Decorative Concrete Is Perfect For Your Home Or Office
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by: Adriana Noton
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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 Time: 12:28 PM
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Durability and affordability are two requirements that most people have when re-flooring their home or office. Unfortunately, the most appealing materials for indoor flooring such as wood, tile and carpet are both expensive and easily damageable. Decorative Concrete is the answer to all of your indoor flooring woes. It is not only inexpensive, but it can be manipulated to look like any of your favorite indoor flooring materials.
There are many different types of decorative concrete. You can transform the style, texture, pattern and design of concrete so that it suits your decoration scheme perfectly. Concrete can be manipulated in so many different ways that it can look like wood, tile, or marble, but it has the durability and strength of industrial concrete.
You will save so much money installing decorative concrete inside your home or office that you might even be able to use the excess money to engrave the entryway or parking lot. Stamping is one technique used to alter the texture of traditional concrete. You can have different styles, designs or shapes stamped into your freshly poured concrete to give it a unique and one-of-a-kind look. The concrete can even be manipulated to resemble cobblestone or brick flooring.
The fascinating thing about manipulated concrete is that it comes in tons of different designs and colors. After the stamping and dying process, your concrete floors will be unrecognizable. However, if you are going to install concrete flooring that uses dyes, it is best to use the flooring in your home because UV rays cause the dye to fade out.
If you want to give your indoor concrete flooring a natural and varied look, opt for acid staining. This technique of staining your flooring is different than dying because the results vary from slab to slab. Each slab or tile has its own unique color, print, and pattern that look natural and casual as interior flooring. Like dying, this technique is best suited for indoor flooring, as outdoor elements such as rain and sun can cause damage to the color.
If you want a more translucent look to your indoor or outdoor flooring, water-based staining is preferred over acid-based. This type of staining also results in all of your slabs having their own unique color and opaqueness. Talk to a professional at the concrete business you hire to see what sort of products they use for water-based staining, because there are many variations.
Concrete can be used for murals and walling, in addition to indoor and outdoor flooring. Whether you want a large mural in your office entryway or on the outside of your building or home, concrete can be stamped and printed to resemble a variety of designs and patters. A giant mold in the shape of whatever mural you want can be used to stamp concrete for large murals.
If you are looking to renovate your home or business using polished concrete but do not want to tear out the existing concrete flooring you already have, then engraving is the best option for you. Concrete design companies can engrave your floor by carving in lines and designs, and sanding down the rough edges. You can transform your bland concrete style walkway into an intricate design statement.
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Looking for polished concrete or patio designs? Artevia specializes in patterned concrete and a wide range of backyard landscaping projects.
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