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Coatings are liquid or semi-liquid mixtures applied to cured concrete to make it more aesthetically pleasing, improve its durability, boost its longevity and/or reduce upkeep and repairs.
Today, consumers have options galore when it comes to transforming plain-gray concrete slabs into colorful floors. Choices include broadcasting chips onto an epoxy basecoat. They also include spraying the epoxy with a specially blended material to achieve a terrazzo-like appearance. Typically achieved with vinyl flakes, multicolored floors are gaining a […]
Built as a boarding house in 1876, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa now occupies an entire city block in Riverside, California. The pandemic provided an ideal opportunity for it to make repairs and upgrade the property. Photos courtesy of Mission Inn Hotel & Spa To simply call the Mission […]
Founded in 1786, Lynchburg, Virginia, has more nationally registered historic properties per capita than any city of its size nationwide. It is well-known for the Civil War’s Battle of Lynchburg, which occurred nearly 100 years after its founding. Today, the town’s rural setting offers residents few facilities for comprehensive medical […]
Summer is here and depending on where you reside, some places are hotter than others. I live in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, area where summer temperatures can be very challenging when working with 100% solids epoxy and metallic pigment. Not only do you need to pay attention to the heat, […]
There are few bigger buzz kills to an installation than having a mix ready to spread “go off” in the bucket, much less right after pouring it out. Instances such as this are more than possible, if not likely, to happen when applying epoxy coatings in the heat. This phenomenon […]
A Louisiana couple’s offices reflect their personalities with custom-made concrete and epoxy floors. Photos courtesy of Dan Lynch As a man who appreciates good whiskey, Dan Lynch thought what better motif for his office than a concrete floor that resembled a whiskey barrel and featured bigger-than-life labels from some of […]
Concrete has been used as a strong, durable building material for thousands of years, dating back to many ancient concrete structures still standing today. Yet, it has one fundamental enemy it can’t escape — water. As an uptick in humidity and rainstorms wash across many regions of the country this […]
Recently, I received a call from a potential customer who had just bought a home and a barn was part of the deal. The barn was quite old and unique, to say the least. The customers wanted me to install metallic epoxy in a rustic barn floor to match the […]
People ask me from time to time how many colors they should pick for their metallic epoxy floor. They also ask which ones I’d recommend when choosing metallic epoxy colors. I have 72 colors to choose from, so picking the right colors can be difficult. For some, such a large […]
“Never waste a good crisis.” This a quotation that’s been attributed to everyone from Winston Churchill to Barack Obama’s first chief of staff. Regardless of who said it first, whether you’re currently viewed by your state or local government as “essential” or you’re chomping at the bit to get back […]
