Cemcrete Flooring
Cemcrete flooring is becoming more and more popular in both industrial and residential environments for many reasons – and not just practical ones. Cemcrete is recognised for its versatility as a flooring option.
Here are just a few benefits to opting for cemcrete flooring
Durability
Let’s start with the obvious: cemcrete is a highly robust material that offers a durability and permanence that’s simply unobtainable from other materials. Hardwearing and abrasion-resistant, cemcrete can withstand heavy and constant traffic, and provides a solid surface for large areas. Correctly installed cemcrete floors should not be susceptible to moisture, and should remain resistant to liquid, impact damage and UV light.
Low Maintenance
Another attractive benefit of fitting a cemcrete floor, both domestically and industrially, is the ease with which they can be maintained. As mentioned above, cemcrete is the most scratch-resistant hard flooring option available, and liquid spills can be easily cleaned and rarely stain. Polishing cemcrete floors is a great way to add both aesthetic value and increase its lifespan, and buffing is a quick and effective way to clean the surface in a large environment, such as a warehouse, entertaining area, home, or factory.
Practical Benefits
Although appearing shiny and slick when a glossy finish is applied, cemcrete flooring is highly non-slip when properly installed. This is vital for residential and commercial use, and specialised non-slip coating is available when applying a surface finish.
The material provides natural fire resistance – especially important when used in a residential or an industrial environment, where carpet or wood surfaces could be highly dangerous.
Dispelling the Myths
It is simply not true that using cemcrete means cold flooring. While carpets and rugs do add extra insulation, cemcrete is no colder than other hard flooring types, such as laminate, stone, marble and ceramics. Cemcrete is absorbent of heat (think of the heat haze rising from roads in the summer months), meaning less reliance on costly artificial temperature control, and cemcrete flooring can be embellished with the use of rugs and soft furnishings to create a warmer ambience.
It is also a fallacy that cemcrete is somehow louder and echoes more than other hard flooring. A number of factors cause poor sound absorption, and cemcrete is no better or worse at this than stone or laminate.
Green Benefits
The production of cemcrete is far kinder to the environment than that of carpet, uses no trees like wood, and requires no mining like stone options. Cemcrete also contains no volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are highly prevalent in carpets, engineered woods, glues and plastic floor materials. Not only does this increase its green credentials, it also avoids the possibility of any allergens becoming present inside the premises.
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