Concrete is a perfect modern material for renovations: it’s durable, budget-friendly, it’s easy to maintain and there are many more advantages that are sure to inspire you to incorporate it into your home design. Concrete is widely used in decorating all kinds of spaces in modern, contemporary and minimalist styles and some other, too. I’d like to share some tips, pros and cons of using it in your bathroom for you to take a right decision – whether you need it or not.
Advantages Of Concrete In Bathrooms
No amount of water can actually damage a concrete floor. This means you never have to worry about wet feet, damp towels, shower spray, or spills from the sink or tub. This point makes concrete perfect for floors, walls and even countertops, sinks and bathtubs themselves.
While professional concrete installers typically guarantee their work for 20 years or so, with proper care, concrete can last for the lifetime of the home. Given this longevity, concrete is one of the more cost-effective materials you can use, besides, it’s very cost-effective.
Concrete scores very highly in the cleaning and maintenance category. Aside from periodic sealing of the surface to prevent stains, concrete is effectively maintenance-free. For everyday cleaning, you can sweep, vacuum, dry-mop, or wet-mop as much or as little as you like. Just be careful with cleaning agents, as some cleaners may react chemically with the concrete and cause discoloration.
Modern techniques for concrete finishing now make it a cutting-edge material when it comes to home decor. Concrete can be colored by adding dye to the wet concrete as it is being mixed, or by staining/etching it with acid or other substances. And concrete can be stamped with stencil patterns to give it texture.
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Disadvantages Of Concrete In Bathrooms
Interior concrete floors can be finished until they have a very smooth, almost glass-like surface, and these floors can be very slippery when wet, especially if treated with a surface sealer, and especially when you are barefoot. If you’re having a new concrete slab or concrete overlay poured for a bathroom floor, make sure the finishers leave it with a little traction for safety.
Concrete is a naturally porous material that is highly susceptible to staining from spilled liquids. The same characteristic that allows concrete to accept a decorative stain also makes it susceptible to discoloration from chemicals. The best solution is to seal the concrete periodically with a film-forming sealer.
Concrete changes temperature slowly. If you’re heating a bathroom with conventional forced-air heat, you’re simply blowing warm air over the top of the floor and throughout the room, which has little warming effect on a slab that’s also being chilled by the ground 24 hours a day. Now you know all the points, will you choose concrete for your bathroom?
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