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ADVANTAGES of POLISHED CONCRETE FLOORS
Polished Concrete Floors shine like Polished Marble and Terrazzo Floors. They usually have a higher co-efficient of friction rating than ordinary concrete. It is much harder to slip on a Polished Concrete Floor, wet or dry. Polished concrete always meets and often exceeds OSHA standards for floors. Waxed VCT Floors have a co-efficiency rating around or at .6, Polished Concrete Floors average a co-efficiency rating of 1.1, so this gives a greater safety factor to your floors. In ordinary unpolished concrete, tiny particles of dust are pushed to the surface through an upward force called efflorescence, this dusting, forces epoxies, paints and waxes off of the surface of concrete floors, and can make maintenance costs add up. A Polished Concrete Floor virtually eliminates dusting entirely, making for a much healthier work environment. Did we mention VOCs are lower?
With Polished Concrete Floors, maintenance prices go away. All the maintenance hours and cost associated with caring for waxed or coated floors are no longer needed, allowing you to spend your time and money elsewhere. Your Custodial Crew will LOVE YOU, as daily maintenance is simple, a sweep and mop, then you’re done. No Burnishing, Stripping, Waxing required and NO expensive equipment needed. Most floor systems, even ordinary concrete floors, require aggressive scrubbing. Oil, paint, and other stains can leave lasting impressions on ordinary surfaces. But a Polished Concrete Floor doesn't require such intense scrubbing -- the surface is so tightly compacted that it actually repels oils and other substances, making clean up much easier than with other floors.
The savings from a Polished Concrete Floor can easily run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for most facilities, even in a 10-12 year period. The numbers speak for themselves. How many times will you replace Carpet, Paint, Epoxy coatings or VCT due to daily abuse, and the yearly maintenance costs associated with them? Add the prices yourself, and then think of that longevity that Polished Concrete Floors will give you. Over a ten year span Polished Concrete Floors are virtually cheaper than the best Carpet, Epoxy or VCT flooring systems.
Polished Concrete Floors can sometimes be mistaken for a marble or a terrazzo floor, its polished smooth surface is attractive and more resistant to staining. No other floor covering can boast the beauty of Polished Concrete Floors. Epoxy coatings, VCT and Waxes don't even come close.
The reflective nature of Polished Concrete Floors reduces the amount of artificial illumination needed by maximizing the natural and artificial lighting already in use, thus improving lighting efficiency as a whole.
So over all, there are a multitude of reasons Polished Concrete Floors may just help you in a residential or commercial environment, with savings in money, time and other benefits.
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