I saw these exceptional concrete floors at the Clic Bookstore & Gallery last week and took pics to show you. These have been done beautifully in two really different styles. If you are ever considering doing a concrete floor in your home, I would refer to these pics and the company that did them.
This top one is a solid, warm ivory concrete floor with a gloss finish.
This one is done with a dark pigment wash and has more of a matte finish. Both of them are perfectly flat and crisp right to their edges.
The company that did these is called Hudson Concrete, which is located in NYC. They are concrete pros, and have done floors for a number of high end showrooms, which you can see on their site along with some detail on how they get good results.
I love concrete floors when they have been done this well. They can turn the coldest and cheapest of materials into something really warm and living — AND they are really good for radiant heat systems. Bookmark this resource.
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47-51 33rd Street, Unit 3-1
Long Island City,
NY
11101
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718.482.0850
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| Website: | www.hudsonconcrete.com/home.html |
| Categories: | modern, hard flooring |
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concrete floors can look really fabulous and the idea of having a radiant system is something I could use this winter. At work our floor was made out of concrete and it was just terrible to stand on it for hours. Later that day my back and ankles would certainly feel it. That's the only reason why I would never consider getting them. Too hard of a surface.
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Beautiful for commercial space, but in a home it's not so great. I lived with carpeted concrete for a while, and my bones couldn't get relief....I was standing on concrete all day at work.
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Oh how I wish I could find/afford someone to do a similar effect in my apartment here in SF!
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I agree with the previous 2 comments.
No matter how good looking concrete floors become, I dont want any. I, too, work on them all day long and it does take a toll on your back/joints, etc. I have tried every kind of shoe and it is still the same.
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for public/commercial area only 1
I used to have one at my old rental apartment... and in the winter time, even I add thick warm carpet on it, with my wool socks on, my ankle still couldn't get rid of the coldness...
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