The Real Question…. Why Wouldn’t you use Decorative Concrete Overlays???

Decorative concrete is used on a large scale these days. You will find them almost everywhere starting from the interior of the house to the bridges and commercial roads. Well, there are several factors that have contributed to the popularity of these concretes. So, if you are looking to make a house or even to refurbish the old worn out concrete slabs, you should consider this option quite seriously.

The first and foremost advantage of the decorative concrete is the durability that it adds to the concrete. This has become even more important with the advent of new technologies in this field. These days, new decorative concretes are manufactured with enhanced technologies that creates lighter, faster and stronger cure. They start working faster and offer a wider range of protection to the concrete. Another great thing with these concretes is that, apart from increasing the aesthetic appeal of your house, these concretes will also value to the property. This will come handy when you will sell the house at a later time.

Though these two are very important in increasing the popularity of the Decorative concrete, they are not the only reasons why they are so much preferred by the home owners and designers. In fact, there are several other benefits of these concretes as well.

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In heavily trafficked rooms, carpet wears, tears and becomes dirty quickly. It gets monotonous vacuuming and shampooing. Many people tear up their old carpet, stain the concrete floors and put down an area rug to maintain the room’s comfort. This is a great option for the rooms you use frequent and are tired of cleaning over and over. The process is fairly simple: tearing up the carpet, remove carpet glue, stain the concrete floor, then Seal. Sounds Simple, but having a contractor come in sounds more logical…. enjoy the Video!!

Decorative stained concrete offers a number of advantages that other flooring materials can’t match, particularly when it comes to design versatility. Here, we compare stained concrete floors with some of the alternatives.
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During the last thirty years, the protection of concrete floors has gone from essentially nothing to a fairly sophisticated process of some type of protective coating or surfacing. The main purpose, of course, is to provide protection to the slab from deterioration or contamination, or to provide some added benefit such as aesthetics, wear, non-skid, chemical resistance, ease of maintenance, physical performance, and a myriad of other properties. We must remember that no other surface in a building takes more abuse than floors, regardless of the type of building, whether it be industrial or commercial.

Floors are subjected to just about every kind of abuse – impact, abrasion, chemical attack, and thermal shock. Concrete floors are not designed to take this continual abuse. Concrete floors are porous and tend to create dust from wear and abuse. They are also subject to abrasion and chemical attack. It’s for this reason that all concrete needs some sort of protection regardless of where it’s located. The problem, in the overall picture, is to determine what type of protective material to choose for the various conditions.

This article does not concern resilient tile, ceramic tile, carpet, or wood, which are placed on top of concrete floors. These do add a benefit, but are primarily used aesthetically for residential and highly commercial areas. We are focusing on coatings that are bonded directly to the surface and offer long term protection and may or may not have some aesthetic value. The problem for most decision makers today, whether it be architects or facility managers, is to choose the most effective material and application that will result in the best performance and lowest life cycle cost. It is increasingly clear that these individuals must rely on knowledgeable people to assist in proper selection, application, and maintenance of the floor coating. The flooring specialist can guide the owner in proper material, application, and long-term performance, thereby reducing the long-term cost of floor maintenance.

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