Polished and stained concrete floors

Overview

Floors that have to look good

Your floor is one of the first things people notice. In a store, lobby, or hotel, it has to look sharp and take heavy foot traffic. We finish concrete so it does both. You can let the concrete show or put color and pattern on top.

Polished concrete

As concrete polishing contractors, we work with the slab you already have. It’s ground and hardened with a densifier for a shiny, easy-to-clean surface with no coating to wear off. No harsh chemicals or new flooring materials go in, and the shine reflects light, so the space can need less lighting. At Westfield Century City, a 90,000 square foot outdoor deck worn down by foot traffic and weather was diamond ground and densified.

Stains and sealers

Stains put color into the concrete itself, so there’s no colored layer to chip. Epoxy or acrylic sealers go over stained or plain concrete to keep out spills and stains and make cleaning easy. There’s no carpet or tile to replace later, because the finish is the concrete itself. Clear polyurethane finishes and UV topcoats have their own page: polyurethane and UV protective floor coatings.

Decorative coatings

When you want color, pattern, or a logo, a decorative epoxy floor does it. Options include solid colors, multi-color designs, colored flake, and colored quartz, which also adds grip. At Westfield Eastland Center, we put down epoxy in several colors to the client’s design, then a UV protective topcoat for a high-gloss finish that keeps the colors from fading.

Outdoors, on pool decks, patios, and plazas, a membrane system works well: an elastomeric or epoxy base with a polyurethane topcoat that holds the color, waterproofs the deck, and stands up to the sun.