Thoughts on stained concrete in new build. Money saver? Hassle down the road?

both are right IMO

they are definitely initial money savers, but over time "paths" will form

the best thing about stained concrete is that you can always go back over it with something different in a few years, but if you don't need to save the initial costs and don't want to deal with the hassle of redoing your floors in a few years, then don't do it

BUT my parents have had their concrete floors for 20 years now and you really don't notice the paths with all the furniture and rugs and whatnot

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We want to go with concrete and just put rugs in the rooms we would like.

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I did this and used that rug gripping tape to keep the rug from moving. It embedded itself in the sealer over time and had to be scraped off when we stripped and resealed. I will never go with stained concrete again.

Every type of flooring gets worn pathways. This phenomenon is not limited to stained concrete. Every type of flooring needs to be repaired, replaced, etc eventually. We liked our stained concrete until we didn't. Eventually we floated waterproof laminate over it.

If you like the look, go for it.

Is it a budget thing just leave it raw then later you use some slate tile over it or whatever finish you want brick pavers terracotta or stain it there are diff qualities of stain and sealers. Grinding concrete with the aggregate on top looks very cool just seal it and go gives you a gray terrazzo look to it

Had it in one house that I moved in and hated it. Cold shows dust, and if you have kids with toys, then you forget about it staying with a good finish. Also this to think about, cheaper to put flooring down now than to put down later and have to move furniture out and redo base beds and door clearances.

Had it in our last house....wife wanted to tile it over, but we had to have the sealers/clear ground off first by a crew with professional grinding equipment. That was almost $2sq ft by itself, so if there is any chance you want something else later don't do it.

They are hard on your feet