If you’ve been considering polished concrete floors or Terrazzo floors for your next project, until now there have only been three choices available. Either grind the existing concrete floor, install a 50mm-80mm concrete screed over the existing floor or pour an engineered slab where the whole slab has a controlled colour and aggregate mix.
Limitations associated with polishing existing concrete
- If not poured with the intention of being exposed, can be far less than suitable for grinding later.
- The contractor cannot guarantee what the finished product will look like until they have finished grinding.
- The contractor cannot guarantee what the finished product will look like until they have finished grinding.
- Footprints, water damage and screed marks are almost always noticeable after polishing.
- Inconsistent aggregate exposure.
- Irreparable and significant cracking.
- Colour uncertainty and more.
Limitations associated with concrete screeds
- The screed will add large additional weight which may result in engineering issues.
- Issues with meeting existing door and window heights.
- 90% of the time the process requires traffic management, concrete truck, concrete pump and or wheelbarrows.
- Can result in substandard finishes with inconsistent aggregate exposure.
- Thick and very difficult to install to existing properties.
Limitations associated with new engineered concrete slabs
- Far more costly than a standard concrete slab.
- Limited to colour and aggregate choices from concrete supplier.
- Entire slab must be poured to engineered standards regardless of how much is being exposed.
- Risk of incorrect engineered blend being provided and no recourse if an error has occurred.
- If not placed correctly you can end up with patchiness or screed marks.
SOLUTION... Polished Concrete Veneer PANGÆA® PCV
- Is finished at a thicknesses of 10mm-12mm.
- Can adjoin other floor coverings such as tiles, timber and carpet with no height difference.
- Can be installed on top of concrete, timber, stable tiles and other sound substrates.
- Is seamless and dimensionally stable.
- No expansion joints or saw cuts are necessary. (unless there are existing saw cuts in the substrate or existing movement/construction joints, these must be honoured).
- Designed and engineered to be consistent in colour and aggregate exposure.
- Ability to control the gloss levels.
- Available in over 30 possible base colour and aggregate combinations. (Hundreds of combinations available for commercial applications.)
- Cheaper than in situ Terrazzo floors.
ARCTIC WHITE BASE POLISHED CONCRETE VENEER
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- BARANGAROO
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- BELVIDERE
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- KOONUNGA HILL GREY
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- WARM WHITE-BLACK GRANITE 50-50
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- WARM WHITE
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- WHITE ICE
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE- YARRA VALLEY
BASE-ARCTIC WHITE. AGGREGATE-SYDNEY WHITE
CHARDONNAY BASE POLISHED CONCRETE VENEER
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- BELVIDERE
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- BLACK GRANITE
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- MOPPA
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- SYDNEY WHITE
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- WARM WHITE_
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE- YARRA VALLEY
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE-BARANGAROO
BASE-CHARDONNAY. AGGREGATE-KOONUNGA HILL GREY
FRENCH GREY BASE POLISHED CONCRETE VENEER
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- BAROSSA WHITE
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- BELVIDERE
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- MOPPA
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- SYDNEY WHITE
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- WARM WHITE
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- WHITE ICE
BASE-FRENCH GREY. AGGREGATE- YARRA VALLEY
CHARCOAL BASE POLISHED CONCRETE VENEER
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE- MOPPA
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE- YARRA VALLEY
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-BELVIDERE
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-BLACK
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-FRENCH GREY
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-KOONUNGA HILL GREY
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-SYDNEY WHITE
BASE-CHARCOAL. AGGREGATE-UNKNOWN
