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SmartFloor Power Trowel Cuts Down Polishing Time at Florida Church
Ameripolish’s SmartFloor Refinement System uses composite resin abrasives technology for polished concrete floors with high DOI.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Bringing Polished Concrete up to Spec
Decorative Concrete
Polished & Stamped Concrete: Go-To Options for Decorative Concrete Contractors
Decorative Concrete
3 Decorative Concrete Contractors That Gave Back to Their Community
Polishing Materials & Equipment
The Ameripolish SmartFloor Maintenance System
Surface Prep
Jon-Don Expands Offerings with Factory Cleaning Equipment Inc. Acquisition
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Construction Update
This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: New Rules Open PPP Payoff to the Smallest Businesses
Why the most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business
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Construction News Tracker: Arctic Blast from Texas to Maine Drives Fuel Prices Skyward
All construction material prices increased during January for the first time since 2018, NAHB measured a 14.5% increase in new home construction permits in 2020, PCA forecasts 2021 regional cement consumption to be led by a 3% increase in the South
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5 Tips to Optimize Concrete Forming Panel Performance
APA-trademarked panels can be used repeatedly with proper care. Maximize concrete form lifetime—and your budget—with these five tips.
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Colors & Stains
Brickform Refresh
Recolor and restore concrete with Brickform Refresh. Brickform Refresh is a solvent based penetrating, polysiloxane stain with excellent water repellency to be used for re-coloring and sealing exterior concrete surfaces.
Decorative Concrete
SASE Trifecta Diamond Pads
SASE Trifecta Diamond pads mount to a high speed burnisher to restore shine or burnish in guard.
Decorative Concrete
Rockett's Glass Overlay
Rockett’s Polished Overlay is a patent-pending process creating high-impact, enduring decorative polished concrete floors and installations.
Decorative Concrete
Smith FS351 DCS Electric Self-Propelled Scarifier
Smith's FS351 DCS series of heavy-duty, self-propelled drum scarifiers are designed to tackle the most demanding removal and surface preparation jobs.
Decorative Concrete
Marketing Polished and Stained Decorative Concrete Floors
When it comes to marketing polished or stained decorative concrete floors contractors should focus on promoting the benefits as well as the aesthetics.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Densifiers Demystified
A concrete densifier is a chemical solution that, when applied to a concrete surface, increases surface density by sealing pores.
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5 Tips to Optimize Concrete Forming Panel Performance
APA-trademarked panels can be used repeatedly with proper care. Maximize concrete form lifetime—and your budget—with these five tips.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
The Gestation of a Polished Concrete Project
The Moscone Center improvements, specifically to the polished concrete scope, is a lesson to specifications that don’t always meet expectations but how communication between parties can drive the project in a successful direction for all parties.
Decorative Concrete
Why Polishing Suspended Concrete Slabs is More Likely to Disappoint Customers
Polished-concrete specifications are based on experience with slabs-on-grade, so contractors must help project owners understand how results will likely vary when polishing suspended slabs
Concrete Equipment & Products
Self-Leveling Topping Corrects Concrete Floor Overpour on Polishing Job
CTS Cement's Rapid Set TRU Self-Leveling topping helped a contractor bring an overpoured concrete floor back to specification in order to achieve the desired polished-concrete surface
Concrete
How Renting Grinders and Scarifiers Can Save Money, Time
Unless a contractor specializes in floor projects, it can be cost-prohibitive to own concrete grinders and scarifiers that are not used frequently.
Decorative Concrete
Things to Consider When Choosing a Concrete Overlay
When considering if an overlay is right for your client it's important to paint wide strokes of possibilities, but root expectations in the complexities of the install.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Contractor Achieves Terrazzo Look by Adding Glass to Polishable Overlay
The Rockett Concrete Overlay offers all the benefits of polished concrete with the look of terrazzo.
Concrete
LATICRETE Enhances Resinous Flooring system with SPARTACOTE™ FLEX XPL Low Gloss
SPARTACOTE™ FLEX XPL Low Gloss eases work for the installer with its quick return-to-service while providing an attractive, less reflective finish.
Concrete
Building Up the Construction Industry
National Flooring Equipment vice president of marketing Connie Johnson discusses how businesses can help to close the construction skills gap.
Concrete
Concrete Polishing Council Develops 2 Pre-Construction Checklists
The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC) has created “Checklist for the Pre-Construction Conference” and “Checklist for the Polished Concrete Pre-Construction Conference.”
Polishing Materials & Equipment
5 Things to Consider When Selecting Abrasives
Understanding abrasives when polishing concrete will allow you to provide a better product in a more efficient manner.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Lavina 38GRE Grinder from Superabrasive
Remote-controlled and propane-driven, this grinder is Superabrasive's largest Lavina Elite model.
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5 Tips to Optimize Concrete Forming Panel Performance
APA-trademarked panels can be used repeatedly with proper care. Maximize concrete form lifetime—and your budget—with these five tips.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Lavina 16E Compact Grinder from Superabrasive
The newest lightweight and compact grinder in the Lavina Elite Series by Superabrasive
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Aztec UltraGrind Spray Mist Skirt for Dust Control
The new spray mist skirt comes standard on Aztec's UltraGrind Propane Powered Concrete Grinder for dust control.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Concrete Polishing Restores Luster to Vintage Motorcycle Museum
A collaborative effort brought new life to museum's floor, which was stripped of its various floor coverings, stains and wear from decades of heavy traffic.
Concrete Drills
CSDA Releases Revised Concrete Renovation Standards
The updated documents are intended for any party involved in concrete cutting, polishing, ground penetrating radar (GPR) imaging and selective demolition work.
Concrete
ScanDust 8000
The ScanDust 8000 is Scanmaskins most powerful industrial vacuum cleaner with exceptional suction capacity.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Surface Pro Assassin 10-Segment Polishing Pads
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Guard, Gloss and Distinctness of Image
A given polished concrete floor may not be the same as another polished concrete floor. The DOI meter and the ASCC’s Polished Concrete Appearance Chart are a significant step in defining the difference.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
How to Apply Multi-Color Dyes to Polished Concrete
Texas Bomanite tackled the challenges of a four-dye application with decorative saw cuts and a one-color-at-at-time application approach.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Blastrac Global to Consolidate Diamatic and Cyclone Technology Brands
Consolidation of the three brands will help Blastrac Global to combine assets and expand customer support and education.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
ASL T2 Electric Grinder
Lightweight and flexible grinder ideal for small to medium sized jobs
Polishing Materials & Equipment
ASL PRO 9
Propane-powered grinder that can double as a burnisher to shine floors as well as prep and polish them.