Polished Concrete: A Smart Approach to a Fantastic Flooring Choice

When a business thinks about the appearance of flooring and related changes concerns often rise with regards to how much it will cost to obtain a new look. On the one hand, a really attractive flooring adds to the visual appeal of a business establishment, particularly a retail one. On the other hand, fancier flooring beyond just industrial linoleum and carpeting can cost quite a bit of money to install as well as maintain. So operating costs can be a big limitation. Then there is the alternative of polished concrete flooring.

Most establishments have concrete as their sub-flooring or foundation. So the material already exists; there’s nothing that needs to be installed. Aside from smoothing out cracks and adding fillers for gaps or dips, the concrete is pretty much in place. As a result, concrete sealing can offer a business owner a very viable way of spicing up a facility appearance without the hassle and cost of a major flooring installation. Here are seven good reasons why folks should consider this option:

Stain and moisture-resistant

If there’s one thing about polished concrete, liquid won’t penetrate it from above. If coffee, juice, or milk or even animal urine is exposed to the floor, it won’t soak in. Instead, 100 percent of the liquid can be cleaned up without any staining or damage. There is very little flooring out there aside from linoleum that can make the same claim.

Easy to clean dust and dirt

Polished concrete won’t let dust or dirt build up. The floor can be swept easily and a good mopping removes anything that might resist a broom.

Stronger floor resistance

The polishing process creates a side-effect that increases the density of concrete. As a result, the floor actually becomes stronger, resisting cracking or similar pressure damage.

Lighting boost

Concrete sealing can provide a highly-reflective surface. As a result, lighting from above is actually increased in the room because the concrete reflects it from below as well. This approach has been used for years by stage and dance facilities, and it works just as well for a retail establishment with lots of foot traffic. Further, it helps the electricity bill as well since lighting is effectively doubled. That removes the need to have to use so many lights in the facility.

Slip-resistant

Polished concrete, despite its appearance, is not a slippery surface. In fact, it’s slightly sticky, so businesses don’t need to worry about everyone suddenly falling down and breaking a hip bone. This is not the case with polished stone or ceramic tiling.

Easy to remove marks

In big facilities that deal with a lot of heavy equipment and product movement, forklift tire tracks can tear up flooring pretty quick with marks. With polished concrete, those marks can be removes very quickly if they are created at all. The polish doesn’t retain rubber marks from tires so the damage is avoided in many cases.

Overall less flooring maintenance cost

The fact that a polished concrete floor simply needs sweeping and an occasional mopping saves a facility owner hundreds to thousands of dollars every year in avoided maintenance. That frees up financial resources that can be better spent elsewhere in a business.

Given the benefits listed above and others not mentioned, polished concrete really is a smart investment for a facility owner or business looking for a way to boost floor appeal without breaking the bank. It gives maximum visual appeal for a facility, maintains easily, and it’s long-lasting. Customers often respond very positively to the look, and employees will enjoy the fact that it doesn’t take much effort to clean up when an accident occurs. The approach provides a professional flooring appearance, and many business owners who have gone the concrete sealing path believe it has enhanced their property considerably.

Phil Towns is the owner of Perth Concrete Polishing company, Cubic 8.