The Benefits of Polished Concrete in Your Nashville Home

Concrete may be something you consider putting out back of your Nashville home. Very rarely do you consider having the concrete finished, polished and made to beautifully bring out any other room inside the home. Through the use of the polished concrete, you can make any floor in the home look like something else. 

Does Polished Concrete Still Look Like Concrete?

Polished concrete does not look like regular gray concrete. In fact, you can make it look like any other type of flooring that you’d like. If you want a more marble looking appearance, or perhaps even a wooden looking type of floor than these can both be done using polished concrete. 

The secret is in the polish, the color and the stamps that are used to create the look with the concrete. This creates a totally brand new, unique look. Many people that see polished concrete do not think it is actually concrete that they’re walking on. That is because the concrete does not look like concrete at all, but looks like the specific type of flooring you wanted it to look like in the first place.

Why Choose Concrete Over the Real Thing?

This question is asked more times than not. It is simply because concrete designs can be more affordable over other types of designs. Regular marble floors not only require a lot of installation time, but they are more expensive than other types of flooring on the market and the same goes with hardwood floors. 

If you could have the same look from another, more affordable, material then why wouldn’t you go with the more affordable, durable and beautiful material. If you cannot tell the difference, than it shouldn’t be a question on which flooring material you should choose inside your home, office, business and so many other places.

The process is simply done through professionals, the look is beautiful once finished and the price, you can easily handle, no matter what your budget is looking like. Whether you want to redo one floor in your home, or all of them. Polished concrete can make a huge difference on the way your Nashville home’s floors look and feel.

If this sounds like something you’d like to have done in your Nashville home, do not hesitate to contact the professionals that can make it happen. Here at Unique Crete Designs, we take your plain floor and turn it into something beautiful. 

Turning That Concrete into a Wood Texture

When you’re considering stamped concrete, the best way to go is by changing the look of the concrete into something that is beautiful and looks completely different. One of the biggest requests of customers that want stamped concrete is to make it look more like a wood texture. This can be done, and once done, the concrete can look just like a wooden patio right outside your back door. 

The Process of Turning Concrete into Wood

The concrete slab has to be refinished, sanded down and refined before the process can begin. This is because the concrete has to be even all over, and also provide a wet surface for the contractor to work with so that they’re able to stamp the wood designs into it. This is what is going to make the concrete stand out, and look like finished wood. 

Once the concrete dries, and the stamps have been set, then the fun begins which will transform the look and feel of the patio and make the concrete look like wood, instead of looking like plain concrete in the backyard. 

The concrete will have to be painted, or stained in a way that resembles the wood color. This is to ensure that it looks like wood in the end. Not only that, but the cracks have to be painted a specific color so that the patio is able to look like planks were put together, and not that they were painted onto the patio. From here, a finish or varnish is put on top of the concrete. This is to finish it, and seal it so that the concrete is able to withstand the outside elements and the wood look does not go away.

Through the use of this, and once the finish and paint dries and seals, you will notice a complete difference with the outside of your home. You’re able to find just how much the stamped concrete makes a difference. If you do not want to deal with the hassles of real wood, then concrete can provide you with the maintenance free, long lasting results you’re after.

Speak with us here at Unique Crete Designs to find out how we can turn that old concrete patio into a beautiful addition on the back of your home. You want to make an impression, and this can be the best way to do so. Make it happen, and make it stand out when you let us take over and do the work for you. We promise, it will be as beautiful as ever.