When pondering flooring options for a kitchen, you'll have many materials to consider, each of which will imbue your kitchen with a distinct impression. Here are several benefits of polished concrete. 

You Create It — You Don't Just Lay It

One of the major advantages of concrete polishing is that you can totally personalise the flooring to satisfy your home decor and taste. You're not just buying an already-made product — and laying that. You create the flooring with your choices. Conversely, with materials such as stone, ceramic, laminate or vinyl, for instance, you pick the finished tiles and sheets to lay across your floor. You'll have choices in colours and patterns, but you're still typically selecting between finished products. 

Plenty of Design Options

You'll not just have trivial choices, either, to make with coloured concrete. Rather, the colour and amount of aggregate you mix with the cement defines the look of the flooring. You can add stones and pebbles in grey, blue, cream, yellow, red or a range of other hues. The number of aggregates you add to the mix will also shape the texture and patterns on the completed surface. Thus, you can create more or less colourful flooring with more or less texture. You also determine its level of shine, directing the contractors to leave it matte or highly polished. 

No Messy Join Lines

Another bonus of polished concrete is that it creates one even, smooth surface. In contrast, other floors made from floorboards and tiles, for example, contain numerous joins and lines that break up the surface. Thus, they don't produce the same sleek impression as continuous concrete, which helps to create a sense of spaciousness in a room.

Natural Feel

Another advantage of this flooring is the organic impression it can present. Concrete consists of lime, sand, cement and aggregates, which are often stones and pebbles. Thus, it contains a lot of natural content that shows through in the final surface. Choosing earth-hued gravel gives a rustic feel to the flooring, while the polishing process makes it sophisticated enough for kitchens. You don't have to generate a natural ambience, though, if you'd prefer another look. You could add colourful glass pieces and pigment the cement pink if you wish.

Durable and Resilient

Whatever substance you spread over your kitchen floor needs to be durable and resilient. Concrete is exceptionally durable, and the polishing technique forms a non-porous hygienic surface that doesn't trap germs. This material is perfect for high-traffic areas and daily use. Thus, it's ideal for kitchen floors.

To learn more, contact a concrete polishing company.