Concrete Polishing Quirks
Posted on April 27, 2009 in the Real Estate category
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Besides the obvious place where you will see or use a polished concrete, obviously, being the floor that you are standing on! It may be a stained, adding aggregated, glass or engraving design it is done on polished concrete floor.
More department stores, manufacturing companies, hotels, restaurants and even airports are using the Polished Concrete. This just proves that that more people sees the benefits and beauty of concrete polishing. It also goes to say that concrete polishing does not have to be confined in doors, it can also be used out doors.
From the boring gray cement flooring that we were used to it is now slowly being a piece of art. The more that people will appreciate the beauty of concrete polishing the more that we invent ways to make it more beautiful. Some of the options that we have now are adding stain, dies or colored aggregate. Nails or bolts can be added and arranged to create a design. The outdoor cement can have an engraved design to create a more permanent effect.
Aside from the beauty that we see with the polished concrete flooring, are they cold or damp on the feet?
Well yes, concrete can be cold and damp just the same as ceramic tiles or stone flooring. Concrete has a thermal property that gives the ability to store and radiate heat. You can store and radiate heat by embedding radiant heating cables in concrete the floors.
This thermal property of concrete flooring can be seen in summer or when we have a warm weather. The cooling effect of the concrete floor can cut your air condition cost, therefore having an environmental benefit too.
In the winter time, your polished concrete floor can store and generate heat whenever you use your fire place. You can even make the most of your solar radiation entering your home, this will heat up or keep you room warmer for the winter. Again making this environmental friendly, you will lower your heating cost.
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Here is a cool polished concrete floor photo gallery!
I really liked this subject. Thank you.