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Back in August, we put the spotlight on our Industrial Installation Highlight (and drone footage!) by showing you the newly polished concrete floors at a brand new Hy-Vee location in Shakopee, Minnesota. We at Custom Concrete partnered with Hy-Vee Construction, Project Superintendent Chuck Danner, and SILEX Custom Concrete Solutions to install the flooring. Custom Concrete is the preferred polisher of Hy-Vee Construction, producing 90% of their work. All 65,000 square feet were polished using a combination of both a traditional walk-behind planetary grinder and an active planetary ride-on power trowel. Using these tools, we worked diligently to achieve the specified gloss levels without sacrificing overall quality. We find that this system maintains its high level of refinement better than other products that are on the market. Traditional methods can produce up to 3,000 square feet a day, but our walk-behind method can cover 6,000 square feet and the ride-on produces 10,000 square feet per day. (Thanks SILEX!)

In a time not too long ago, garage floors were all the same. They were used for storage, parked cars, and other things during every season. Most were simple gray concrete or plain dirt floors. Today, however, the options have broadened and expanded drastically making them a prominent design in many people’s homes. They are now used for things like showrooms, organized shops, and statement pieces. Many homeowners pay close attention to their garage floors in this day and age and are very particular about how they want to display them for company and other aesthetic-based reasons.

Hardwood floors have been super popular in recent years. They are highly desired and looked to for many different types of projects. Owners love the rustic appeal, timelessness, and durable feel of hardwood floors. Although, they can be very costly and require a large amount of maintenance over the years. Some people turn to laminate or linoleum flooring instead, but these options have a shorter lifespan and cause major problems that end in you having to replace them. Needless to say, this will only leave you with frustration and a (large!) dent in your wallet. The smarter (and arguably more aesthetically pleasing) option is polished woodcrete flooring. Concrete can be transformed to look just like hardwood floors, but last exponentially longer and have a shinier and more eye-catching look to them.

Are Concrete Floors Prone To Cracking? The biggest concern the comes from concrete customers is the potential of cracked floors. However, some people love the rustic, organic look that can come from staining concrete floors and leaving minor cracks exposed in various places. If cracks are not something that you are looking to achieve, microtoppings allow you to hide the cracks under a smooth, new surface that can also accept a wide array of different colors and decorative treatments. Click here to learn more about decorative concrete overlays and the options you have.