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CorsiHockeyLeague · 03-20-2025, 12:25 PM

I'm pretty torn on this... I was originally going to just let them pour and finish the slab and figure out flooring later on my own. Basically I figured I'd shop around for something easy to install, like a click lock type of plank of some description, and do it myself. There are a lot of outlets that sell that stuff or you can buy batches of it on FB marketplace, etc, just have to be patient and wait for something that looks good.

Then it occurred to me that if I did a polished concrete floor for the slab, that would deal with most of the house and I wouldn't have to deal with flooring for it. So I asked for a quote, and got quoted about $5000 for a floor that is power trowel finished. Looks like this.

Then it was suggested that I actually should go with one step further, which is diamond polish and densify, which takes a little more effort - the total for that would be more like $10,000, but the guy suggested it would be more of a finished, refined looking floor. Looks like this.

... And now I'm honestly wondering if I've just created an additional complication here and should tell them, no, I'm just going back to my original idea and will do an engineered hardwood overtop of the whole thing or LVP click, or something I find at a discounted rate at a flooring wholesaler.

Gotta make a decision pretty soon here. Anyone have experience with these options?

03-20-2025, 12:25 PM	#6710
CorsiHockeyLeague Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2015 Exp:	I'm pretty torn on this... I was originally going to just let them pour and finish the slab and figure out flooring later on my own. Basically I figured I'd shop around for something easy to install, like a click lock type of plank of some description, and do it myself. There are a lot of outlets that sell that stuff or you can buy batches of it on FB marketplace, etc, just have to be patient and wait for something that looks good. Then it occurred to me that if I did a polished concrete floor for the slab, that would deal with most of the house and I wouldn't have to deal with flooring for it. So I asked for a quote, and got quoted about $5000 for a floor that is power trowel finished. Looks like this. Then it was suggested that I actually should go with one step further, which is diamond polish and densify, which takes a little more effort - the total for that would be more like $10,000, but the guy suggested it would be more of a finished, refined looking floor. Looks like this. ... And now I'm honestly wondering if I've just created an additional complication here and should tell them, no, I'm just going back to my original idea and will do an engineered hardwood overtop of the whole thing or LVP click, or something I find at a discounted rate at a flooring wholesaler. Gotta make a decision pretty soon here. Anyone have experience with these options? __________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 03-20-2025 at 12:37 PM.