Bend is an up and coming Oregon ‘burg. With a landscape second to none and a creative culture that rivals Portland’s, this small city is poised to be Oregon’s next big thing. The city is already ushering in the new with ultra-modern mixed-use developments sprouting up on every major thoroughfare. These new developments are sleek, sophisticated, and sustainable. Many of these buildings have utilized their concrete slabs as flooring and the effect is something far more refined than you may assume.
Concrete floors are common to auto garages, manufacturing facilities, and shipping/receiving warehouses, and for good reason; there is no commercial flooring available more durable than polished concrete. What you may not know, however, is that polished concrete is far more versatile than could ever be exhibited on an oil slick garage or a bustling warehouse.
Polished concrete is unique for four distinct reasons: cost, maintenance, durability, and versatility. Bend’s smart developers are cashing in on the modern simplicity of polished concrete floors by featuring them in a huge percentage of new developments, and your commercial or residential space could be reaping the same benefits.
Polished concrete can present as an opulent, even luxurious flooring when customized in warm wood tones, decorative tile patterns, or with finishes that replicate lavish natural stone. In this way, polished concrete is as suited for a warehouse as it a showroom, a ballroom, or a high-end retail space.
Concrete repels dust and allergens, improving the air quality of your commercial space, which your most seasonally sensitive employees will appreciate come early spring. Without the texture of wood or the porosity of ceramic tile, dust, pollen, and other allergens have no place to collect, making polished concrete a healthier alternative to all other flooring types.
Polished concrete also repels water damage — quite the necessity in the moist Pacific Northwest, even in the high desert of Bend. While other types of flooring can be destroyed beyond repair by water damage, concrete will suffer no damage whatsoever.
Polished concrete requires no special cleaners, solvents, or caustic chemicals. Simply dust and mop to keep your polished concrete floor as luminous on day one as it is day 1001.
Alternative Edge Custom Concrete is Oregon’s premier custom concrete experts. Contact us today to discuss how polished concrete can complete your commercial space.
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