We have a double storey double brick concrete slab home. The flooring needs updating/replacing, so I want to rip up the carpet in the lounge/dining/rumpus/hallways, and rip out the depressing black slate in the kitchen, and replace them with the same hard flooring throughout. I've always thought that I would put down a timber floor (rather than having tiles throughout), but have recently wondered whether it's an option to have the existing concrete slab "polished" to get the polished concrete look throughout? Most of the internal walls are exposed brick, so I'll be painting those as well.
Has anyone done a polished concrete floor for a pre-existing concrete slab? How much cost was involved? And did it involve ripping up pre-existing tiles? Is it not worth the effort, so should I just be looking at timber options instead?
Thanks for your thoughts.