Polished Concrete Floors from Connollys Timber and Flooring

Polished Concrete floors are possibly the most practical of floors as you are using the existing surface to produce a floor that is aesthetically beautiful and extremely practical.

Polished concrete offers a good alternative to other expensive floor coverings and treatments. They are energy efficient and are low maintenance and dust free.

Polished concrete will not powder up, when a concrete floor is properly mechanically polished, in conjunction with the appropriate densifiers you can achieve a high shine level and increase the hardness of the concrete.

It can be stained or dyed a huge array of colours.

If it is a new slab, different aggregates can be put into the mix, also integral colour can be added or even white cement all of which will give a unique look.

At the time of pouring different shapes and colours can be integrated into the floor and then polished to achieve the desired look. For places with special requirements such as logos or defined walkways. These can be easily incorporated onto the floor.

Polished exposed aggregate finishes are achieved by grinding the surface of the concrete to remove the cement paste in order to expose the aggregate or stones within the concrete. The surface is then polished using progressively finer pads. The degree of exposure of the aggregate and the uniformity of the exposure needs to determined to ensure the desired result is achieved.

When saw cuts are introduced to the floor it can take on a tiled like appearance but you have complete control over the dimensions and shape. Abrasive blasting can be used to texture the surface and form patterns.