Nick O. is owner of Sweet Concrete and Tile llc. and CretoSeal™. Nick has 15 years experience in the hard surface restoration industry and loves helping people improve their concrete.

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How To Seal A Concrete Driveway

How To Seal A Concrete Driveway So the driveway of your your house is like a business man’s tie, if it’s ugly you bet people will judge you… so the next question is how to seal a concrete driveway so it doesn’t look like a tie with mustard stains on it? This is where people…

Finished Concrete Floors

Finished Concrete Floors

Finished Concrete Floors Finished concrete floors are a good looking, durable option if you have concrete in your home or commercial space. The question is, are finished concrete floors the right choice for YOUR space? Since I’ve been doing concrete finishing for 15 years I’ll be able to help you answer that question. What’s The…

Fold App Review

Fold App Review

Fold App Review Unfortunately I learned the truth about the Fold App the hard way, but more about the Fold App review in a second. First I wanted to share the news… CretoSeal is now accepting Bitcoin payments as an option at check out… yay! If you’re not familiar with Bitcoin I’ve linked to some…

Concrete Stain Colors

Concrete Stain Colors

Concrete Stain Colors When I first branched off into concrete refinishing I was using the stains that the local concrete supplier carried. I tried out a bunch of different brands with limited success. The concrete stain colors pigment was super weak with one brand. I stained the floors of an entire two bedroom home but…

Pad Driver For Floor Machines

Pad Driver For Floor Machines

Pad Driver For Floor Machines What is a pad driver for floor machines? A pad driver is the attachment that mounts to the bottom of your floor machine. There are many different names for a rotary floor machine ( floor grinder, floor polisher, swing machine, burnisher, etc. ) but they’re all pretty much the same…

Flood Damage Restoration

Flood Damage Restoration

Flood Damage Restoration Major floods can be devastating occurrence… especially to your property. Damage to your home can run in the tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. This can ruin a home owner that doesn’t have flood insurance.  If you’re one of the over million home owners without flood insurance, do-it-yourself (DIY) flood…

stop freeze thaw damage

Stop Freeze Thaw Damage

Stop Freeze Thaw Damage If you don’t know what freeze thaw damage in concrete is and you live in the northern part of the US, then here’s a quick lesson for you. The freeze thaw cycle in concrete can damage your concrete driveway, patio, or any other exterior slab. Water soaks into the concrete and…

Stained Concrete Floor Cleaner

Stained Concrete Floor Cleaner Some questions I get asked a lot is how to clean a stained concrete floor? What stained concrete floor cleaner do I use? Where do I find these cleaners? Well, here’s some expert tips and techniques on how to clean your stained concrete floors. Expert Secret #1 First off, any stained…

Micro Toppings For Sealed Or Polished Concrete

Micro Toppings For Sealed Or Polished Concrete   Topical sealers work great to protect surfaces like concrete, tile, stone, and metal. Unfortunately all sealers have their limitations. Let’s use epoxies for an example. Epoxies work great because they can be applied thick and can have metallic pigments mixed into them for effect. These are commonly…