Concrete Improvement Info
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 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 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…
Portable Tool Box I bought an outdoor storage box recently. When I put it together, it barely stayed together! The thing was cheaply made but it wasn’t cheaply priced. It was a total disappointment. Later on I saw it… a new portable tool box! I was at Home Depot again and saw a Husky large…
Light Duty Floor Grinder I can’t believe how much a nice floor machine costs… can you?!! Finding an affordable, light duty floor grinder took a while but when I came across Hawk brand machines I was amazed by the price. Then I bought one and I was amazed by the durability! The first one…
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How To Apply Concrete Stain How to apply concrete stain for beginners. This video tutorial goes over eight important steps that can help any beginner feel comfortable applying concrete stain for the first time. That is to say DIY or “Do It Yourself” projects can be a little intimidating to say the least. Luckily we…
Seal Before Coating Your Floor Do you want to put down a floor coating in your garage or warehouse but there’s moisture problems in the concrete? Have you taped down the plastic square for a day just to come back to a darker colored concrete under the plastic? It’s frustrating. Moisture and efflorescence will eventually…
Sweating Concrete Does your concrete sweat like a pig? Like when you set something down on the concrete, move it later and there’s a wet spot where the item was? Sweating concrete not good. I’ve seen this problem many times when I’m resurfacing concrete. Usually when there’s high humidity or excessive moisture in the…
DIY Concrete Stain Hi, I’m Nick owner of Sweet Concrete. For years I’ve tried all sorts of concrete stains with mixed results. After years of trial and error I’ve found my personal favorite concrete stain… Color Mist by Concrete Chemistries. It’s super easy to apply so there’s less chance of screwing things up. That’s what…