When Close Enough Isn’t Close Enough
Recently, a local builder contacted us. They were working on a large addition and had some problems with the floors. The main floor of the original house had radiant heat and the architect and designer had specified a micro-topping installed as the finish floor. The…
A Concrete Canvas for Art
Anyone who has even worked with concrete knows that dealing with the elements can sometimes pose problems. When the San Juan Museum of Art had the concrete slab poured for their new atrium, there were many factors that weren’t ideal. What they got was certainly…
How to Apply a Decorative Finish to Plywood Sub-Floors
Here in the Northwest there are few homes that are built slab on grade, so we are often asked about installing decorative coatings over wood sub-floors. This is definitely something that can be done! And the process has become easier in the last few years…
What is Metallic Epoxy and is it Right for You?
One of the hottest current trends in the concrete coatings industry is metallic epoxy. It has been around for quite some time, but until a few years ago, there were only a few manufacturers really promoting it, and even fewer installers using it. A metallic…
Is Your Flooring Helping You Build Your Business Brand?
Just about anybody who knows anything about marketing will tell you that branding is incredibly important. It is difficult to create a successful business of any type without developing your brand. So whether you are remodeling or establishing your business space for the first time,…
Stained Concrete: Beauty Without Breaking the Bank
We are just down the road from wine country. No, not the Napa Valley wine country. Woodinville, Washington wine country. With over 9o wineries, Woodinville has become a mecca for wine in the Northwest. Recently, one of those wineries contacted us about their new wine…
36 Hour Fix: Concrete Micro-Topping Break Room Floor
Let’s face it. Things don’t always go according to plan. Sometimes great ideas can produce poor results. Much of our business comes from these situations. Recently, we were contacted by a contracting firm who was wrapping up a new credit union branch. The original design…
Decorative Concrete: The New Top Trend in Waterproof Decking
Of all the things one might consider in short supply here in Seattle, rain wouldn’t likely make anyone’s list. We’ve had those ninety day stretches with rain every day. We have seasonal affective disorder sufferers. We have the highest sunglasses purchases in the nation because…
Who Says Industrial Has To Be Ugly???
The ‘industrial look’ is tremendously popular right now. We get lots of calls from people and businesses who are gravitating away from traditional types of flooring and toward plain gray concrete or some similar variation. The durability and low maintenance has its advantages, and plain…
Flood Proof Your Basement Floor with Decorative Concrete
The greater Seattle area might not be known for flooding, but with the mountains close by, every winter we get at least one large snowfall followed by warmer temperatures and torrential rains. The result is flooding. It isn’t a surprise to those that live along…
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