/...See Morepolished concrete floors
Comments (1)hi Martinafoss polished concrete doesn't actually have any polish in it. it's process where the concrete screed is ground down and smoothed to give a polished appearance. it's a beautiful surface but really needs to be done by a specialist to get it right. it can be used outside, but you just need to make sure it's left with a bit of grip on the finish as it can get slippery when wet. the only downside to this, however is that the more open texture can attract moss but a good clean every now and again will sort this. make sure you include movement joints as large areas will crack due to settlement and thermal movement...See MorePolished concrete floor
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Comments (2)Hi Grant, this is possible but often the cost of the additional preparation works (extra diamond grinding, fibreglass mess and special epoxy primer) out ways the cost of simply taking them up and starting again. Without doing the correct preparation listed above the live span / durability of the microcement would be very much reduced. If you need anymore information please visit www.fortiscoatings.co.uk...See More
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