POLISHED INDOOR CONCRETE FLOORS

Polished concrete is made from basic concrete that is combined with a cement binder and water. It is a highly durable no-wax floor material. Moreover, concrete polishing can give indoor floors versatile performance with a substantial degree of shine and smoothness.

Polished concrete is a high gloss flooring finish that is obtained through the use of special concrete grinding equipment. Such concrete floors are usually used in commercial facilities. However, these appealing high luster floors are intriguing homeowners from all over America.

What Is Concrete Polishing?

Concrete polishing is an extensive process that will give the floors an aesthetic outcome with the proper mix. To create a smooth surface, the concrete needs to be treated with a natural concrete mix densifier, a chemical to help fill the pores of the concrete. Moreover, it is very easy to maintain.

Once the natural wet concrete has dried, then grind tools are used to achieve the desired shiny finish.  Concrete polishing offers unparalleled durability that needs little upkeep to maintain its beautiful luster. We offer polished concrete floors that are beneficial to install as they have an excellent performance.

Further, with easy maintenance, our concrete floors will never lose their decorative finish.  The smooth as glass surface of polished concrete flooring may seem slippery, which is a misleading concept.

For instance, there is bound to be heavy foot traffic in industrial or residential facilities, but these concrete floors are vastly used.  Therefore, our polished concrete floor texture is perfectly safe to walk on when the floors are properly dry, clean, polished, and waxed.

What Is Stained Concrete Polishing?

Our indoor decorative concrete floors have the ultimate amount of design options for modern industrial style. A stained concrete floor is a type of polished concrete that can be matched with any color. For instance, with the help of our concrete staining material and contractors, the floor can be stained with the color of unique patterns and designs that can withstand high traffic.

Concrete stain polish is achieved when chemicals in permanent dyes react with the concrete floors. We offer a stained concrete floor finish that creates a vibrant design and maintains appealing flooring with vivid or soft colors. Moreover, stained concrete polishing will prevent the decorative concrete floor finish from fading, peeling, or chipping.

Polished concrete can use a stained design for the floors that has stunning textures because of its reflective and finer surface. There are design or style options like coloring and scoring, and further concrete polishing floors can use designs like grids, borders, radial lines, and bands.

Moreover, the use of stain and dyeing polish will enhance the texture or design of an existing polished or decorative concrete floor in any residential or industrial area.

How Do We Start The Installation Process?

The proper prepping and installation time of a polished concrete floor can vary depending on the design project. The substrate has a significant impact on the installation timeline as it is the foundation on which the concrete flooring will be installed.

Moreover, the strength of the finer substrate will evenly distribute the weight of the poured concrete and support it. Before starting concrete polishing on flooring, we protect the adjacent surfaces, like walls and baseboards.

Moreover, the complexity may increase if the existing floor design requires repair, so we look into that as well. However, the most crucial step in polished concrete floor installation is the drying time required after each sealer coat and stain coat.

A newly placed polished concrete floors need time to cure completely before applying any decorative treatment on the flooring, like polishing or staining.

Moreover, to avoid potential damage to the style of the existing concrete floor, our concrete contractors install drywalls before the treatment of your floor.

What Are The Options?

The indoor polished concrete floors at Nashville Concrete Experts have concrete floor finishing options like:

• Stained concrete floors: Our concrete contractors will use acid or water-based stains to develop a semi-transparent color for your floor. Moreover, it will enhance the appearance of concrete floors.
• Polished concrete floors: Our concrete contractors will make sure to get a smooth and lustrous finish for your floor. Moreover, polished concrete will be low-cost and low maintenance.

To Dye Or Not To Dye?

We believe using less reactive dye creates intricate and appealing designs for your house. Concrete dyes are available for polished concrete floors in a broad color palette.

Our dyes are made of fine organic pigments that perfectly mix with the porous concrete surface to create a beautiful translucent effect. Therefore, polished concrete floors are less chemically reactive than acid stains making the results predictable and less blotchy for your house.

What Is Our Installation Process?

A specialist should carry out the installation method and polishing process to ensure the quality and durability of the concrete. Here at Nashville Concrete Experts, we survey the floor intricately to make sure of its sustainability before using decorative materials.

Before beginning the excavation, our polished concrete flooring contractors will investigate the resilience of a flooring layer, called the substrate or subfloor.

The concrete needs to be clean and ground to get it ready for polishing or staining for the flooring. However, before the concrete is poured onto the floor, the air bubbles should be removed from the mixture. To prevent cracks from forming later, the concrete needs to be level, and expansion joints must be used.

After the concrete has dried, then the flooring can be polished. Our polished concrete floor contractor can deliver high-quality results. After polishing, it is recommended to have the concrete floor sealed since it is susceptible to oil, water, and stains.

This is an easy method if properly executed, but it should be done every two to three years to add an extra layer of protection. It can lengthen the lifespan of the concrete flooring. The weekly maintenance is low for your polished floor and can be cleaned with a mop. 

The traction on polished concrete flooring is great whether the floor is wet or dry. When the surface is clean, the polished concrete will provide more grip than waxed floors, but at a lower price. It also saves time and resources because the concrete is ready for use right after the surface polishing for the floors is complete. 

Our polished concrete flooring is high shine in nature, so more light is reflected off the floor, achieving a higher brightness level. A polished floor can help those looking to create a brighter space without increasing the expenditure on light. 

The polish on the concrete adds a layer of protection. Moreover, it acts as a sealant that lasts for many years while bringing down the basic cost. 

Can You Do It Yourself?

The process of installing a polished concrete floor in your space requires a level of expertise. Moreover, to get polished concrete to work, progressively finer polishing machines and flooring material need to be used.

These machines are equipped with disks that slowly grind down the concrete floor surface to get the desired lustrous texture.

Due to the considerable investment and skills required, we suggest that concrete flooring cannot be a DIY project for your space even with the right tools. Therefore, it is nearly essential to hire an expert to get the best-polished concrete or stained concrete materials installed.

The traction on polished concrete is great whether the floor is wet or dry. When the surface is clean, the polished concrete will provide more grip than waxed floors, but at a cheaper price. It also saves time and resources, because it is ready for use right after the polishing is complete. 

Polished concrete is high shine in nature, so more light is reflected off the floor, achieving a higher level of brightness. This can help those that are looking to create a brighter space without wanting to increase the spending on lighting. The polish on the concrete adds an additional layer of protection. It acts as a sealant that lasts for many years while bringing down the cost for maintenance.