There are different levels of sheen and aggregate exposed on polished concrete floors. The levels of sheen range from matte to a high gloss finish. The level of sheen and amount of aggregate exposed depends on the diamond grit used to polish the concrete floor.
Concrete has vast design versatility, and because of this your concrete patio will be truly unique. Concrete patios are more versatile now than ever also thanks recent advances in stamping tools and coloring techniques.
Staining concrete is a great option for finishing concrete floors. There a range of colors, designs, and looks that can be achieved by using stain. Unlike paint, you don’t have to worry about stain chipping or flaking, this is because it penetrates the concrete surface.
Once concrete has been installed and stamped the next and final step is to add a sealer, this is particularly important when the stamped concrete is outside and exposed to natural elements. There are multiple benefits for using a sealer on stamped concrete, including:
A new type of of material has been created to make “green cake†blocks. Two Palestinian women, Rawan Abdulatif and Majd Mashharawi, have engineered the new material using coal ash. The blocks are being used to rebuild Gaza, which has been through three wars in ten years. Due to the Israeli blockade it is very difficult for Gaza to get regular blocks to use to rebuild.
Two engineers from our very own University of Nebraska in Lincoln have created a conductive concrete that is now being used to shield electronics from electromagnetic energy pulse (EMP) attacks. Christopher Tuan and Lim Nguyen have developed the electricity conducting concrete and over time found multiple uses for it including de-icing roads, radiant heating, and anti-static floor applications.