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When designing — or redesigning — your restaurant, flooring is one of the most important areas. Unlike the ceiling or walls, which mainly serve to complement the décor of a restaurant, the floor serves many functions, all of which are equally essential to your restaurant's success. In short, restaurant flooring has to look good, feel good and be as functional as possible.

In that regard, few flooring materials can match polished concrete. As such, if you already have a concrete floor, consider polishing it. And if you have yet to decide on the flooring for your restaurant, take a look at the various ways that polished concrete can benefit your restaurant.

Polished Concrete Is Highly Slip Resistant

From the time you open to the time you close, your restaurant's flooring will encounter an endless stream of footwear of all shapes, styles and sizes. On a good day, when there are no spillages and the weather is fine, the risk of slip and fall accidents is low. However, what about rainy days or days when you have several children's parties? Your floor will be wetter than usual, to say the least.

Wet or dirty floors become slipping hazards. According to research conducted by the CPPA (Concrete Polishing Association of America), polished concrete is one of the most slip-resistant flooring materials available today. However, its success in this regard depends on how well it is polished. As such, choose polished concrete flooring, but ensure you choose a reputable supplier.

Polished Concrete Is Seamless

Like unpolished concrete or epoxy resin, polished concrete is seamless and level, with no bumps, ledges or imbalances in its surface. What does this mean for your restaurant? Your customers won't have to suffer the issue of wobbly, unstable tables that interrupt their meal. And, in terms of health and safety, tripping hazards will be minimal.

Moreover, your chair and table legs will suffer much less wear and tear on a smooth surface than on an uneven tiled surface, for example. In addition, if you employ rolling carts to serve food and drinks, customers won't have to wince as a rattling cart thunders by their table.

Polished Concrete Is Highly Light Reflective

One of polished concrete's most valuable assets in a restaurant is its ability to reflect light. If you use this ability intelligently, you can not only bring out the best in your restaurant's décor but also brighten up your restaurant.

You'll also be able to cut down on your electricity bills since a well-polished concrete floor will reflect strategically placed overhead lighting. This means you can use fewer lighting fixtures and coloured lighting to achieve the most appropriate mood for your restaurant's theme.

Polished Concrete Is Easy to Clean

Another important asset of polished concrete flooring is its ability to remain clean. Because polished concrete is smooth and seamless, spilled food debris and liquids won't lodge in it or stick to it like they would on carpet or tile grout, for instance. This ability will benefit your restaurant in a number of ways. For instance, a polished concrete floor has the following qualities:

• It won't harbor allergens.
• It won't become sticky over time like carpets.
• It won't attract mould or mildew.
• It won't stain and become discoloured — at least not for a long time.

Moreover, cleaning polished concrete is a simple matter. This will save time and allow your waiters to remove food spillages quickly and easily, as there is often little to no follow-up cleaning needed.

Does your restaurant currently have concrete flooring installed? Then you should consider hiring a concrete polishing service to polish it for you so that you can enjoy the aforementioned benefits. And if you are about to open a new restaurant, think about starting with a polished concrete floor.

For more information, contact a concrete polishing company.