In recent years, polished concrete terrazzo flooring has gained popularity, due to its high-class elegance and hardwearing properties.
While these floor finishes are nice and cool during the heat of summer, they can be miserably cold during the winter, even in modern, centrally heated environments. This phenomenon is a result of the highly polished surface actually reflecting the heat produced by the ducted systems e.g. gas, reverse cycle and also radiant ceiling heating.
Owners planning to go down this path would be wise to consider heating their floor using in slab heating cables, available from CBS Radiant Heating Systems . These systems are relatively inexpensive to install. They are allergen free, noiseless and maintenance free, especially in the case of the electric system, which has no moving parts.