June 14, 2024
Concrete can be a beautiful, durable, and malleable substrate. It can be shaped into almost any form. It is used for floors, walls, and other solid surfaces such as tables, chairs, and countertops. In the right environment, natural, plain concrete can blend into the design and the created environment.
May 20, 2024
During all concrete cutting, drilling, and grinding wet processes, concrete slurry is produced. The slurry is a combination of water, concrete particles and other contaminates that might be within the concrete matrix before performing the task. The EPA, State, and Federal laws regulate the disposal of concrete slurry. Some factors need to be addressed when disposing of concrete slurry.
April 3, 2024
What happens when you arrive at a project and the slab is less than perfect; much less? There are times when projects are bid without putting eyes on the substrate. When doing so, a price is put on an unknown.
March 19, 2024
March 8, 2024
When polishing or just grinding concrete, two principal factors need to be determined: the grinder and tooling used to perform the work. The size and weight of the grinder will directly impact the effectiveness of the process, but the tooling will do the actual cutting or grinding of the surface and will make or break the project.
February 23, 2024
Control joints perform two duties. The first is to put a weakened plane in the concrete slab. Concrete will crack in areas that are not as strong as other areas. By cutting a joint, you are creating a weak area. If the saw cut pattern is configured correctly, most, if not all the cracking will happen within the saw cut control joint minimizing unwanted random cracks.
January 23, 2024
The floor in a commercial or industrial facility is one of the most important components in the physical structure. Without a useful floor, manufactured products cannot be moved, forklift bearings will be damaged, and employees could be in an unsafe environment.
January 2, 2024
Before you turn the floor grinder on, you must determine the client’s expectations and what the concrete surface will allow you to do to it. There are times when the client’s wishes cannot be met with the concrete slab you have in front of you. Experienced polishing contractors have all been with a client who brings out a picture of a floor and says, “This is what I want.” Yet the floor you are working with looks like a wavy ocean with oil stains and cracking everywhere that will never resemble the photograph they desire. This needs to be discussed at this point.
December 11, 2023
A topical concrete surface densifier/hardener is a liquid chemical compound (liquid silicate) that chemically reacts with the concrete surface to increase the hardness, reduce the concrete's permeability, and dustproof the concrete surface reducing surface powdering.
November 27, 2023
This article will explain the nuances of dust extractors, how they work, and everything you need to know before renting or purchasing a suitable unit for your dust-producing concrete preparation equipment.