POLISH CONCRETE
What is Polish Concrete?
Polished Concrete or Concrete Works Polishing Floor System is a polishing job on a concrete floor surface Trowel Finish, menggunakan material Liquid Densifier / Liquid Floor Hardener based on Sodium or Lithium. Polish Concrete is a good choice of floor design because it uses materials that are common, economical, durable and easier to clean than most other types of floors. With a relatively high coefficient of friction, this floor is anti-slip. So what is Polished Concrete like??
Polished Concrete turns out to be a concrete floor that is polished to a glossy and smooth finish just like granite or marble. but the basic ingredient of polished concrete is still PC (Portland Cement). The choice and design of the motifs are also very diverse because before the polish finishing process the contrete can be given a color or motif that suits our wishes.
Functions, Advantages and Working Area of Polish Concrete
The function that you want to highlight is the appearance, especially the luxurious and elegant appearance but at an economical price, which will be preferred over using granite. The buildings that often use it are malls, hotels or retail companies. When the polishing process is complete, you will find it difficult to distinguish between polished concrete floors and marble floors. The end result is the same and only the ingredients are different. When you are planning a home improvement, you can reference the floor with polish to make it look more perfect. While the advantages and working areas of Polish Concrete are:
- Save costs because maintenance is not expensive.
- Durable and more durable.
- Easy to clean.
- More resistant to foot traffic.
- Has a higher shine.
- Increasing the selling value of the building, when the building has a more attractive appearance will certainly make the price higher.
- Durable and scratch-resistant, the resistance and scratch resistance are so small that you don't have to worry about placing heavy items.
- Save on manufacturing costs, concrete and marble are materials whose prices are inversely proportional. However, concrete with a little polish will be the same as marble and even more beautiful.
- The artistic value is high, this polished concrete floor has many variants of motifs that resemble marble or granite.
- Environmentally friendly
- Resilient
- Reduce the power of the lamp light, because the floor gloss will reflect back the light above and make the room brighter
- Garage
- Showroom
- Exhibition Hall
- Workshop Room
- Museum Floor
- Warehouse
- Parking area
- Hotel / Apartment Floor
- Factory
- Warehouse
- Mall / Shopping Center Floor
- Terrace / Homeyard
- And Other Areas.
Type, Terms, Brand & Type of Polish Concrete
Types of Polish Concrete based on the level of glossy floor
- Industrial Finishing
Is a glossy or glossy coating with the lowest levels suitable for warehouses, factories, parking lots, garages, schools, which is more water and dust resistant. - Commercial Finishing
It is a medium grade coating suitable for offices, campuses, places of worship, shops and housing. - Premium Finishing
Is a glossy coating or the highest level of gloss, very suitable for indoor areas such as offices, galleries, conference halls, museums that are deliberately made very shiny because of the aesthetic purpose of the room and to support the events in it.
Floor requirements that can be polished concrete
Basically all floors with concrete materials can be polished concrete, but there are conditions, namely:
- Concrete must be at least 25 MPa
- The surface of the concrete must be smooth and even, meaning there should be no waves
- Concrete should not be cracked because it will hamper the polishing process and repeat the concreteization of the floor
Brand & Type of Polished Concrete Material
| Merk | Type |
|---|---|
| SIKA | Sika Curehard 24, Sikaproseal 22 |
| FOSROC | Nitifloor Cureseal, Nitofloor Lithurin M |
| PROPAN | SKF 201/203/204 |
