Coated Floors and Thermal Shock: Why It Matters
Thermal shock is the term used to describe different parts of an object expanding at different rates due to rapid fluctuations in temperature. When a floor is coated, ideally the coating becomes a part of the floor. Since many coatings are made of materials other…
How to Choose the Best Flooring for Your Loading Dock
A loading dock can be one of the harshest environments for flooring in a commercial or industrial facility. When you think about it, just about everything, whether its raw materials or a large piece of equipment, most likely passes through a loading dock. The constant…
How To Stencil A Concrete Floor
There are a multitude of options for decorative concrete. One of the easiest ways to make a dramatic statement is with the use of stencils. We were recently contacted by a contractor and homeowner who were looking to finish a front porch and outdoor fireplace…
Resurfacing Concrete Floors That Didn’t Match
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. The architect and designer had specified a micro-topping installed as the finish floor. The house…
Using a Micro-topping to Repair Concrete Floors
Anyone who has ever 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…
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…
Concrete Micro-Topping Break Room Floor: A 36 Hour Fix
Things don’t always go according to plan. Sometimes great ideas can produce poor results. Much of our business comes from these situations. A contracting firm who was wrapping up a new credit union branch contacted us recently. The original design called for sealed concrete in…
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…
How Not to Repair Stamped Concrete
After the dark days of winter in Seattle, (and by winter, I mean October through June) Seattleites want to get out and enjoy summer, which is usually confined to the months of August and September, as July can be hit or miss weather-wise and is…
The Rise of Metallic Epoxy and Designer Flooring
Of all the recent additions to the broad spectrum of decorative concrete coatings, metallic epoxies are on a meteoric rise in popularity like no other. Offering the durability of industrial type epoxy coatings with the richness, beauty, and uniqueness of chemically stained or dyed concrete,…