Concrete 101: What Is C?n?r?t? and Why Coat It?

If you are busy or easily bored, feel free to skip down to the next paragraph. Trust me you don�t need to read the first one. We want to educate you more on epoxy coatings and concrete sealing more than anything else.

Sim?l? ??n?r?t? i? a mix ?f thr?? ??m??n?nt?: w?t?r, aggregate ?nd Portland ??m?nt. Th? ?m?unt ?f w?t?r i? im??rt?nt because it can ?ff??t th? durability of th? ??n?r?t?. En?uring ?n?ugh w?t?r i? added both during th? mixing ?nd ?uring ?t?g? i? im??r?tiv?. Th? w?t?r reacts with the ??m?nt throughout th? ?ntir? ?r????? eventually ?r??ting a ?t?n?-lik? m?t?ri?l commonly ??ll?d ??n?r?t?. Aggregate is usually r??k, ??nd or gravel but there ?r? many other ?dditiv?? depending ?n what you ?r? l??king for. There ?r? a numb?r ?f aggregates th?t can be ?dd?d f?r different ?ff??t?. Aggregates giv? th? concrete it? ?tru?tur?. P?rtl?nd ??m?nt i? a mixtur? ?f ??l?ium, silicon, aluminum, ir?n ?nd small ?m?unt? ?f ?th?r ingr?di?nt?. It is th? b??i? ingredient in ??n?r?t? and ??n be controlled b? regulating th? setting time u?ing g???um. Th? w?t?r and ??m?nt f?rm a mix, mu?h lik? glu?, that’s coats the ?ggr?g?t? ?nd bind? the r??k ?nd ??nd t?g?th?r ?? it dri?? ?nd h?rd?n?. Using th? ??rr??t ?m?unt ?f fin? t? ???r?? ?ggr?g?t?, while u?ing th? l?rg??t aggregate ????ibl?, i? ?n? w?? t? ??timiz? your ?r?j??t. Th? w?t?r r???t? ?h?mi??ll? with the ??m?nt in ?n exothermic r???ti?n. Th? quicker th? ??tting tim?, th? l??? time ??u have t? work with th? concrete mix ?ft?r it is ??ur?d. Th? amount ?f w?t?r in the mix ??m??r?d to th? ?m?unt of ??m?nt is called th? w?t?r/??m?nt r?ti?. Th? l?w?r th? water/cement r?ti? th? ?tr?ng?r the ??n?r?t? ?nd the l??? permeable it i?.

If you had a pretty decent developer for your property then your base concrete should be OK. If not, then it�s kind of too late but we are here to help.

Wh? Coat C?n?r?t??

If you�ve had uncoated concrete in your home or office, you�d know th?t it deteriorates rather quickly even under normal use. It is simply th? natural ?ging ?f ??n?r?t?. However, what m??t people d?n’t kn?w is that thi? can be easily prevented. A quick application of professional concrete sealing or epoxy coating can give you more than a decade of brand new looking floor (under regular amount of foot traffic). Concrete sealing and epoxy coating are just a few options that can give much more longevity to your flooring. Even aged concretes can still be fixed and coated. Here are a few benefits of professionally coating your floor.

• E??? of Cl??ning. Coated fl??r? ?r? mu?h easier t? ?l??n. B?r? concrete fl??r? ?ttr??t and h?ld dirt, whereas professionally epoxy coated and sealed floors ?r?vid? a b?rri?r th?t m?k?? ?l??nu? ?ui?k ?nd ????. Epoxy coatings and concrete seals also h?l? k??? floors dr? and ??f? and reduce th? time ?f ?w???ing ?nd ??rubbing.
• Protection Fr?m W??r. Epoxy c??t?d ??n?r?t? will l??t l?ng?r th?n un???t?d concrete. V?hi?l? traffic can w??r bare ??n?r?t? ?l?b? easily. An epoxy coating can seal and shield your floor from wearing.
• Light Reflective.�On? of th? ?rim?r? r????n? t? coat ?n? ??n?r?t? floor i? th? brilli?nt shine th?t it ?r?du???. This added aesthetics will give you an extra boost in company image for both employees and visiting customer. If it�s for your home, we guarantee that you�d love coming home more. Epoxy coating and concrete seals naturally come glossy making your floor reflect light resulting in a brighter room or facility.

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