Concrete offers one of the most popular choices for your kitchen floor. It is durable, elegant, can vary in design, low-maintenance, and is among the cheapest options for your kitchen flooring. However, it also has its own set of drawbacks.
 

A concrete floor can supplement a more modern interior design.

Advantages of Concrete for your Kitchen Floor

Concrete may be poured over existing hard flooring. It may also be colored, textured, stained, polished, or pigmented to fit the design you are looking for. It is low-maintenance, and resistant to staining.  Radiant floor heating, which is one of the cheapest and effective ways to keep your rooms warm, also works well with concrete. It is durable, and will last for a lifetime if properly maintained. Also, it is one of the cheapest options for your flooring.  For more, advantages of concrete floors, click here.

Drawbacks of a Concrete Kitchen Floor

You will need a professional to install your concrete floor, due to the complicated processes of pouring, sealing, staining, finishing, and pigmenting concrete. Also, staining concrete may lead to unexpected streaks of stains made from the color used to compose more complex colors (e.g. red streaks from a purple stain). Without heating, concrete floors will be painfully cold as well. In addition, concrete emits a certain noise when stepped on. It is a hard surface that provides neither cushioning for comfort nor safety (e.g. falling objects shatter). In addition, in the event of an equally tough object being dropped, it may also chip your concrete floor. Lastly, concrete may also cost more, depending on the processes you require for the design you want.

Installing Concrete Floors

Skilled professionals must perform this, since the processes are time-sensitive. Removing old flooring takes about one to two days. Pigmenting, pouring, and finishing concrete takes up one day when combined. Acid stained concrete kitchen floors need two to five days, depending on the uniformity of the color of the concrete. Afterwards, four days must be allotted for the stain to penetrate the concrete. Polishing needs from one to three days of work. The time increases on how polished the floor is needed to be. Finally, sealing takes place, finishing in around 1 to 2 days.

The installation of concrete flooring is a complicated and time-sensitive process, so let the pros do it for you while you relax.

Cleaning Concrete Floors

Regular sweeping or vacuuming is required to keep dirt off the floor in order to prevent the sealer from wearing away. Mopping will also serve to remove dirt that persists after sweeping. Strong chemicals and acidic cleaners must not be used as well.

How Much Does a Concrete Kitchen Floor Cost?

The price depends on the complexity and the number of the processes you want to be done on your concrete floor. These processes include the preparation and cleaning of the subfloor, the installation of slabs, polishing, coloring, staining, embedding, stamping, and coating.

1. Pigmenting provides concrete any color you desire
2. Acid staining changes the surface color of concrete to have a similar appearance to natural stone
3. Stamping gives your concrete your preferred texture
4. Embedding tiles, stone, glass, or pebbles create a visual design to your preference
5. Saw cutting gives the appearance of irregular stone slabs or uniform tiles

For example, installing finished single-colored slabs cost $2.50 to $5.25 per square foot. Saw cuts for design costs $1 to $3, while saw cuts with a stone slabe design cost $2.50 to $6. Acid staining some sections for an assorted design costs an additional $3.25 to $5.00 per square foot. Polishing requires $2.00 to $4.50, depending on the degree of polish. Coatings cost an added $3 to $10.  Thus, simpler concrete floors cost less, while more complex floors may skyrocket your prices.