Saturday, July 20, 2013

Concrete Color Dye Enhances The Beauty Of Your Floors

By Chelsea Evans


Breathing life and adding beauty to your floor and walls are quite easy to do these days by using concrete color dye. These could be either be water based or be solute based. This product does not use chemical reaction as staining does, and allows the hue to sink deep thereby avoiding peels and flakes.

Although they developed for wood applications originally, today they are used as a major technique in decorating. When adding a hue to surfaces, stain and dye are popular choices. Though stains last a little longer than a dye, dyes usually possess hues more vibrant than stain still both of theme can easily fade to sunlight.

If you have a business establishment and you decide to have a colored floor, you could get a good impression from your clients. The first thing they will notice is the appearance of your establishment. Your floor could tell a story, about your values and the quality of the products and services you offer.

Whatever the trends say, concrete is still the most basic and reliable type of flooring that contractors and designers choose. This is because it can be molded into different styles preferred by the designer or the architect especially in residential and commercial structures. Having an attractive place can leave a big impression on many people.

Floors and walls that are decorate attracts the eyes and by combining different application methods, pigments you can achieve different unique outcomes. You can try to complement the building design and scheme by mixing them directly at the construction site. Before mixing them directly, test them first so that you will know if the floor can accept the pigment or not.

How it was applied, the age of the concrete, the cleanliness will determine the degree of penetration and the intensity of the color. If the surfaces are dense and porous the pigment might not be accepted. It is also important to maintain your floors, or walls, so that the vibrancy of the colors will not fade.

When doing maintenance, there are many considerations too like the intensity and volume of traffic, how exposed it is to sunlight, the condition of the weather and geographic location. Commercial structures are more prone to fading then residential buildings because of the many people that walk over the floors. It is recommended to hire a floor maintenance contractor to clean regularly.

Some dyes are formulated to leave vibrant colors to polished surfaces and other kinds of dye respond well to being polished. If you are industrious in maintaining your flooring, it can last longer and you do not need to have it dyed again. Just make sure that sealer does not wear down.

Many companies that offer a variety of pigments and colors for a small fee. You can easily add your own pigment to smaller jobs and they can be mixed to create a unique shade of your own preference. This is a great way to beautify those dull and boring floors and add a life to it and the addition of concrete color dye to your flooring is well worth your investment.




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