Concrete Designs

The reason why so many commercial general contractors are opting for polished concrete as a flooring system instead of vinyl composition tile is most likely due to concrete’s environmentally-responsible qualities. Since polished concrete is a “green” flooring choice, it helps building owners get closer to a LEED certification, which can mean significant tax breaks. It’s also a cleaner option when it comes to both health and maintenance.

Restaurants are choosing polished concrete because the polishing process diminishes the concrete pores so small, that hardly any dirt can get trapped; thus, the surface stays cleaner longer and requires less soap when it goes get washed. And when it comes to maintenance, figure spending half as much as you would on VCT, since VCT requires wax stripping, which is very labor intensive and, not to mention, the re-waxing and buffing requires more time and money too.

For retail store and commercial building owners looking to save overhead costs wherever possible, polished concrete instead of VCT can be the answer. It costs less, it’s a sustainable building material and polished concrete is easier to care for than VCT.

For a polished concrete contractor in Fontana, Temecula, Murrieta or surrounding Southern California areas, contact Blue Rose Concrete for an estimate: 909-823-6190 ext. 204.

Utilizing only the hottest, most current design techniques in the concrete industry, McHugh Construction Inc. is the leader when it comes to decorative cement flooring in Appleton Wisconsin and surrounding cities.

When you need a cost-effective flooring system for your home, office, restaurant, retail space, or commercial building, look no further than concrete. Not only will a decorative concrete flooring system lower your utility bills (thermal mass allows for concrete to keep a constant temperature year-round), you will reduce your space’s risk of fire, water and mold damage (concrete is flame retardant and will not support mold or mildew). Concrete floors are ridiculously easy to clean, and are entirely hypo-allergenic (dirt cannot become trapped in concrete like it can with wood or carpet).

Concrete flooring can be stained any color of the rainbow and can be polished to a glass-like finish, or it can be texturized. Design possibilities are vast these days; Appleton’s best decorative concrete contractor can apply stamping (imprinted or patterned designs) and/or acid staining. When you need something simpler, but still want it to look great, perhaps polished cement flooring is the way to go. If you don’t know exactly what design you want, but know that concrete is what you want, McHugh will lend you their design expertise.

Decorative Concrete Flooring can be Utilized in the Following Spaces:

• Custom Homes
• Retail Spaces
• Shopping Plazas
• Government Buildings
• Hospitals
• Industrial Warehouses
• Commercial Buildings
• Showrooms
• Hotels

If you are in the Appleton, Greenville, Neenah or Menasha areas and in need of a decorative concrete contractor, contact McHugh Construction Inc. for a FREE estimate today! 920-757-9779

Sealed concrete flooring will resist many stains up to a point. Unsealed concrete flooring, or flooring without any type of protective coating, will not resist any stains at all. All spills on your polished concrete flooring should be cleaned up as quickly as possible to reduce the amount of stains. Not every spill will result in a blemish, but because concrete can be remarkably porous, it is very likely that it will eventually result in a stain. How you deal with it will depend on what type of material caused the stain, how long you have had the floor, how extensive the staining is and the condition of the rest of the floor.

If you have had the floor for a long time, are dealing with an extensive stain or you have other problems with the flooring, such as denting, pitting or spalling, you may need to have a concrete flooring expert take care of the problem by using techniques such as applying a skim coat or polymer overcoating. With either, you have the ability to change the look of the flooring by adding new colors or by using different design options like masking and stenciling.  A skim coat is simply a thin layer of concrete that is applied by hand to resurface the existing floor.  With this method, the surface must be in fair to good condition and it can be used to address minor pitting or spalled concrete.

A polymer overcoating is approximately ¼ inch thick and can be applied over slightly more damaged concrete and can even be used to level uneven or low spots in the existing flooring.  For very minor stains, a spot treatment may be used, but it may be difficult to match to the surrounding areas in some cases.

For more information contact Perfect Polish, the nation’s leader in polished concrete flooring for both residential and commercial concrete flooring: (877) 91-SHINE