June 26, 2025
A concrete edge is always finished by hand. To date, there is no power equipment available that can place a nice finish when the pour is stopped. There are two types of edging tools. One has a long pole handle attached, allowing the contractor to stand and walk while finishing. The other, which has been around the longest, is a true hand tool.
April 16, 2025
Concrete is a versatile building material that can be used on vertical, horizontal, and overhead surfaces. No matter how strong it is, it will collect dirt and grime, so a cleaning regimen will be necessary.
April 11, 2025
Concrete will crack at the point of least resistance in the slab. Cutting control joints into the slab creates a weak area which directs or funnels cracking due to shrinkage
April 4, 2025
When using a concrete walk-behind grinder, the attached tooling is like a saw blade attached to a circle saw. It does the cutting. Without the tooling, the grinder is pretty much useless. The tooling is what is doing the cutting, not the grinder.
February 3, 2025
Disasters can strike at any time, leaving devastation and chaos in their wake. The aftermath of a natural disaster can be overwhelming, with communities facing the task of rebuilding and restoring normalcy.
January 27, 2025
When polishing or preparing a concrete floor for a coating, the bulk of the work is performed with a walk-behind grinder or shot blaster. Both produce a clean, well-prepared surface. Unfortunately, they are large pieces of equipment and cannot prepare the entire floor. Underneath toe kicks, water fountains, and conveyor belts will be an issue, but the area at the interface of the wall and floor will be on every project.
December 31, 2024
Since the late 1990s, polished concrete has been one of the most popular flooring systems for industrial floors. It started as a method to clean an industrial floor, remove built-up rubber in tire manufacturing, oil oil-saturated substrates in machine shops, and produce a smoother floor reducing forklift damage and trip hazards.
December 2, 2024
The production of concrete slurry happens during all concrete wet cutting, wet drilling, and wet grinding processes. The slurry is a combination of water, concrete particles, and other contaminants that might be within the concrete matrix before wet polishing begins. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State, and Federal laws regulate the disposal of concrete slurry. Some factors should be addressed when disposing of concrete slurry, no matter how it’s produced.
November 7, 2024
Adding color to concrete is a wonderful way to incorporate the floor into the design of the surrounding area. Color can put a visual emphasis on the floor or minimize the floor. The environment the floor is in will help guide you in the right direction.
October 21, 2024
Concrete is the most widely used construction material throughout the world. It is used in all parts of a building. Walls, ceilings, and floors in an industrial or commercial facility can be built from concrete. Out of these, the floors take the most abuse. Every time there is abuse, maintenance comes into play.