{"id":396452,"date":"2022-12-24T00:27:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoog.design\/what-is-a-floated-concrete-floor\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T00:28:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:28:05","slug":"what-is-a-floated-concrete-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoog.design\/en\/what-is-a-floated-concrete-floor","title":{"rendered":"What is a floated concrete floor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A floated concrete floor<\/strong> is a seamless, stylish floor with a natural look and practical properties. As a result, floored concrete floors fit perfectly into any interior. And in every living space. Even in the bathroom. A floated concrete floor is a real concrete floor at least 7 inches<\/strong> thick. Partly for this reason, it is not comparable to a cast floor<\/a> or concrete cir\u00e9 floor<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

What is floating?<\/h2>\n\n

Just a brief explanation of what exactly fluxing is so you can get a better idea. Flattening is finishing curing concrete that we poured in the morning. Floating a concrete floor creates a smooth finish and shades of color. These are also called drawings or flames. These drawings give character and life to your floor. The butterfly machine we use for this purpose makes circular movements across the floor. We also sprinkle the color pigments to make the desired color concrete floor during the flatting process. <\/p>\n\n

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What is the difference between a floated concrete floor and a concrete look floor?<\/h2>\n\n

Difference in thickness<\/strong>Cast floors and concrete cir\u00e9 floors are examples of concrete-look floors<\/a>. These floors look like concrete but have a different composition. A major difference between a flocked concrete floor and a concrete look floor is the thickness. A floated concrete floor is at least 7 inches<\/strong> thick. But a concrete-look floor is only a few millimeters<\/strong> thick. <\/p>\n\n

This also means that a concrete-look floor always requires a subfloor. For example, a sand cement screed. With a floated concrete floor, the subfloor is (almost) always omitted. <\/p>\n\n

Floor structure<\/strong>A floated concrete floor is a solid floor<\/strong>. We build a concrete-look floor in several layers<\/strong>. These layers consist of: epoxy, leveling, concrete look and two coats of lacquer. Because of this, the planning of both types of flooring is also very different. We make a floored concrete floor in two days. Depending on square footage. A concrete-look floor always takes at least 5 to 6 business days to install. <\/p>\n\n

Finishing and maintenance<\/strong>A concrete-look floor is finished with two coats of lacquer<\/strong>. For a floated concrete floor, we recommend impregnation<\/strong>. Layers of lacquer or impregnation make the floors easy to maintain. But cleaning and maintenance is different for both floors as a result. <\/p>\n\n

Fluted concrete floor: advantages<\/h2>\n\n