Polished Concrete Floors Over Wood Joists

We show the process of staining this cement flooring.
Polished concrete floors over wood joists. While it is somewhat rare it s also possible to install concrete flooring over a wood framed subfloor. Faqs is a polished concrete floor expensive. Slump of 4 with shrinking reducing ad mix. With an average price of 3 to 8 per square foot polished concrete is comparable or less expensive than other flooring materials for reference hardwood runs from 6 to 22 per square foot natural stone flooring costs between 6 and 20 per square foot and the price to install tile floors is about the same.
Building a framed wood floor over an existing concrete slab can provide the space needed for electric wiring heat venting plumbing drain lines and added insulation when remodeling a basement or garage space. The installation of calcium aluminate cement based self leveling concrete param 5500 along with expanded metal lath for reinforcement is a successful fast track method to convert a plywood subfloor into a beautiful concrete floor. Amanda pays and corbin bernsen opted for a polished concrete floor when they transformed a workshop shed into a bunkhouse for visiting children and guests. Testing out products to do a cement overlay over osb wood subfloor in a house.
The concrete was specified to reach 3 500 psi at 28 days with a water cementitious ratio of 0 45 and a max. Plywood substrate in a kitchen. Concrete can also be covered with special subfloor panels such as dricore tiles to create a surface much like conventional plywood or osb subflooring. We had a similar concrete floor with radiant tubing and the wire mesh attached to spacers just floated over the top of the tubing.
Hello at i am looking to have a polished concrete floor in my kitchen. Is it possible to have a polished concrete floor over my wooden subfloor. We recommend applying param 5500 at a minimum thickness of 3 8 1 2 is preferred to. When concrete is used as the finished flooring the slab surface typically is polished and sealed and can also be stained for custom color effects or even coated with a floor epoxy.
The average cost is 4 to 5 a square foot. Here the process involves pouring a thin layer of overlay concrete over a carefully prepared subfloor then applying the chosen colorizing and polishing techniques. My kitchen is on the main floor of my home but there is a basement below it. A polished concrete floor is an attractive option for many reasons including the price.