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Eco Friendly Polished Concrete Floors

Author: George Mavridis Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 02-05-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 21 | Rating:  (58) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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There are no defined specifications covering polished concrete. The term covers any concrete surface that has a shine. However there is more to polishing concrete than just some grinding and adding a floor coating and buffing up a shine.

Polished concrete, from Regal Floors, is the processing of the concrete surface through a mechanical process that uses a diamond abrasive medium where each step is refined to its purest possible form on a microscopic level from one progressively finer abrasive to the next until the desired level of polish is achieved.

The process of polishing concrete consists of three consecutive categories: grinding, honing and polishing. Each category is then broken down into multiple steps, consisting of consecutively finer diamond abrasives.

During this process a densifier or hardener is applied that is absorbed into the concrete creating a chemical reaction that makes the concrete more dense and hard.

The result is a beautiful, durable and efficient surface which eliminates dusting and creates a low maintenance floor. The natural concrete floor can be customised with the addition of dyes or stains to make a unique finished floor and provide beauty with environmental benefits.

The Eco Village in the southern Gold Coast town of Currumbun is all about the environment and sustainable building.

With strict criteria for design as well as the materials and finishes used, this community is at the forefront of green building.

Polished concrete flooring is being used throughout as a natural choice that fulfils all the requirements.

There are three benefits to green or sustainable building:

Indoor environmental quality

Overall reduction of a building’s environmental footprint

Energy efficiency

Polished Concrete addresses all three of these benefits.

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George Mavridis is the owner of Regal Floors based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Regal Floors specialises in the restoration and maintenance of concrete, stone and tiled floors.

We also do Polished and Decocartive Concrete finishes which are fast becoming the sought after flooring. With it's low maintenance and eco friendliness, bare concrete floors are being transformed into unique showpieces.

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