Floor in concrete optic / Screed floor

Hello KlaRa,
Many thanks for your quick and detailed response. I am thrilled. Thank you.

If you want a visually homogeneous surface in so-called "concrete look," you will not be truly happy with any of your suggestions!

I probably did not express myself well here. We do not want a completely homogeneous floor. We do like the cloud-like, differently visible areas you mentioned, and that is exactly how it should be. But not too "wild." With Pandomo / TopCiment, we have the feeling that it could be designed a bit calmer. With reference objects of Rheobond / Rheorapid, it seems a bit "wilder" to us again. We especially like that it is or will be a unique floor.

Are you aware of differences between Pandomo and TopCiment (in terms of scratch susceptibility, durability, health aspects?, etc.) or are both roughly comparable?

With Pandomo, I know that only certified craftsmen are allowed to install it, which could at least (theoretically) speak for quality in processing/installation. I do not (yet) know how it is with TopCiment products.

Best regards,
Tanner

Regarding concrete look, I recommend checking out videos on Youtube about "Floortec Mineralico". Then the price might become understandable. We had an offer of just under €200 per sqm from a specialist company.

Thanks for the tip. I did that.
There are critical voices regarding the Brillux system among families with children; it is apparently very scratch-prone (all hearsay, I haven't seen it and cannot judge). Whether this is also the case with Pandomo floors is the big question.

We have an offer from the specialist company for Pandomo at €120 / m2 (net). A specialist from Ardex (Pandomo) was even on site and would probably accompany the installation as well.
I don't yet have an offer from TopCiment.

without having read everything, I recommend looking in the "Mortelshop" (written with oe). In my assessment, the operator has plenty of knowledge about concrete and is happy to share it (he also has the corresponding store). Whether he is expensive or cheap, I cannot judge, but I consider it much more important than the price that you can trust your advisor (which I do, without personally knowing Mr. Backstein).

Thanks, I will definitely check it out.

For the same reason, we discarded it as well. Additionally, it really has to be done conscientiously. If someone doesn’t do it regularly, the risk is very high that it won’t look like the many pictures you see on the internet. And if someone does it regularly, he/she will charge accordingly for the expertise, independent of the material. We ended up going back to parquet flooring.

Yes, that’s why a specialized company with experience near us is very important. Pandomo floors may only be installed by certified specialists (under the supervision of Ardex / Pandomo). The question is how often they have done it, but you can inquire. Yes, the pictures on the internet are mostly filtered and edited and do not provide truly reliable guidance.

I think the word "bio" is less compatible with the processing method "gluing". For me, 2.5 millimeters!!! material thickness is too thin for a living area because I would feel like walking directly on hard stone. Have you ever tried walking on it? Also in glued installation, that is, on screed?

Yes, the adhesive issue is indeed a point. However, I think there are options (whether bio or just not quite as harmful) but I don't know. I think I read something about it here in the forum. I need to research again. If anyone has tips, feel free to contact me anytime. No, we indeed have not walked on it. Friends of ours have JOKA glued vinyl, which is probably around 2mm. We didn’t have the feeling that it is particularly hard.

As you already say, unfortunately a certification doesn't say much in this case. It is probably like with KNX. If you have taken a corresponding course, you as an electrician are allowed to wear the logo. Whether you have ever done it or ideally do it regularly cannot be inferred from that.
Therefore, as I said, in the end we stayed away from it. I mean the floor.