Concrete Overlays & Toppings

Overlays and toppings typically range from 1/16- to 3/4- inch deep and are applied to structurally sound concrete slabs to improve aesthetics, protect surfaces and extend life in lieu of ripping out and replacing existing slabs. There are several types of overlays including spray applied, troweled on, self-leveling, stamped and microtoppings.

The Upside of Concrete Overlays

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 9 No. 1 - February 2009 by Elizabeth Gillette Offensend Comments are Disabled

For contractors and clients looking to improve an existing slab, fix failing concrete or just put some extra decorative oomph onto a surface, cementitious overlays are tops.

One of the Fastest Growing Segments in Overlays: Vertical Overlayments

Vertical overlay finishes are being installed everywhere. They are the fastest growing segment of the overlay market, and that segment is growing faster than any other type of decorative overlayment.

Virtual Ice Rink Created With Concrete Overlay

Concrete Coatings Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

Happenstance led Tyson Long, president of Calgary-based Hardscapes Inc., to the new location of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame museum in Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park, where he used white and clear epoxy coatings to transform the floor of the museum’s ice-hockey exhibit room into a virtual ice rink.

Decorative Concrete Overlays: The Power is in the Polymer

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 2 - February/March 2012 by Chris Sullivan Comments are Disabled

There are two common polymer types used by most decorative overlay manufacturers: ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and acrylic.

Acid-stained Floor Overlay is Finishing Touch at Museum

Concrete Art Concrete Overlays & Toppings Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 4 - May/June 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The handsome floor of the Arts and Crafts Room was the finishing touch at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, a facility improved by a series of decorative concrete projects as part of the 2010 Concrete Decor Show & Decorative Concrete Spring Training.

How to Make Epoxies for Floors Decorative

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 9 No. 6 - September/October 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Decorative epoxies for colorful garage floors burst onto the scene in the 1970s, when applicators began to saturate chemical-resistant epoxy coatings with colored vinyl chips. These floors went out of style for a while, but General Polymers director of floor coatings Lonnie Salyers says they are making a comeback, and not just in garages.

Resurfacing a Failing Pool Deck

Concrete Repair & Restoration Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Loretta Hall Comments are Disabled

Condo owners in a gated community dreaded getting their pool up to snuff. Decorative concrete contractor Julio Hallack showed them they had nothing to worry about.

Critiquing Polishable Self-leveling Cementitious Toppings

Concrete Polishing Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 9 No. 6 - September/October 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Four manufacturers of concrete resurfacing and repair products took on the challenge presented by the Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) Local 528 last July in Seattle.

Tips to Prepping Heavily Pitted Ceramic Tile Prior to Decorative Concrete Application

Concrete Coatings Concrete Repair & Restoration Tips & How-Tos Concrete Sealers Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 7 No. 5 - August 2007 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

If you think that converting 22,000 square feet of flooring from heavily pitted ceramic tile to sleek, glossy, stylish concrete isn’t hard enough, try completing your mission in a “live” supermarket. Take on the added challenge of racing the clock in the middle of the night to get one section completed before the daily load of feet and shopping-cart wheels travels over its still-unfinished and barely dry surface.

Combining Concrete Overlays and PVA Fibers to Fix Cracking

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 9 No. 7 - November/December 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Besides being used to make thin yet durable countertops that don’t easily chip or break, a mix of PVA fibers and ductile concrete does an excellent job of fixing cracks in concrete.