Concrete Maintenance

Although concrete in general requires little upkeep, properly maintaining it will extend its lifetime, preserve its appearance and protect an investment. Different finishes require different maintenance programs.

Making Maintenance an Integral Part of Your Concrete Business

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 12 No. 7 - October 2012 by Ray Wilkerson Comments are Disabled

Polished and decorative concrete floor installations accounted for only about a quarter of our business as of the start of this year. Most of our revenues were coming from cleaning, maintenance and restoration services.

How to Protect Your Concrete Work Surface on the Job Site

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Maintenance Surface Preparation Vol. 13 No. 4 - May/June 2013 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Each job your company completes is a billboard. Each project says, “Yes, my company is good and worthy of your next decorative project,” or it says, “I’m a work in progress that right now, unfortunately, is not worth the chance.” Few billboards imply anything in between. At the end of […]

Polished Floor Maintenance Made Easy with a Three-Stage Plan

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 14 No. 1 - January 2014 by Dan Knuth Comments are Disabled

Within the concrete industry there is a common misconception that polished concrete means no maintenance, when in reality keeping up a polished floor simply requires low maintenance.

Magical Decorative Concrete Castle

Concrete Art Concrete Maintenance Vol. 5 No. 4 - August/September 2005 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Step inside Bart Sacco’s gated castle and you’ll begin to discover just how magical a decorative concrete journey can become with some creative thinking, excellent product training and all the right tools.

High-Traffic High-Maintenance Concrete Stains

Concrete Maintenance Vol. 5 No. 4 - August/September 2005 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Freestyle Stains are a new line of concrete stains from Brickform. But they are not acid stains, and their carrier is not an acrylic or polyurethane.

Designing Concrete That Is Maintenance Free

Concrete Maintenance Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 9 No. 4 - June/July 2009 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

Maintenance is something that torments most decorative concrete contractors, unless, that is, there is a significant maintenance profit center to their business. In the case of The Concretist, there is not.

Taking steps to incorporate a maintenance program for your customers is a great way to ensure ongoing business. Let’s look at several ways you can promote maintenance services that help relieve headaches and save the industry from a tarnished reputation.

How Do Concrete Stamping Contractors Handle Maintenance

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Maintenance Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Jason Geiser Comments are Disabled

Taking steps to incorporate a maintenance program for your customers is a great way to ensure ongoing business.

Let’s look at several ways you can promote maintenance services that help relieve headaches and save the industry from a tarnished reputation.

Cleaning Concrete Correctly is Critical Before Applying Coatings

Concrete Maintenance Surface Preparation Vol. 18 No. 6 - August/September 2018 by Rob Spiegel Comments are Disabled

Preparing concrete correctly before applying a coating helps to ensure the coating’s success. Contractors must carefully evaluate the substrate and its condition to determine what cleaner or degreaser is needed for cleaning concrete. They must also take care in how to properly apply it. “The objective in preparation is to […]

Maintaining and Resealing Stamped Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Maintenance Concrete Sealers Vol. 12 No. 3 - April 2012 by Chris Sullivan Comments are Disabled

If you install stamped concrete, you should be maintaining stamped concrete. You already have all the equipment you need, and you have the experience and training you need as well. Offering an annual maintenance program on your work, or any stamped concrete work for that matter, is a good source of revenue that does not require much in the way of equipment or mental gymnastics.

Concrete Color Maintenance System by NewLook Coatings and Stains

Concrete Maintenance Vol. 4 No. 3 - June/July 2004 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The Concrete Color Maintenance System, from Newlook Coatings and Stains, is a solid-color, water-based stain that penetrates the surface of porous concrete to stain it to almost any color desired. “It’s like integralcolored concrete, only more perfectly colored,” says Sonny Baird, a partner in Newlook.