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Floor Covering Ideas for Concrete Patio Floor Design

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Concrete designs are among the hottest trends in the market for patios, entryways, countertops, concrete floors, pool decks among other places. When you are selecting the best flooring for your area, you need to take some factors into considerations. In this article, I will describe flooring designs, finishes and options to assist you in making the right flooring decision. 
Concrete on concrete
It is also known as overlay or concrete resurfacing and provides the best solution for repair, cover or level old concrete floors and slabs. It is good for both exterior and interior surfaces and can be used at a depth of 1mm to 50mm. This concrete floor is stronger than the normal concrete floor, its super adhesive and can be colored to fit any area like paths, floors, driveways, patios and anywhere that long lasting concrete is required.
Polished concrete flooring
This is a recent kind of flooring which is super strong, easy to clean and looks very nice. Polished concrete is cheaper than tiling and thus cost effective. It is suitable businesses and home interiors where a modern look is needed. There are 2 types of polished concrete;
  • True polished concrete – this is when a surface has many grinds which are applied polish. It is achievable when concrete is put in for this work because old slabs may look patchy and have no aggregate.
  • The other type of polished concrete is where color and special trowel mechanism are applied to cement topping thus turning an area into polished concrete. 
Kitchen and cool room floors
Kitchen and cool room floors are always under constant traffic and therefore, will need a quality flooring system so as to be safe as well as long lasting. Depending on your current floor surface, there are different cost effective flooring alternatives which you can choose from. 
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