Concrete Flooring Forum

Plain concrete slabs have served as the flooring material for basements garages patios and utility areas for many years but concrete is now also a viable material in home interiors where it can be polished etched or stained to serve as the finished flooring surface if you are used to thinking of concrete as a utilitarian surface suitable only for utilitarian surfaces the many virtues.

Concrete flooring forum. 16 times when concrete floors made living rooms look stunning. When i moved in the flat had very old very thin and worn carpet with no underlay. In this space textured techniques can be used to ensure that the surface is slip resistant even when wet. Polished overlays are a great option when you want to cover old or outdated floors and create a blank canvas for customization.

08 24 2020 11 33 am by half fast eddie. Introduce yourself say hello in here. The ease of durability is also making concrete a popular bathroom floor choice. There was a time when bare concrete floors stayed well hidden beneath carpets parquet flooring and tiles when it was inconceivable to leave them exposed and the very idea that they could look good like that was not even taken into consideration.

Search this forum. Concrete flooring is popular in this room because it is durable and easy to clean. 03 28 2020 05 48 pm by rlafata. Forum member account how to s these are illustrated guides to using the forum and customizing your own account on the floor pro community.

So i bought the flat with the tacky carpet checked the lease dated 1994. You can reply to existing topics here but please use the tfp support and feedback forum to ask new questions. Is the u k s no1 flooring advice forum for end users to fitters. Before buying i visited 2 other flats for sale in the same block and they all had laminate flooring.

Imperfect concrete floors or existing wood or linoleum floors can also be covered with polished concrete by installing a cement based overlay. You will find fitters from your local area more than willing to help. With an average price of 3 to 8 per square foot polished concrete is comparable or less expensive than other flooring materials for reference hardwood runs from 6 to 22 per square foot natural stone flooring costs between 6 and 20 per square foot and the price to install tile floors is about the same. Resurfacing interior concrete floors with epoxy.

It can be sealed against moisture damage and made virtually impervious to staining agents. Wet concrete floors wet walls fixerupper jan 19 2020. My flat was built in the 1950 s has concrete floors. Thread thread starter.

Faqs is a polished concrete floor expensive. Hardwood floor install subfloor with local high mc.