Polished Cement Floors?
I am thinking of using ‘polished cement’ as the floor for our basement. I’ve seen it used in public spaces, and it looks gorgeous. Also, I am guessing that it (i) is relatively impervious to water – the basement will include a laundry room and perhaps a bathroom; (ii) does not add any thickness to…
I am thinking of using ‘polished cement’ as the floor for our basement. I’ve seen it used in public spaces, and it looks gorgeous. Also, I am guessing that it
(i) is relatively impervious to water – the basement will include a laundry room and perhaps a bathroom;
(ii) does not add any thickness to the floor — the ceiling is pretty low as it is;
and
(iii) is relatively cheap and uncomplicated to install.
I would appreciate any feedback I can get.
For instance, would I need to use a specialized cement? Am I wrong that it is a relatively inexpensive job?
Also, any recommendations for people who polish/install polished cement would be welcome…
Thanks.
They did the ‘polishing’ when the floor was poured…which is just very smooth troweling with some big crazy machine (included in the cost). The finish/gloss was done later by a guy with a bucket of sealer and a paint roller. It’s not perfect but it came out really good in my opinion.
As for special cement, we gave jimmy a color to match which he added to the truck that came with what i assume to be just regular cement…not sure. Send me an E if you’d like to come see.
Hey, thanks for the responses! We are, in fact, excavating the floor & pouring a new cement floor (and still, the ceiling won’t be that high). I thought that the additional cost of polishing the new cement floor would be minimal.
So many questions for Modern in CG – Did Buscarello do the polishing too? Did you have to use any special cement? Am I wrong that the additional cost of polishing will not be too great. Are you happy with your floor?
This is very expensive, but is very nice. A friend of mine did it in his first floor in new orleans before katrina and was lucky he did. It will cost you though.
i have a polished concrete floor in my basement.
It’s not as cheap or easy as you think. Since you’re ceilings are low this would be a great time to get some height when you have your floor done. Our concrete guys dug our floor out a few inches so we could gain ceiling height…it was also necessary to jackhammer out our old floor since it was uneven concrete.
You can see photos in the “my brownstone” section of this site. (“a bit modern in CG”).
We used Buscarello…they did a great job but sort of flaked out in the end and we had to have it sealed ourselves. I guess i’d still recommend him because he was amazing through the whole process.