Concrete Maintenance

Although concrete in general requires little upkeep, properly maintaining it will extend its lifetime, preserve its appearance and protect an investment. Different finishes require different maintenance programs.

Concrete Maintenance Programs Can Cement Client Relationships

Concrete Maintenance Business & Technology Vol. 18 No. 7 - October 2018 by Mike Boenisch Comments are Disabled

Concrete is a very durable material and some contractors and a lot of their clients believe it’s a maintenance-free product. But the reality is that no product lasts forever, not even concrete, without occasional maintenance.

Meeting the Demand for Crack Control in Stamped Concrete

Concrete Repair & Restoration Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Maintenance Vol. 13 No. 5 - July 2013 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Stamped concrete is the very foundation of decorative concrete industry. The ability to take concrete and add pattern and color separates you from your competition. This ability also increases a customer’s expectations. Simply put, most customers will not accept a random crack running through patterned concrete, nor should they.

Should You Overlay or Replace That Cracked Concrete Surface?

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 14 No. 3 - April 2014 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

First Federal Savings Bank, Sheridan, Wyo., asked Doug Carlton if there was an overlay that could improve their cracked, uneven parking lot. He told them no. The crack pattern shows a problem beyond random cracking. He guessed that the concrete is too thin or not properly reinforced, or that the subgrade had failed.

Decorative Concrete Maintenance from a Customer’s Perspective

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by David Stephenson Comments are Disabled

The maintenance for polished concrete is simple. Basically, you sweep it regularly, scrub it on a schedule with appropriate cleaners and burnish it a few times a year. This sounds simple, right? In some cases, this works out perfectly. In others, not so much.

Dealing with Winter Damaged Colored Concrete

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Maintenance Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Bart Sacco Comments are Disabled

We’re in the middle of another winter season. While it’s not predicted to be as harsh as last year’s “polar vortex” winter, we still need to be thinking about all the possible causes and sources of winter damage and eliminate them.

Maintaining Decorative Concrete Garage Floors

Concrete Coatings Concrete Maintenance Vol. 8 No. 3 - May 2008 by Mike Dawson Comments are Disabled

A garage floor is one heck of a challenging place for the beautiful artwork and skillful craftsmanship of a decorative concrete application. Hot tires, oil, battery acid, brake fluid and strong coffee make daily assaults on an applicator’s masterpiece.

Using Concrete to Restore A Hotel To All Its Former Glory

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Maintenance Vol. 9 No. 2 - March/April 2009 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

A high-strength cementitious material gave contractors exactly what they needed to restore this venerable and historic building.

Making Maintenance an Integral Part of Your Concrete Business

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 12 No. 7 - October 2012 by Ray Wilkerson Comments are Disabled

Polished and decorative concrete floor installations accounted for only about a quarter of our business as of the start of this year. Most of our revenues were coming from cleaning, maintenance and restoration services.

How to Protect Your Concrete Work Surface on the Job Site

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Maintenance Surface Preparation Vol. 13 No. 4 - May/June 2013 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Each job your company completes is a billboard. Each project says, “Yes, my company is good and worthy of your next decorative project,” or it says, “I’m a work in progress that right now, unfortunately, is not worth the chance.” Few billboards imply anything in between. At the end of […]

Polished Floor Maintenance Made Easy with a Three-Stage Plan

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 14 No. 1 - January 2014 by Dan Knuth Comments are Disabled

Within the concrete industry there is a common misconception that polished concrete means no maintenance, when in reality keeping up a polished floor simply requires low maintenance.