5 Reasons to Choose Concrete Floors Over Traditional Flooring
Concrete flooring is an excellent choice for interiors, as there are many routes to achieve the end user’s goals. Some of the most common interior concrete floor options include stained and sealed floors, overlay stain systems, solid color epoxy flooring, and decorative epoxy systems.
Read More »A Consultative Approach: Why It’s Important for Contractors & Manufacturers to Partner for Each Project
In today’s fast-paced construction world, many material manufacturers and contractors fail to partner effectively. As some manufacturers have become larger and multi-national, they have lost sight of the fact that their success was built on a strong relationship with their local contractors
Read More »Adding Artistic Flair to Projects When You Can’t Draw a Stick Figure
Have you ever wondered how applicators achieve some of those really cool designs in their flooring projects? Think you simply can’t match their artistry? In reality, you actually can create those same effects, and it’s not as hard as you might think
Read More »Addressing Concrete Moisture Issues with Pene-Krete® Products
Excessive moisture is the number one reason why coatings fail, so it’s critical for installers to understand and address it. The reality is that all concrete has moisture exposure to some extent. Moisture also comes from many sources. It could come from the soil, a sprinkler system, a crack in a pool or broken water pipe
Read More »Avoid Common Mistakes When Selling and Installing Metallic Flooring Systems
Metallic flooring systems offer a slick and modern touch to residential and commercial designs. Restaurants, night clubs, sporting venues and garage floors are among the areas ideal for this unique, 3-D look. Yet given the originality, artistry and performance demands, it can be easy to miscalculate the client’s expectations and get sidetracked down a negative path
Read More »Avoid These Common Mistakes When Installing a Vinyl Chip Flooring System
There are typically two types for vinyl chip flooring systems: full broadcast and light broadcast. The colors and size of the chips can vary, depending on the final look and functionality you aim to achieve.
Read More »Big Batch Mixing Tips for Large Floor Coating Applications
Whether coating a front porch or pool deck, a front office or warehouse floor, the application process can be dramatically different when done on a larger scale. The following tips will help you manage large projects successfully: The Field Mix (Cementitious Coatings) When mixing cementitious products for larger projects, it would be almost impossible to mix batches in individual five-gallon pails
Read More »Decorative Concrete Trends: 4 Methods to Get the Faux Wood Look
One of the hottest flooring trends today is a faux wood look. Just walk through your local hardware store and see the various wood tiles available. Creative applications are also plastered across social media sites. For years, the only way to achieve a wood texture in concrete was stamping
Read More »Diamond Grinding as a Method of Surface Prep
In and of itself, concrete surface preparation seems fairly straightforward. Just make the existing surface ready to receive a new flooring system. Simple, right? Well, it goes a little deeper than that. After many years and hundreds of thousands of square feet prepped and/or coated by myself or with other flooring installers, I can say there are few key questions that need to be asked before you choose your method of surface prep
Read More »How to Create a Game Plan for Your Next Project
It’s often said that preparation is the key to success. That notion couldn’t be more true with decorative concrete. All projects – large and small – need a game plan. We recommend your game plan includes the following: Checklists What’s a game plan without a checklist? I’m a big fan of physical checklists because they keep you on task and organized
Read More »How to Fix Spalled Concrete
As fall and winter come upon us, concrete spalling becomes a big concern. Concrete freeze/thaw spalls are unsightly and they can be hazardous. Freeze/thaw spalls occur in colder climates, where water collects in the pores of the concrete and then freezes
Read More »Matching Old Concrete to New? Here’s What to Do
It’s something every contractor has seen or will see in their professional lives. You arrive at a project. The customer wants to upgrade their walkways to match their back porch or driveway. The existing porch or driveway has been down for several years.
Read More »Metallic Flooring Systems a Top Choice for Bars & Restaurants
If your customers are renovating a bar or restaurant, consider introducing them to metallic flooring systems. These stunning floors are unique, memorable and add just the right amount of flare for nightlife and entertainment venues. They’re my top choice in this industry for two reasons: Design When it comes to design flexibility, metallic flooring systems – such as our ColorChrome™ Flooring Systems – are tough to beat
Read More »Navigating the Color Selection Process
The concrete stain and dye color selection process is an important part of overall customer satisfaction.
Read More »Navigating the Wide Selection of Polymer Overlays Over Concrete Substrates
While cement-based overlays have been around for decades, many of the systems widely available today blend polymer resins with cement, sand and other additives to create a highly durable, attractive and easily maintained flooring overlay systems to be used over concrete
Read More »Overcome Common Application Challenges of Concrete Color Staining
As an applicator, coloring may be daunting or even overwhelming. Many installers can expertly and comfortably install the various material applications – such as stamping an overlay, installing a smooth floor or even a simple broom finish – however, staining concrete is another story
Read More »Pros & Cons of Acid Stains
In the world of architectural concrete, your coloring method can have a major impact on aesthetics and longevity. So how do you know if acid staining is the right choice? We’re breaking down the pros and cons
Read More »Pros & Cons of Concrete Dyes
In the world of architectural concrete, your coloring method can have a major impact on aesthetics and longevity. So how do you know if concrete dye is the right choice? We’re examining the pros and cons:
Read More »S-9500 COLOR STAIN™ PACKAGING UPGRADE ANNOUNCEMENT
Introducing enhanced packaging for the Super-Krete® Products S-9500 Color Stain series. Key benefits include custom, in-house tinting while reducing inventory cost and required space for customers.
Read More »Smart Growth: How to Avoid Biting Off More Than We Can Chew
As a consultant working on a project, it can be easy to fall into the trappings of a large or high-profile project. Getting caught up in helping a contractor move to the next level in his or her career path, while attaching your name to the project, can sometimes be a bigger pitfall than a benefit
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