Madstone Boston MA, Decorative Concrete Stamped Patio

Madstone just launched their new website featuring cutting edge performance and designs of polished concrete, self leveling, epoxy and polyurea coatings. They are located in the Boston MA – Providence RI corridor with projects completed throughout New England.

Madstone provides a complete design, consulting and application service for commercial, municipal and residential customers.

The photos featured here are just a sampling. Their website features over 200 photos of various projects including:

• Polished Concrete
• Self Leveling and Overlays
• Epoxy and Polyurea Coatings
• Stamped Flooring in various patterns.

They work on all types of properties including residential homes, resorts, hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, schools and galleries. Visit their site to view their photo gallery. www.madstonefloors.com

Concrete Floor Polishing Boston MA

The 2011 Concrete Decor Show & Spring Training Event will be held in Nashville Tennessee March 15-18. The show will feature the latest in technology and design in the ever expanding decorative concrete industry.

Manufacturers of specialty products will converge with artisans, contractors designers and architects to demonstrate cutting edge industry advancements. Last year was the first show held in Phoenix, with impressive attendance, despite being in the depths of the most challenging recession in modern times.

As the economy emerges from a difficult time, home and commercial property improvements are in dire need. No doubt decorative concrete will play a substantial part of the recovery, with tremendous entrepreneurial opportunities. Millions of homes and commercial properties have neglected maintenance that will be cured with use of decorative concrete products.

Show features will include:

• Concrete Countertop build and design
• Artistic Furniture Design
• Vertical Wall applications
• Concrete overlays, micro toppings
• Stamped Concrete
• Epoxy and Polyurea Coatings
• Business Training
• Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Idea Exchange

For additional information visit www.concretedecorshow.com

Texas Decorative Concrete Supply

If you are new to the business they have regularly scheduled training for all applications including the Buddy Rhodes concrete countertop system.

Residential and commercial property owners can contact any of their 3 locations for complete information on all their products and an appropriate contractor for your project. Just click the Decorative Concrete Supply link to view their products and contact information. www.decorativecs.com

Stamped Concrete Dallas Texas

Stained Garage Floor Dallas Texas

Surface Gel Teks Gelled Acids are an ideal product for cleaning mildew from concrete surfaces.  They solve significant problem that a typical liquid acid cannot provide. Acid has long been known to be the most effective product for cleaning not only mold and algae but also rust stains and oils from concrete surfaces.

The problem is that liquid acids are very difficult to control. They need to be diluted with water and lack an effective application method. Liquid acid is like trying to work a hammer without a handle.  Gels are to acid what a handle is to a hammer . They make the acid work.

If you have mildew on your concrete surface which has built up over the years on a patio, stairs or sidewalk you can simply pour the gelled acid into a paint tray and roll on the surface just like paint. Let the acids sit for about 15 minutes until they neutralize and wash off the surface.

The acid pulls the mildew, mold and algae out of the concrete and is contained in the gel. The gel works as a carrier. They come in two strengths. HD24 is 24% acid and the HD stands for heavy duty. HD 24 also will profile a sidewalk creating a non slip surface and is very effective as a concrete etching product prior to applying epoxy coatings. The other is Tek Gel for profiling which is 20% acid. Both are ASTM certified .

For full details and ordering information visit www.etchingconcrete.com

DIY Garage Epoxy

Contact Gerry Sadler at 619-987-4721

Concrete Solutions based in San Diego manufactures high performance garage epoxy coatings for the DIY home owner and professional contractor as well. Not all epoxy coatings are created the same. There are thin low performance systems that are available at most home improvement stores and there are various high performance systems sold by specialty manufacturers.

Concrete Solutions has a few videos available that explain the step by step process of how to properly fix cracks, spalling and proper surface prep. A second video shows the simple step by step process of applying a high performance coating that withstands hot tires from your car, chemical resistant and simple to keep clean.

If you have a moisture issue or see evidence of white salts on your floor you may want to consider their topical epoxy moisture barrier that withstands high amounts of moisture vapor pressure.

Contact Gerry Sadler 619-987-4721 at Concrete Solutions for the appropriate DIY garage epoxy. If you are a professional contractor Gerry can set you up with a system for your project. Concrete Solutions coatings have been installed worldwide on floors from a 1 car garage to projects totalling hundreds of thousands of square feet.Concrete Solutions also manufacturers a full line of decorative concrete products, tools and supplies.

Basement Spray Insulation Products

If you need a solution for keeping air and moisture out of your basement Emecole has introduced a new line of basement spray insulation products. The new product is an open cell foam that is sprayed above the foundation wall sealing air leaks where the wood frame begins. This system has an R-Value of 4 per inch preventing cold air and moisture from your basement.

In addition to the Emecole spray foam insulation they carry a full line of basement foundation and floor crack repair products. You can order online at www.emecole.com or contact them by phone with technical questions and direct ordering.

Minneapolis Garage Floor

For More Information Visit www.garageoutfittersvt.com

www.brickliners.com

This is a  garage floor restoration project completed in Vermont.

The first photo in the upper left of the gallery below is a side view of  a 4 inch thick cracked concrete slab. The yellow areas point to the crack filler that flowed to the bottom. If you or your contractor fills the crack with an epoxy or crack filler that is too thick it won’t flow to the bottom.  For the crack repair to work permanently, the filler must flow to the bottom and have the ability to cure without air flow and react positively to moisture. If not it will sit in there wet and mushy. Moisture vapor will eventually push it out of the way and adversely affect your coating.

Concrete floors can be repaired despite what you may hear. In this project the decomposing concrete was  chipped out and all the flaws and filled with a polyurea that absorbs into the concrete. This becomes a permanent fix.  Then the floor is ground to a smooth level surface. They make sure to remove all the high spots and sand the repairs to a smooth surface. This prevents any blend through the final coating.

As you can see this Vermont garage floor came out perfect, lasting years with simple maintenance. For more information visit www.garageoutfittersvt.com

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Vermont Garage Floor

Cracks Filled

Polyaspartic Floor Coating

Thousands of Vermont garage floor concrete surfaces have been built over basements.  If you look at the top photo here you can see Spancrete being installed.  A typical Spancrete panel is 24-3o inches wide, 6 inches thick and 24 feet long.

Each panel is butted up against the other. Then concrete is poured over the top during construction, usually about 4 inches thick. When the home settles or when a car is parked in the garage the concrete over the Spancrete cracks lengthwise. In the photo above you can see the cracks follow exactly where the Spancrete butts up against the other.

When water gets in your garage, it leaks into your basement through the cracks.  The best solution is  a system that fills the cracks, waterproofs your floor and coats with a non slip, polyaspartic polyurea decorative finish.

To learn more visit www.garageoutfittersvt.com and view their extensive Case Studies.

Visit www.brickliners.com for Vermont Chimney and masonry repair.

One of the leading causes of injuries  in workplaces are slip and fall accidents.  This is an important consideration with a concrete garage floor coating. If the coefficiency of friction (slip resistance) wears away your floor will get slippery when it gets wet.

Garage Outfitters has solved the problem through years of trail and error.  What they found is that when non slip particles are added to a coating, like sprinkling salt on a steak, the particles wear or get knocked out. Depending on the application, a floor will become slippery within a year.

The solution is to mix  non slip particles in the polyurea coating during the mixing process, then roll the coating on the floor. What they discovered was large particles drop to the bottom of the bucket and may never even make it to the floor. Or, if they do, they are inconsistent. Particles that are to small, mix well, but don’t provide slip resistance.

Garage Outfitters found the right size and the right amount to mix. Then  found that if added to each coating layer the coefficiency of friction never reduced with floor wear. The particles never wore out since they were imbedded in layers of the coatings. So if you are considering a non slip surface for your Vermont concrete garage floor visit  www.garageoutfittersvt.com

For Vermont Chimney and Masonry repair visit www.brickliners.com

Davie Florida Concrete Garage Floor by GF1

Nice! A full chip decorative concrete garage floor installed at a residence in Davie Florida with the Harley logo imbedded.

The garage floor coating is the GF1 polyaspartic system. They grind the concrete floor smooth, fix all the cracks then apply the coating. The custom logo can be any size and shape. In this case about 4 feet wide by 2 1/2 feet high. The logos are a special material with pinholes that enables the polyaspartic to flow through locking the artwork in place permanently.

The owner of the Davie Florida residence wanted a full decorative chip system on the garage floor which is available in numerous colors. The final system is smooth, clean, low maintenance and looks awesome.  The chip system also adds a non slip feature. One of the features of the system is the quick cure time of polyaspartic garage floor coatings.  Many floors like the one featured here can be completed in one day.

Jerry Sheehan GF1 954-384-3017

Jerry Sheehan owner of GF1 is based in Ft. Lauderdale. GF1 services Davie and the entire South Florida area. Jerry Sheehan can be reached at 954-384-3017.