Benefits of Decorative Concrete Flooring

Decorative concrete is one of the newest trends to transform concrete floors into an aesthetic area. Such areas in your home as concrete patios, driveways and pool decks can be transformed into a beauty with decorative concrete.

Homeowners thinking of remodeling their homes have recently discovered that they can make use a material found in every home for a new look. A reliable epoxy contractor offers decorative concrete solutions. They can make concrete floors look like wooden floors, granite, brick, and more by adding some chemical treatments over the concrete floor.

Why Decorative Concrete?

Installing decorative concrete in your home is an environment safe process. Additionally, concrete floors are easy to repair, slip resistant and waterproof. These are some of the reasons homeowners are turning to this type of flooring system.

There are a lot of possibilities with having a decorative concrete floor. You can have the logo of your favourite football team included in your decorative basement floor. You can also make your patio, poolside or driveway have a brick decorative look.

Close to 90% of homes and even business establishments have concrete floors. Decorative concrete has lately been getting a lot of media exposure as a feasible choice for floor decoration. The demand for this type of flooring is so huge because consumers want to have a luxurious floor without spending so much. Additionally, the beauty decorative concrete increases the value of a home.

Benefits of Decorative Concrete Flooring

Here are the benefits of choosing decorative concrete over just a concrete floor and other flooring options for your home:

• Esthetically Pleasing
  
  

Gone are the days when concrete is just a base for linoleums, tiles and wood flooring. A decorative concrete coating can transform the concrete flooring itself into a beautiful floor without the need of covering it.

• Flexible Design
  
  

In coating decorative concrete, you can etch the design you choose on the concrete floor before it dries. The designs could be wood, brick, tile, stone or anything you fancy. Other elements such as different shades or hue, stones or anything can also be added to come up with a unique look.

The flexibility in design is something present in decorative concrete that cannot be found in other floor finishes. This type of floor finish is also cheaper. This flooring solution is also reflects light, durable and easy to maintain.

• Minimal Maintenance
  
  

Decorative concrete finishes are resistant to a lot of damages and are extremely durable. This makes it an economical option because constant maintenance and repairs are not need. It also just requires a little bit of cleaning and polishing to keep it in top shape, thus less money and time are needed to keep it in top shape.

• Energy Efficient
  
  

Having a decorative concrete flooring helps in the energy efficiency of your home. This flooring type enables your home to have a comfortable temperature thereby lessening the work of your HVAC system which in turn can allow you to save on energy costs. Lesser energy consumption also helps promote an eco-friendly environment.

• Durable and Long Lasting
  
  

The durability of concrete makes it impact resistant. Adding a coat of decorative concrete on top of it more durable, beautiful because has the strong concrete underneath to back it up. This will translate to your floor lasting for many years despite the heavy foot traffic and torture it will handle.

Decorative concrete flooring is both functional and has an aesthetic appeal making it a popular choice for home and even commercial floors.

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