Polished concrete floors in your house

[Helfen]

[truelinebob]

I did my floors downstairs that were slab on grade in the den and garage areas but i would not like it whole house or in bedrooms. They were not polished but i ground them, cut them, acid stained it and topped with water based epoxy and filled the cutting with charcoal colored grout.

[Volks Wagen]

Underfloor heating in concrete is great and economical as it runs at a lower temp, as long as u can work that out with your heating system, otherwise it's not so economical. Tiles are best on that setup as most other coverings will insulate...

I don't know what all the fuss is about tiles on timber. If u have boards down u can't tile on that. But all u have to do is put 1/4" marine ply sheets down screwed often to the floor and tile straight on top. No probs, no movement, no cracking.

I find real timber floors best for me, but I'll always throw some woollen carpets on in places for a bit of comfort.

Polishing concrete sounds nice for utility areas.

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[Helfen]

The great thing about polished concrete floors in the house is; when it's 95 degrees outside the floors are around 67 degrees and when it's snowing outside the floors never go below 65 degrees.

[scottyrocks]

We have a carpeted concrete basement floor. Over the years, the washer leaked/overflowed onto the unfinished side and made its way over to the finished side and gotten under the carpeting in that corner area.

I plan to remove all the carpeting, wearing an N95 particle mask to prevent inhaling possible/probable mold. I was then going to scrub and paint the floor with gray concrete paint and put throw rugs down to provide warmth and cushioning.

Any practical downsides?
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