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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.

Grancrete is a topping coat, a protective coating, and depending on the application it can be used as a replacement for concrete (high early strength)

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.

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.

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.

A topping slab will need to be at least 1 ??"? thick in order to accommodate the tubing plus some reinforcing mesh over the top and then to have about ??"? of concrete over everything.

You must not compromise structural integrity for insulation. Insulation has very little weight bearing strength. A topping slab over extruded polystyrene is satisfactory only for light residential loads. If you cannot insulate underneath the slab, then you should insulate well at the perimeter where most heat loss occurs. An uninsulated slab may not be as responsive as one with insulation, but the overall heat loss could be acceptable.

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

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.

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.

Floor Protection cannot be used on concrete. We do not recommend using any adhesive based products on wood. Dura Runner Plus can be used on both concrete and hardwood and other hard surfaces.

When you top a tree, you sever the places energy routed. The trees will form improper growth on decayed joints, thus creating a problem on the next monsoon or windy day. Topping will virtually stunt the trees growth & the tree will never be structurally sound again.

Yes, you have the option of converting to a monthly plan by clicking on Convert to Monthly Plan button on the Chilli control panel or clicking on this link Convert to a Monthly Plan .

The joist structure must be strong enough to handle an extra 10-12 pounds per square foot of imposed load. The walls must be double plated to provide space for tubes, concrete and a screed mark for the concrete finishers.

No. Carpet Protection is intended for use only on domestic synthetic carpeting. Also, we do not recommend using any adhesive based products on wood. Dura Runner Plus can be used on both concrete and hardwood and other hard surfaces.

Quick Brick can be used instead of carpet and other types of flooring. For this project, existing carpet, pad, carpet tack strip, and glue are removed. After the surface is cleaned and prepared, Quick Brick can then be applied in the customers choice of color and design. Quick Brick can help you create an allergy free sleeping area.

Yes ! this is exactly the kind of installation real hardwood floating floor is designed for. You must use the specified underlay with a DPM over the subfloor to lay the floating floor onto.

Concrete surface dusting is typically caused by finishing the concrete surface too early, while bleed water is still rising to the surface. Thus working bleed water back into the concrete weakens the concrete surface resulting in dusting of the harden concrete. Generally, repairing dusting floors is difficult, however, if the problem is not severe, the surface can be repaired by applying a chemical surface hardener.