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How To Protect Your Concrete Floors Concrete is designed for any type of environment and offers an extensive list of advantages including being a cost effective solution for flooring and having extreme durability and strength. Protecting your concrete surface is vital in keeping your concrete floors safe from severe damage overtime. Our experts at Xtreme understand that everyone has different preferences so we made sure to have a multitude protective coatings available for your concrete floor surfaces. Concrete Sealers Concrete sealers are one of the simplest of the many techniques when protecting and restoring your concrete floor. Concrete sealers protect your floors from heavy foot traffic and chemical spills. Epoxy Coatings An epoxy coating is an industrial-grade protective coating that is applied over your concrete floors once the concrete surface has been ground with a concrete floor grinder . Epoxy is an adhesive material that bonds to the concre...

Decorative concrete flooring  has completely ascended over the years. Homeowners and a multitude of businesses, big and small, have shown a keen interest in  coloring  their  concrete   surfaces . Your  concrete floors  provide you an opportunity to become creative and absolutely transform the  surface  of your  floors  to appeal any style or pattern that you may desire! What Are Concrete Dyes/ Stains? Concrete dyes  and  stains  produce earth tone and vibrant colors on  concrete  and  cementitious overlays . There are a few important factors to consider when you  dye   or   stain  your  concrete floors . Some of these factors include determining the type of cement your coloring, selection of pigment, water content, mixing, and finishing techniques to achieve a beautifully decorated  surface . Listed below are different types of  decorative styles ...

The acid stained floor process, often termed as ‘colored concrete’, is one of the most popular applications to add dramatic effects to a concrete floor. The application can be viewed as an ideal alternative to carpeted or tiled floors, as it gives a depth of color to the floor by combining different colors and techniques. It actually results in uneven coloration of the concrete floors making different patterns. Xtreme Polishing Systems brings to you a complete guide on ‘how to acid stain concrete floors’. Taking precautionary measures: Before starting to acid stain the floors, we remove all the baseboard and trim work to avoid damage. The wall and the exposed lower cabinets are covered with at least 12 inch masking paper. Preparing the surface: Floors are washed away with water to confirm they are not sealed. Grease and oil spots are removed by using sandpaper, floor sanders or chemical strippers. Acrylic patches are repaired using acrylic patches. We usually tend to avoid ...

Decorative concrete or we say colored cement is newest trends today. House owners are showing keen interest in trying new things and cement dye is the new project.   For an average person, the word cement   immediately evokes the idea of grey, cold, and sterile substance which is obvious however; with the changing of times the grey color has been replaced by many other which surely looks amazing beautiful when done on the surface. The ever expanding concept of starting to challenge the concept transforming the greyish ideas into inviting decorative surfaces showing off the creative side in variety of colors. Coloring the Cement There are several things that plays role in making your cemented surface look beautiful. From pigment selection to water content to mixing to type of cement to color to finishing technique every bit of are the determining factors that are important and crucial to make you achieve the kind of look you desire. Cement dye is just the starting ...

One of the current forms in which cement is being used is cement dye. Cement dye is the coloured form of cement and has found many uses in the real world. How can one colour cement? There are primarily two ways of colouring cement. One is by using dry pigment which is swept across the surface of concrete which has been freshly prepared. The other one is by using powder or liquid pigments which are then poured into the wet concrete before it is being poured. Surface Colouring Step 1: Sprinkle on the Powder While the concrete is curing, cover the area with an even coat of the coloured powder. Avoid clumping the powder since it can become difficult to clean afterward. If the area is small enough, you can apply the powder by hand. Be sure to wear gloves if this is your preferred application method. For larger areas, one can use a style bar spreader. Step 2: Broom Finish the Concrete The ubiquitous broom plays an important role out here. Use the broom to sweep the surface...

Concrete flooring is popular flooring option among businesses, warehouses, schools, hospitals, and even residential homes because it is easily maintained and durable. By simply adding a c olor to the concrete floor, this will help make the bland grey coloring of concrete come to life! Additionally, it is an easy step to do and will make the concrete slab look luxurious. The main question when adding coloring to concrete flooring is whether to use concrete dye or a concrete stain . Before trying either one on concrete flooring, it is important to recognize the difference, as the end results of the dye and stain are different from one another. Out of the two choices to vamp up concrete flooring, concrete staining is a more in depth process than concrete dying . This is mainly due to the surface of the concrete needing to be cleaned thoroughly before application. The reason why concrete stains are more of a tedious process is because stains are more acid or solvent-...