How Do I Stain My Concrete Patio One of the questions I get asked a lot is “how do I stain my concrete patio”? I’ll go over the process in a second but first you’ve got to hear what can go wrong if you get misguided. Years ago when I branched off into concrete I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks This is an interesting article about a low-cost, pollution-free solution to infrastructure problem: New self-healing concrete has fungi that “heals” cracks in crumbling structures. A type of fungi spore is mixed into the concrete mix and lays dormant until it’s exposed to oxygen and moisture from…