Polished concrete can cost you anywhere from a dollar a square foot or twenty dollars a square foot. Since it is not just a mass-manufactured product that you can just install, you have to go through a whole process of grinding and polishing the floor. It depends on how good of condition the floor already is, how elaborate any decorative options could be, also how open the floor plan is.

If the polished concrete has a high sheen it is not recommended to be used outdoors, although, a matte (up to 100 grit) or even a low sheen (400 grit) could be used outdoors. Engraved techniques, saw cuts, and exposed aggregates are decorative concrete applications that are ideal for outdoor as well as indoor.

Simply stated all coatings wear and will fail over time. Polished concrete has no surface coating to wear away. It offers minimal maintenance over its life-span. In areas with heavy repeated traffic it will begin to show signs of wear that can be easily rejuvenated to its original sheen with minimal further interruption and down time.

It may appear tha the floors are slippery, but this is only because of the shiny visual of the floor. It has been tested and it has shown that polished concrete usually either meets or exceeds OSHA standards .(50) for slip resistance on floor surfaces.