Polishing Your Concrete Floors May Be the Best Solution

You might be having trouble deciding what you want to do with the floors in your new commercial space, office, or home. After all, there are so many choices out there each with their own list of pros and cons and not a lot of direction available to you. You might not have the budget to have your floors completely redone, or maybe you kind of like the way that the exposed unfinished floors look right now. We’d like to suggest that maybe you don’t need to completely redo your floors and maybe polishing the concrete is exactly the solution you’ve been looking for.

Let’s take a look at our top five benefits of polished concrete floors.

1. Elimination of dust

One of the biggest challenges in properly maintaining your floors is that they always seem to get dusty. One of the main reasons behind this dustiness is efflorescence, or the process through which tiny particles of concrete are pushed to the surface through hydrostatic pressure. This efflorescence can make epoxies and other sealants ineffective, but polishing your concrete floors almost entirely eliminates efflorescence so that your floors will always be dust-free and looking their best.

2. Stain Resistance

One of the big issues with many different types of flooring, including unfinished concrete, is that the surface is porous, meaning that spilled liquids, or moisture brought in on the bottom of people’s shoes will begin to seep into the floor, causing major maintenance issues down the line. Trapped moisture can lead to cracks in the flooring and even mold infestations, which are both unsightly and potentially hazardous to your health. Polishing your concrete floors eliminates this problem by effectively sealing the surface and making it much more difficult for moisture to enter.

3. Budget Friendly

In case you weren’t aware, having flooring installed isn’t the cheapest project around. Having tiling installed in an office can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars, which is a large expense for even the most established business to shoulder. Polished concrete floors, on the other hand, are far more budget efficient as there is no cost of material involved. Even beyond the initial price tag, maintenance costs remain low forever. This means that you can get floors that look amazing for far less than other types of flooring with minimal maintenance expenses, saving you a lot of money in the long run.

4. Durability and Longevity

There’s a reason why concrete has remained such a crucial construction material over the years: The stuff really lasts! While linoleum flooring, tiles, and even hardwood floors will eventually need to be replaced, concrete flooring isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Once it has been polished, concrete flooring will last until the building falls. Drop something heavy on it? Just buff out any scratches. Your office floods? The polished concrete will remain unharmed. If you are looking for flooring that is meant to last, you won’t find any better options than a polished concrete floor.

5. It Looks Great!

Polished concrete might be a tough sell if it were hideous, but quite the opposite is true! Polished concrete retains a beautiful reflective luster that lasts. It reflects ambient light in just such a way that rooms seem larger and more open. In an office space where you greet clients, a polished concrete floor looks clean, crisp, professional, and perhaps most importantly, unpretentious. It’s a classic look that will wow anyone who’s lucky enough to step through your doors.

Do you think that polished concrete floors might be perfect for your business, or are you perhaps looking for something different? Whatever the case may be, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Put our experience to work for you and let’s get your commercial space looking its best!