Concrete Maintenance
Advantages to Sealing Your Driveway
Your driveway is an important part of your home. Especially for those who have a front facing driveway. It is the gateway to where you live and one of the very first things people see when they visit your house. …
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What is Efflorescence and What to Do About It
Do you have a brick or concrete surface with white residue and salt stains appearing on it? There’s a technical name for that. It’s called “efflorescence”. Efflorescence is something that can plague both interior and exterior concrete, though it’s more …
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Caring for Stamped Concrete
While stamped concrete is a resilient surface, you should make sure you’re properly caring for it. It’s not difficult to do, but to ensure the best concrete experience, we’ve put together a few pro-tips for stamped concrete maintenance. Sweep, Mop, …
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Preventing Post-Winter Basement Flooding
The weather has recently warmed up, melting a lot of the snow away. But is winter actually over? Probably not for Minnesota. The winter to spring transition doesn’t just play with our emotions. It takes a toll on our homes …
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Should I Polish My Concrete? The Problem with Polished Concrete.
Polished concrete has become a hot trend lately. It looks nice. The price is relatively affordable. It’s basically like stained and sealed concrete with fewer chemicals, right? Wrong. Polished Concrete Does Look Nice Polished concrete is ground and buffed to …
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Is Salt Bad for Concrete? What are My Options?
As we finish up January, the weather starts to get confused. One day might be cold and snowy. The next will be warmer and potentially rainy. Snow will melt. Everything will get wet. And then the sun goes down, and …
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Maintaining Stained Concrete
One of the biggest benefits of stained concrete is the appearance. While concrete may be tough, if you want to keep your stained surface looking shiny and new, you’ll need to give it some love here and there. The good …
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Stained Concrete FAQ
Around here, we talk about concrete staining like it’s our passion…because it IS our passion. While many are eager to spruce up their home, office, and other facilities with beautifully stained concrete as soon as they hear about it, some …
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What the Winter Does to Concrete (and How to Prevent It)
Many would say fall is the most beautiful season of the year. The colors, the smells, the activities. The problem is, it tends to be tragically short lived, especially in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin. And then, it’s winter time. …
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Why Does Concrete Crack? Do I Need to Repair It?
A freshly laid slab of concrete is a beautiful sight to behold (especially if it’s been stained and sealed). However, that beauty can quickly come undone if cracks start to show. “How did this happen?” you cry. After all, nothing …
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