Custom Seamless Interior Flooring Topics

Reflector done in green and/or Turquoise or similar

feeds@yuku.com (rundccm) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:11:53 GMT

Looking for job pics to show customer-- floor Dominant green color ideal. for a garden themed atmosphere .
Also, Is there more than 12 reflector colors available now?

Any help appreciated.

Dan M

epoxy re-do

feeds@yuku.com (swampcreter) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:01:34 GMT

need some pointers... i gonna fix someone elses mishap.. apparently she rolled out the epoxy,.. but many airbubbles set into the finish.. whats the process?.. can i just grind down and remove the bubbles and leave most of the epoxy down and recoat? or does it all have to come off./ as well.. seeems one third of the epoxy didnt stick and came off the concrete.. what prep to clean it so new app won't reject it. 4600 sq ft... i hate to mar the nice coloring the bimbo made.. but considering...

Bewhere:Acid staining

feeds@yuku.com (bassman45) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:37:16 GMT

I f'd up big time. I needed work & went ahead. This was GC & homegroup job. They sent me letter of contract for $15400.00. I never got a contract or specs. They said it was stain & seal. Sounds simple. When we got there , there was drywall & paint, & who knows what on the floors. We ground crap off floors, taped walls, basically did everything we could to make job right.We did all we could. Taped walls then painters would rip off our taping. Did work on faith,...

sealer training

feeds@yuku.com (bassman45) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:35:09 GMT

I attended an Ec (for second time training) last weekend. We did many overlays & staining. Very little about sealer options. We did reflecter w/ epoxy & css. I'm still confused about what sealers to use in what situations. We're going inside now, so css is not an option. I don't think epoxy is either???. Spartic? Polyaspartics? I'm bidding on a kitchen floor. Ceramic to be taken out. Wood sub floor. I'm thinking Ardex underlayment over lath. Then self leveling...

grout lines

feeds@yuku.com (nobbyc) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:15:07 GMT

When using Mongoose or similar to cut lines what do you use to get right to the wall?
Nobby

First Job !

feeds@yuku.com (seveneight) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:44:29 GMT

Hello All!

As you may know we are in the concrete countertop business but have decided to take on decorative concrete flooring. It is a natural addition to our business.

We have been asked to price out concrete counters and flooring for the lobby of a prominent business in the area. It is new construction but the floor apparently suffered some spalling. We are completely new to this but I suppose we need to start somewhere. We will be working with an experienced flooring...

reflector pictures

feeds@yuku.com (dmoore40) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:41:05 GMT

check out the reflector pictures in my profile....turned out pretty hot... brass on top of gun metal

Stencils for a Garage

feeds@yuku.com (konan53) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:49:30 GMT

I plan to epoxycoat my garage and would like to have a stencil to spruce things up , something that would serve as a focal point , could be a car, a flag , an animal. Is there anything out there or maybe even some pictures of garages done with stencils

Thanks

Few Beginner Overlay Questions

feeds@yuku.com (jpeach) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:37:33 GMT

Hi,

I've got a 700sf condo with a 1/8" microtopping from a non-EliteCrete vendor which provides a very smooth and hard finish but a color which I really don't like (a light but stark and too variegated white/gray).

Rather than trying to dye or stain, I was considering Thin and Micro Finish, and doing it myself (basically a beginner) and want something fairly subtle (only integral coloring) like your resident expert's floor here:

Interior Floor

feeds@yuku.com (kerrypope) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:08:05 GMT

On new construction I normally would just cut a design, acid stain and seal, However on this particular floor the plumber placed bathroom plumbing stubs inside the living room 4 foot and the builder had to have the slab opened up to move them. Since this has occured I will be doing a micro overlay instead, my question is since there is an obvious place in the floor where it was excavated and repoured (quik-crete) I assume, what prep steps should I take to place the TF and build to grade this...

Microtopping coat limit?

feeds@yuku.com (jpeach) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:18:35 GMT

Hi, I've had some trouble with getting color correct and have put down 4 coats of Brickform MT-2000 RG on the original cleaned and degreased foundation in my condo. Brickform recommends no more than 3 coats and at this point I'd like to place 2 more of a ColorMaker microtopping. What problems might this cause? Cracking? If so how do I address the issue? Thanks!

Broadcast to rejection question

feeds@yuku.com (jerryjbrown) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:48:18 GMT

I see the benefits of this. But I haven't heard what is done about the plywood seams? Is anything done to them or does the epoxy take care of that? I also assume a lot of extra screws before starting.

Spider lath

feeds@yuku.com (Hammer) — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:13:02 GMT

Has anyone ever used this instaed of metal lath. Sounds great but not sure if it would work for an overlay. www.spiderlath.com

A little help on the seamless part for quartz

feeds@yuku.com (dreamindiesel) — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:30:24 GMT

Evening all, what are you guys using on floors to fill in joints to create the seamless part? I am looking for something to stay flexible.

Overlay on top of tile?

feeds@yuku.com (BrightCrete) — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:35:58 GMT

I got a wild hair and I am considering overlaying my ceramic tile. I installed it originally so I know it is installed correctly.

What would be the proper steps to do this? Also I was thinking about doing the same thing in my shower, is this ok?

Any tips?

Screen Porch Floor @ Fish Camp

feeds@yuku.com (kerrypope) — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:39:01 GMT

I have a couple weeks off coming up the last part of the month and have recently completed building a 12x32 screened in porch @ my fish camp down on the Mississippi River. The sub floor is currently 1/2" treated plywood sheeting over 2x6 framing. I was wanting to do a nice overlay on it because thats where all are neighbors and friends gather in the evenings while there. For the overlay I was thinking of adding 1/4" backer board and using something to cover the...

Trowel Down

feeds@yuku.com (kerrypope) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:45:43 GMT

After attending a training program with Brad Holmes in Hot Springs, AR about a year and half ago I've only dabbled in the decorative overlay biz a few times including these; 1) skim coat of tf on my own pool deck 2) splatter texture on a patio over cobblestone stencil 3) remodel using mf interior (don't want to talk about---Brad knows why) 4) recent thin stamp olay on a pool deck. I have done up some sample boards to play with including stamp, trowel down and others using acid...

Question on tile removal

feeds@yuku.com (bigdaddydb) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:52:12 GMT

I've started my first job on a small bathroom @75sqft. I have gotten all of the ceramic tile up but now I have to get the mortar off to get down to the slab.
It's not a big enough space to justify or even fit any kind of floor machine. I have an angle grinder but I have no experience with this so any tips on blades or pads that would work good for getting this stuff off would be appreciated. Then once I'm down to the slab, and everything has been ground off, what about...

NCL One or Withstand

feeds@yuku.com (Jeff B) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:19:18 GMT

Which do you, as contractors, prefer and why?
I've never used "One" but have used withstand. Mainly because they say it's made for floors that receive little or no buffing. Both are sealer finishes. What is your take on each of these products?
Thanks.

epoxy??

feeds@yuku.com (crete101) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:19:04 GMT

We have a concrete floor that had sealer. Stripped sealer, cleaned, acid washed, neutralized and cleaned then h-stoned stained let dry 2 days. Put E100 epoxy down. looked good. Came in next day and had dry looking spots and some places looked seperated, like oil on water, all epoxy has set up not tacky at all. Mixed correctly. Has anyone had this problem? Any replys would help! Thanks!