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Engrave-A-Crete is now using the Flow water-jet cutting machine, which allows Engrave-A-Crete to cut more intricately patterned templates and stencils for decorative concrete engraving and staining. The water jet is capable of cutting finely detailed borders, corners, medallions, rug design patterns, custom logos and any material up to 10 inches […]
Chem Link now offers its DuraLink Super Adhesion Sealant in 20-ounce sausages in addition to the standard tubes. The sausage packaging has proven its popularity with other products for practical reasons: there is more volume and less change-out of tubes, meaning significantly less waste of material and time. Additionally, the […]
Concrete Coatings of Georgia Inc. has introduced a two-part coating primarily designed to coat wood decks. Aspecto-Coat adheres to wooden substrates, creating a cementitious overlay coating that protects and refurbishes old decks. Aspecto-Coat moves, bends and breathes to make the substrate and overlay act as one. Aspecto-Coat is intended to […]
International Concrete Repair Institute has launched the association’s first complete certification program — the Slab Moisture Testing Technician Certification, Grade I. The purpose of this program is to help improve the performance of concrete-slab moisture testing in the United States, resulting in more consistent, accurate results that will help flooring […]
Increte Systems has released Increte Weld LV Crack Repair, a fast-setting, high-strength crack repair epoxy. Increte Weld LV Crack Repair is a 100- percent solids, rapid-cure epoxy compound that is compatible for use with cementitious overlays and toppings. Packaged as a twoin- one cartridge, it is sold in individual 10- […]
School flooring has long been the domain of carpet and vinyl.
That’s changing. Officials who run elementary and secondary schools (and even colleges) are becoming aware of concrete flooring as an option. And concrete flooring professionals have begun to notice schools as a market.
Possibly one of the most-discussed topics in the concrete polishing industry today is managing the customer’s expectations. Many an instance has occurred in which the floor has been ground, honed and polished within a hair’s thickness of perfection in the contractor’s eyes, only for him to be informed at collection time that it isn’t what the customer had in mind.
The American Shotcrete Association is now accepting applications for graduate scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year. The purpose of the ASA Graduate Scholarship Program is to attract, identify and assist outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in the field of concrete with a significant interest in the shotcrete process. One scholarship […]
Helix PolySpartic 65 SB from ChemSystems Inc. is a twopart polyaspartic aliphatic polyurea sealer/finish coating for decorative and protective applications. Helix PolySpartic 65 SB is unique in that it is a multiuse 65 percent solids coating. Being self-priming, the material can be applied in single or multiple coats by brush, […]
Each job brings a unique set of challenges to the polishing process. Understanding what concrete is, how it is placed, and the many variations that can take place from region to region are just a few of the crucial steps when specifying or contracting.
