The Up and Coming Design Trend

Concrete is no longer just for basement floors or commercial applications. Indoor decorative concrete floors are the latest floor option worth checking out. This type of floor surface may sound cold and hard, right? But, the enormous varieties of stains, etching, and colors will make your indoor space wonderfully unique and cozy. Your floors can look like anything from hardwoods to brick, and maintenance is much easier than any other option you were considering.

Will your kitchen look like your garage?

NO! Your flooring will look like anything you want. Choose from thousands of stains and floor styles. You can have your entry look as though you’ve walked into a beautiful palazzo in Italy or a quaint cobblestone street in Argentina. 

What are the benefits of stained concrete?

It may sound costly, but concrete is inexpensive to install and is extremely durable. It will most likely outlast other flooring options. Most stained concrete floors last for decades, even in high-traffic areas such as entryways and kitchens.

Concrete’s sealed surface is stain and moisture resistant. It won’t chip, fade, crack, or peel. When it does finally show signs of wear and tear, you can easily reseal it to restore its original shine and luster. 

Cleaning and maintaining it is easy, too. To clean concrete floors, use a dry dust mop and occasionally a damp mop with a pH-neutral cleaner such as Simply Green.

Carpeting vs. concrete

Carpeting has been the norm for decades, but normal wear causes indoor allergens such as mold, bacteria, dirt, dust, and germs. These all pose health risks to many people living in the home. Indoor concrete flooring helps reduce in-home allergens and keeps cleaner indoor air quality because the tough indoor sealer resists moisture, dirt and dust buildup, bacteria growth, and mold.

Unlike carpeting that constantly stains, concrete flooring is easy to clean. It allows you to wipe liquids and stains without leaving anything behind. There’s no longer a need to worry about vacuuming constantly or hiring a professional carpet cleaning service which can be expensive. (See this guide to learn how often it is recommended you clean your carpeted space).

Durability is one advantage of concrete floor material over carpeting. Carpeting wears thin fairly quickly especially in high-traffic areas, and can’t handle the constant wear and tear of foot traffic in places like entryways and living areas. 

The best benefit of concrete flooring is the ease of resurfacing with a new pattern or color to match a room update. When updating carpeting, you remove the old carpet, buy new carpeting, then relay it; whereas concrete can easily be updated with a resurfacing service. 

B&W Custom Concrete can answer any questions you have about indoor concrete floors in Western New York. Get rid of that old existing floor. Install concrete flooring, and let us help make your vision come true. Contact us today.