Polished Concrete - Retail & Showrooms
For retail stores looking to save every penny, maintaining a vinyl composition tile floor is costly. The annual estimates for cleaning and maintaining a nice, bright shine on polished concrete run as little as nine cents to .25 cents per square foot, depending on the level of shine you want to maintain. This compares to .60 cents to $1.05 for VCT. As the shift towards earth-friendly cleaning products intensifies, consider that some floor surfaces will take to “green cleaning” more easily than others. It’s another reason why retailers are replacing VCT with polished concrete floors. Not only does polished concrete require significantly less maintenance to stay shiny, but it can also take better advantage of new green cleaning technologies.
Why retailers are switching to polished concrete.
- Polished concrete is harder than any other floor finishes.
- Surface is 50 % more abrasion resistant than untreated concrete.
- Dramatic visual appearance with great reflection.
- Long restoration cycle: Industrial - average of 8 to 12 years, Retail - 12 to 18 years, Residential - 25 to 40 years.
- Polished concrete is LEED Certified Product. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™.