Care needs to be taken when removing hard materials like tiles or timber direct to concrete. Our floor stripping division can take care of removal work if required. Why Choose Polished Concrete There is no other floor finish that can be customized like concrete. Concrete is a product of nature and is the most widely used material in construction. Concrete is an advanteous ecological material with inherent beauty. The possibilities to customize concrete as a floor are countless.

Generally speaking YES. Extensively damaged concrete may not be a good candidate. Very soft concrete is more time consuming to achieve good results.

Natural Floor Coverings are carpets/rugs made of natural materials which consist of either plant fibers such as Seagrass, Sisal, Mountain Grass and Jute or Animal Fibers like wool. The sisal fiber is obtained from the Agave plant which is harvested from various regions of Kenya and Tanzania. Long, smooth, and durable, sisal can be spun into a fine textured yarn that is useful for a wide range of applications. Once woven, colors can vary from light yellow to creamy white.

When trying to decide what kind of flooring to install, think about the area's use. Is it high traffic? High visibility? Formal? Casual? Consider your lifestyle. Do you have children? Pets? Also ask yourself, "What kind of feel do I want underfoot: firm, glossy and sophisticated, or soft and barefoot friendly?"

Although not required, we do recommend both. The crowds are huge and we want you to make your display look as sharp as possible. We have made special arrangements with COBO for you to purchase 10x20 carpets at a reduced rate, but you MUST contact in advance for this! (Convention & Show Services

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Power troweling provides a nice-looking, smooth finish on concrete floors. It creates a "hard cap" (crust) on the surface. But when overdone, the surface becomes shiny and the crust may be very thick (1/8" instead of 1/32"), which may lead to problems. (Uncured lumps pushed into the surface while still plastic will become stress points that may cause spider web cracking later. The thick hard cap may spall as the concrete underneath cures and shrinks.

Although the vast majority of our buildings are constructed on our superior floor system and sufficient for any application, we do have the ability to construct your Heartland building on an existing slab provided the slab is level within ?" and appropriately sized. Because of the individual nature of each slab, please contact us to determine if your slab meets our specifications.

Yes, we can fix or spruce up your existing web page. This will be done at our normal hourly rates for our Premium sites, unless you decide to start over and use one of our pre-designed templates of our Economy Sites.

We can add depth to the areas needing support and add rebar to strengthen the concrete for the additional load. Metal screw jacks are often used for support posts.

Yes, we recommend that you check that the floor is insulated to ensure the system is efficient to run and you reduce potential heat loss.

Absolutely, cracks enhance the look of stained floors. Most stained floors use a combination of cut designs and colors to add beauty. The cracks are complimenting.

Yes, our highly trained Floorguard? installers will remove the paint using heavy duty machinery, and then apply the Floorguard? floor system.

This is the concrete hearth built into the floor so that if burning coals spill over onto the floor they do not cause a fire hazard.

Yes you can lay timber over concrete. If the concrete slab is less than five years old, we can apply a membrane between the slab and the timber so as the moisture from the slab doesn't damage the timber.

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If the floor is cracked it is advisable to use an anti-fracture membrane, otherwise cracks may transmit through the tile. Also as stated in question #2 you cannot tile over a painted concrete floor.

Yes, using a suitable underlay and a surface vapour barrier on top of the concrete. This is not to be confused with the damp proof membrane in the concrete. You must have both.

Existing concrete, before final painting and fitting of any new fixtures. For new concrete 7 days after concrete placement for initial work then completed after framing stage.

Just like trying to replace the foam cores, replacing just the vinyl outer covering usually isn't cost effective. Our entire process for making spa covers, including patterns, cutting the vinyl and other fabrics, and cutting the foam cores, is completely computerized. The additional work involved to make a proper fitting vinyl covering could cost as much or more than a complete new spa cover.

Concrete is a commonly requested material. To be honest, we don't know much about gluing to concrete. You could check with some building sites. Cement is the adhesive that holds concrete together. It will take some research on our part but we are thinking about doing concrete. A very cool and specialized glue! It does its job then you can roll it into ball and ... well, have a ball with it. The glue that is used for "tip ins" (magazine jargon) is referred to as a Peel and Stick glue.

penetrate the concrete surface to create beautiful color tones in existing concrete. Stains react directly with the concrete’s minerals and produce uneven, mottled, and variegated color effects. To learn more about staining, please click on FAQ about Staining. Stained surfaces are striking in appearance and add

Answer: Any polished surface is slippery when wet. As with any other hard surface used in a bathroom, caution should be taken when exiting the shower & tub areas, as well as any other area that is wet.

illustrated above, polished flooring poses a slipping hazard when wet and require continuous maintenance. If these are not a problem, only then one should use polished tiles for flooring, commercially. It is advisable to get the slip resistance of the particular polished material tested professionally before use. Some sealers increase the slip resistance of the polished surface.

The sub-floor must be level to 3mm over 3mtrs. If not then either a leveling compound must be used, the floor sanded/ground to the required level or battens could be installed and packed and the plywood attached to them. Keep in mind that the last option would, of course, increase the height of the floor. The parquetry is then set out to ensuring that the pattern remains straight, and leaving a minimum 10mm gap for expansion around the perimeter.

A concrete floor is cheaper to build than a timber or particleboard floor but only if the building site is level and the floor is a minimum 225mm above natural ground level. Our recommendation will always be, if you’re building a replica home, they look their best when elevated or raised up off the ground by at least 600mm. 100 years ago, concrete as we know it wasn’t available, so the old style colonial villa house appears to look out of place set low to the ground.

No. Concrete does not drain external batteries. Discharge rate is related to storage temperature. The warmer a storage area is, the faster it will deplete an external battery. Each ten-degree drop in ambient temperature in the storage area doubles the shelf life of the battery. Back to section Back to top

Concrete Floors must not contain a sealer or finish of any kind. For installing below grade (below floor level, like in basements), we recommend Basement Proofer to prepare concrete floors. First, clean the sub-floor for any remaining dirt and grease. Tiles must be in the room of installation for at least 2 days to stabilize temperature. Never use polyurethane over vinyl tile.

With the improvements in hardwood floors most engineered and longstrip engineered plank floors can be used over a concrete slab. Manufacturers do not recommend using solid wood floors over a slab. Engineered planks and strip wood floors can be glued directly to a clean, dry, well-cured concrete slab. Some engineered wood floors can be glued at the tongue and grooves and then allowed to be floated over a special padding that is laid over the concrete slab.