Concrete: gray, durable, boring, and made for basements, garages, driveways, and sidewalks. It’s a great thing to lay down UNDER your floors, but clearly, you wouldn’t want it to BE your floors, right? WRONG. You may think “gray, durable, boring” when you think concrete, but actually the options are much wider than boring gray. Concrete …
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Benefits of Using Concrete Epoxy Coating
Concrete is already pretty tough and durable. However, left untreated, cement can crack, crumble, chip, or otherwise be damaged. Additionally, concrete is very porous which means it absorbs liquids quite readily. The absorption of liquid can create stains and lead to damage. For instance, if the liquid that is absorbed is water and then temperatures …
Benefits of Concrete Countertops for Kitchens & Bathrooms
As you might guess, we are somewhat partial to all things concrete and cement (our name is Hard Rock CONCRETE Coatings Utah, after all). That said, there are truly some real benefits of having concrete countertops. Concrete is durable and affordable and concrete countertops are becoming more popular in remodels and new builds. For a …
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Repairing Cracked and Damaged Concrete
If your concrete was damaged, would you even know? Not many of us go to great lengths to check every inch of our concrete garages, walkways, porches or sidewalks. It’s easy to neglect or forget, so most of us do. Unless you’ve built your home and poured your concrete yourself within the last few years, …
Protecting Cement With Epoxy Coatings
Concrete is fairly hard and durable. Just ask anyone who has taken a fall onto some cement. However, concrete isn’t as tough as you think. Naturally concrete is very porous which means it absorbs almost any type of liquid that touches it (mostly water). This means that the water can then freeze and expand and …
Concrete Deck Benefits Outweigh Wood Decks
Hopefully you’ve been able to enjoy your outside deck all summer. Nothing is better than barbecue, drinks, talking or reading outside under a summer sunset. You’ve probably spent a ton of time, effort and money to make your backyard a haven, and as we move into the rougher seasons of Fall and Winter you are …
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Easy Kitchen Update: Concrete Countertops
Chances have you never pictured your kitchen featuring concrete. Your garage? Certainly. Back patio? Ok. Driveway? Of course. But grab an interior design magazine or flick on HGTV and you’ll see them everywhere. You might not even recognize them. Concrete countertops can easily be disguised as wood, marble, plastic, and even glass. Look around! Concrete …
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Concrete Maintenance
Concrete can provide a very serviceable surface for many areas of a home or business. For example, concrete can be used to create beautiful countertops that are rugged, durable, and well designed. Other examples of elegant uses for concrete include patios, decks, driveways, garage flooring, around pools, and much more. Left untreated, concrete can be …
Why You Should Seriously Consider Concrete Countertops
Have you ever watched one of those cooking shows? You know the ones where the host walks you through the steps of making some delicious dish and then magically has a completed dish waiting in the oven to show you how easy it is. Those shows highlight the creativity that can be involved in kitchen …
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Concrete Coatings For The Pool Area
The pool and deck area of your yard can be a scene for injury, but applying a good concrete coating can greatly reduce this risk. Not only will your pool area be safer, but it will also look fantastic as well. A concrete coating applied by experienced professionals will last for many years to come …