Polished concrete is a sustainable material that is gaining in popularity. Concrete is typically slab on grade and used as a sub flooring. If it is polished and tinted to the homeowners taste and style there is no need for traditional flooring to be put over it. From creating a tiled effect with different colors to inlaying other materials such as glass the design possibilities are endless. Concrete is extremely durable, easy to clean and never needs to be replaced.

Polished concrete flooring is an eco-friendly flooring solution that can be used in any residential or commercial space. Having your floors polished concrete is a sustainable design option, as it makes use of materials that are already present in the space. Polished concrete floors are hard wearing and durable, they won’t chip as other flooring materials.

Concrete Polishing has so many advantage over other types of floor coverings and surfaces like easy to clean and maintain, dust and mite free for the allergic and pet friendly too! and can transform your old concrete floors to a modern state of the art finish

Depending on the diamond grit you use to polish a concrete floor, you can achieve different ranges of aggregate exposure and different levels of sheen, from matte to a glassy mirror.

Aggregate Exposure Table

NAME	APPROXIMATE SURFACE CUT DEPTH	APPEARANCE
Flat	No exposure	No aggregate exposure.
Fine aggregate (salt and pepper finish)	1/16 inch	Fine aggregate exposure with little or no medium aggregate at random locations.
Medium aggregate	1/8 inch	Medium aggregate exposure with little or no large aggregate exposure at random locations.
Large aggregate	1/4 inch	Large aggregate with little or no fine aggregate exposure.