Polished Concrete Floor (for domestic/residential apartment)
Laura
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Comments (1)Polished concrete floors, as the name suggests, are effectively poured concrete floors. Concrete that has been treated with a chemical densifier and ground to create a smooth polished surface. Stains and dyes can be applied to enhance polished concrete, giving it a wide aesthetic appeal in addition to a functional one. such floors will last a life time and are relatively easy to maintain and repair. Epoxy floors are made of epoxy resin that again is poured onto the existing screed and once cured are hard wearing and come in a variety of different colours and designs. Epoxy floors are somewhat more technical with better temperature and chemical resistance and are often used in commercial or industrial applications. in both cases you will need a team of professional installers that will also be able to guide you toward the best product for your home....See MoreOpinions on concrete flooring in kitchens?
Comments (30)Hello We recently completed a project in West London and as an architect I am generally a fan of polished concrete floors. The two companies we came across were : Lazenby's who every one knows and the Polished Concrete Flooring Contractors but there are others. It was used in the open plan kitchen and living area and looks great, we specified a Dark Basalt grey colour which came out beautifully. The one watch point we have become aware of with this type of flooring is that some clients would like to install under floor heating with it But due to the nature of concrete, polished or not, it is not a great fan of rapid temperature changes which cause expansion and visible cracking in the system. Any heating system that integrates underfloor heating with a polished concrete floor needs to be done carefully as the temperature range in the floor needs to be specially controlled. Some suppliers , such as Lazenby, will not recommend it. In this particular project we used Zender perimeter trench heaters to avoid this risk. Otherwise it is a material with a natural texture and is also a sturdy finish that is easy to maintain. The pictures were taken prior to the recent completion of the project....See MoreGround floor, flooring (bamboo) and underfloor heating advice please
Comments (12)I am about to have electric UFH by ukwarmfloor.com - a norwegian system that has been around for ages over there. ( I do not work for them in any way!) Running costs are MASSIVELY cheaper than our versions. Over there, they instal the mats under roofs, drives and on the decks of icebreakers - they know a thing or two about snow and cold, and so I am giving it a whirl in my guest bedroom and large en suite. This is a response from the man answering all my many questions: "The system as shown would use a total of around 375Wper hour to keep all the areas heated to a constant 26C at floor level. By way of comparison the most efficient cable underfloor system would use 975W per hour to achieve this, whilst a boiler & radiator system would use 750W per hour. Comparisons in terms of BTUs can be a little confusing as most standard tables stating average BTU requirements for domestic situations are based on the heat output of traditional radiators etc. So our system only uses 375W (given as approx 1279BTUs in traditional thermal conversion tables)to do the job that a traditional boiler/radiator system would need 750W to do(given as approx 2559 BTUs). Our system is primarily designed specifically to produce the same air temperature in a room as other systems but to use less power to do so. The two basic reasons for this are: The heating element is self-regulating - only ever drawing the minimum required power at any individual point across the floor to maintain the set temperature. 2. The heating element heats the entire floor area and so effectively turns the whole floor of the the room into a radiant surface, heating the entire volume of air in the room from the bottom up. This is unlike radiators, which only heat a small surface, typically at the sides of a room, or a cable or piped underfloor system which can only heat thin strips of floor, leaving most of the floor surface unheated. Because our system heats the entire area it need only heat to 26C to produce effective air temperatures in the room. Other systems have to heat to much higher temperatures to do this and so require more energy to do so." I have spent an inordinate amount of time reading everything on their system, and I am going to use it. There is also a video of a customer installing it on youtube and the link is on their site somewhere....See MoreLaura
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