Metallic floor coatings are a very exotic-looking flooring option. Unlike with solid-color pigment or chips, no two metallic floors are alike.
Concrete Overlays & Toppings
Overlays and toppings typically range from 1/16- to 3/4- inch deep and are applied to structurally sound concrete slabs to improve aesthetics, protect surfaces and extend life in lieu of ripping out and replacing existing slabs. There are several types of overlays including spray applied, troweled on, self-leveling, stamped and microtoppings.
A Jersey Contractor Prefers Troweled Systems for Color Patterns
Troweled quartz jobs can go faster than broadcast jobs because multiple steps aren’t needed to apply the system.
How Matt Hine of Progressive Concrete Coatings Fell Into Concrete
Many concrete professionals who are asked how they got into the business of concrete say they sort of “fell into it.”
Concrete Overlays are Limited Only by the Boundaries We Create
A step by step process of an overlay concrete floor with an acid etch stain process.
Techniques for Stamping an Overlay
Concrete Decor‘s Technique section is designed to offer readers helpful information on methods for properly preparing concrete surfaces and installing decorative concrete products. This month, we’ll focus on techniques for stamping an overlay
Concrete Impresses Guests at Dog Resort
Decorative concrete is going to the dogs. Or at least that’s the impression visitors are getting at Paws by the Lake, a pet boarding facility that opened recently in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Hand-Shaped Faux Stones Made to Look Like Tin Foil
Ryan Neal of SBR Concrete was hired by a former client to create a basement floor that had to be not only easy to clean, but also unique. The end result was a floor made with hand-shaped rectangular "stones," each individually colored so that no two would look exactly the same.
Learning the Ins and Outs of Polishable Overlays
Thin coatings that can be polished work wonders on new and old floors, but applying them requires knowledge and skill.
Auto Painter Turned Decorative Concrete Mastermind
Let’s get the question out of the way that you undoubtedly are itching to ask: Is it a jungle out there for California transplant Steve Kroo and Concrete Jungle, his Northridge decorative concrete business?
Three Tips When Using Tape with Decorative Concrete Overlays
After painstakingly laying out a grout pattern for your acrylic overlay, meticulously masking and re-masking surrounding areas, and then spraying or troweling in just the right color and texture scheme, you stand back and admire your handiwork, and the job looks great.
