What is Polished Concrete?
Polished concrete leads the market in warehouse, retail, and decorative facilities across the nation as one of the most innovative, economical, and environmentally friendly concrete flooring solutions available today. From complex, colored concrete floors in showrooms, government buildings, and retail stores, to simpler interior concrete floors in industrial plants or warehouses, polished concrete is the fastest growing concrete flooring solution to hit the market. There is nothing that can impress your customers, or your employees, more than a polished concrete floor. Polished concrete offers an ease of cleanup on a decorative concrete floor for your employees and adds a professional shine for your customers. That’s why CP+R can provide you with the polished concrete floor you are looking for.
Polished concrete is the result of our special process that utilizes industrial diamonds, impregnating hardeners, and sealers made for grinding concrete floors. Our specialized equipment is used to level, make dense, polish, and, finally, seal the floor concrete from within the interior concrete floor.
There is nothing more powerful than seeing the transformation in person, which is why we offer mobilized concrete polishing demonstrations to show you what concrete polish can do for your facility. Just pick out your worst, highest traffic concrete flooring areas, and prepare to be amazed at polished concrete floors.
In addition to its extensive life cycle, and cost efficiency, polished concrete floors offer a number of benefits, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED compliance.
Benefits of Polished Concrete Floors
- Abrasion Resistance: Up to 400% greater
- Impact Strength: Up to 21% greater
- Light Reflectivity: Up to 30% greater
- Lowest 10-year life cycle cost
- Virtually maintenance free - dust mop, water, and a neutral cleaner
- No Adverse reaction to ultraviolet light or water spray
- Eliminates moisture vapor failures related to floor coverings
- Does not support combustion ... eliminates smoke or toxic fumes
- Qualifies for inclusion on Silver, Gold, and Platinum LEED
Lifecycle Cost
Cost is always a factor. It’s another reason to choose a polished concrete floor. Polished concrete costs less than inferior options.
The polish concrete floor cost is the LOWEST per square foot life-cycle cost of any floor covering or coating. CP+R Polished Concrete will save you money in both the initial installation, as well as in future maintenance and labor costs.
Go ahead and compare CP+R Polished Concrete with other concrete flooring solutions – we are confident no other option can offer the savings we do.
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*All prices are square foot costs, and use the initial installed cost, annual maintenance cost, and life of the product to determine the Total Expense for 10 years. Information, other than for CP+R Polished Concrete, is from NTMA, Concrete Construction and other independent sources.
Ask About Our ReFresh System
As polished concrete has grown in popularity in recent years due to the minimal maintenance required, more and more floors are increasing in age, anywhere from 1-10+ years. It is time for a ReFresh!
+ Do you have discoloration or stains in the finish due to spills, water leaks or high traffic areas?
+ Does the polish look to be “wearing off” or the shine just isn’t there?
Polished Concrete is a very durable surface and many of these concerns are simply topical. Ask about CPR’s proprietary ReFresh System, in an open store setting, and bring your floor back to life over night!