Concrete floors aren't right for every home as they have several downsides to consider. Here are some alternatives for your flooring project.

Large concrete floors found within high-rises contain a grid of steel beams, or rebar, for support, and weigh a significant amount. Using voids to reduce the amount of concrete decreases the ...

In the 1980s in Europe engineer Xavier Destree placed high dosages of steel fibers in concrete (68 lbs/cu yd.) to construct floors with joints as far apart as 100 feet.

Matthew Johnson, whose Tuckahoe company is called Green Earth Floors, is a master in matters of concrete, with a certificate to prove it, and a website that displays some of the once-ugly, ...

Inside, the concrete floors use just 3 centimeters of concrete (that’s less than 1.25 inches) arching over a skeleton-like framework of thin supporting steel bars, and look a bit like the face ...

Old concrete floors are trending. They shine as if proud of their checkered pasts. I’m looking at one now that once was covered in 9-by-9 tiles, meaning it’s literally checkered.