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  1. 4re Nut

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    #1 4re Nut, Apr 3, 2012
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    Cool idea: http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2012/03/form_function_blend_in_artisti.html

    I love the look of concrete floors and wanted to do them in our house but was out-voted 1-1 by the wife :)rolleyes:). Didn't help that the GC screwed up along the way. :(
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    #2 TestShoot, Apr 10, 2012
    Concrete floors are very dusty, polished or not. Go move in to your garage for a few months, then tell us how much you love concrete floors when all your furniture's legs are worn, your feet are constantly cold, and your farts echo like a sonic boom.
     
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    #3 4re Nut, Apr 10, 2012
    The garage comparison isn't apples to apples and the comments about furniture legs, cold feet, and echos can be said about any hard floor surface. I know because we went with tile and wood in all rooms, i.e. we don't have any carpeting.

    Furniture legs are easily addressed with felt pads, cold feet doesn't bother us and we usually wear flip-flops/Crocs around the house anyways, and the echos are greatly reduced or eliminated with furniture in place and maybe an area rug.
     
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    #5 4re Nut, Apr 10, 2012
    I prefer Red Dog and I don't drive a Chevy.
     
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    #6 Zack, Apr 10, 2012
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    +1. Hate hard, cold concrete floors. And concrete is also drab, dreary and unwelcoming, not to mention the dust. In the picture, they have used warm colors in the furniture and area rug to combat the basic unfriendliness of the concrete floor. Give me comfortable, warm rugs and nice wood any day. That's much more welcoming and bright and warm, and gives the place a finished look as opposed to making it seem like a converted warehouse. Can't see the appeal in concrete--too many negatives and impracticalities to live with.

    It's great to photograph brightly colored cars against, though. It's dull so it focuses the attention on the subject nicely. In the picture of the room above, the attention is drawn to the furniture and rug, not to the floor.
     
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    #7 4re Nut, Apr 10, 2012
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    Keep in mind I'm not talking a warehouse grade finish, just Google "concrete floors". The floor in post 1 is a bit different because they did it "on the cheap" (kudos to them) and added a neat touch to complement what some might see as a negative, i.e. the white paint and glue marks.

    A few examples that pop up; some of these are expensive but a great look can be accomplished for the same price (or less) than good tile work, wood and/or carpet...
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    #8 Zack, Apr 10, 2012
    OK, so visually those are great. That still does not eliminate the cold or the hardness and discomfort of concrete. I roll around with kids and pets a lot, and I like lying on the floor with a cushion under my head to watch movies...there's no way I would be doing that on concrete floors.

    For an office reception area, it seems feasible. Heck, I would love to have that for a garage floor. For homes that are lived in, however, absolutely, positively no concrete floors. Even with the expense of radiant floor heating underneath, you cannot eliminate the hardness.
     
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    #9 TestShoot, Apr 10, 2012
    Let us not forget as the structure settles under the immense weight of concrete, and heat VS. moisture, the cracks that will form.

    Sure, they can look great, just as the fiberglass facades on houses at a theme park do.
     
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    #10 4re Nut, Apr 10, 2012
    Duly noted; like anything else there are pros and cons.

     
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    #11 Zack, Apr 10, 2012
    Sorry, don't know why you are harping on and on about concrete floors? Do you sell them or something? They represent a very poor choice for residential construction.
     
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    #12 4re Nut, Apr 10, 2012
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    Harping on and on? I simply countered the negative comments with positive ones. For example, you stated "concrete is also drab, dreary" and I clarified my feelings by stating "I'm not talking a warehouse grade finish" and posted pics that IMHO show floors that are not "drab, dreary".

    No, I don't sell them and have no affiliation with anyone that does.

    It is your opinion that "they represent a very poor choice for residential construction" and as I titled one reply to TestShoot "I respectfully disagree" with you.

    Perhaps there is some regionalism that comes into play. I live in a warm, humid environment where the homes don't have basements so some of the issues such as cold feet and the weight of the concrete are basically non-issues.
     

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