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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…
100 Year Old Pavers Lobby Floor Restored A building on Union Street in San Francisco had contacted my company to restore their old lobby floor. This building was over 100 years old and still had it’s original paver tile in their lobby. Most of the tiles were in good condition but the sealers had yellowed…
Concrete And Stone Improvement Products CretoSeal™ has teamed up with Modern Stone Technologies and Concrete Chemistries to create the best line of concrete and stone improvement products. Our line of products includes many different cleaners and sealers for natural stone and grout along with an easy to use line of stains and sealers for concrete.…
Radon Mitigation In Concrete Did you know that radon gas is one of the leaders in causing lung cancer in the US? Radon mitigation in concrete slabs can be expensive to fix but there are do-it-yourself solutions. We all know mitigating radon gas in your home is extremely important but where do you start? Testing…