Concrete......over WOOD????

Overlays are a good way to dress up an ugly concrete slab but did you know that certain wood sub-floors can be overlaid as well?

Using the proper materials and procedures, we can overlay your existing wood floor in the same patterns or textures as we would an existing concrete floor.

This particular floor we recently completed in Clearfield, Pa at first glance may look like tile, but it is actually a seamless concrete overlay!

The Strand Theater

Earlier this year we were called to acid stain 4500 square feet of floors at the newly renovated Strand Theater in Zelienople, Pa. With a one week deadline this project was surely a challenge but not one we couldn't handle. Special thanks to Art at Flynn Construction, Pittsburgh for all his help with this project.


To learn more about this interesting theater please visit http://www.thestrandtheater.org/

Concrete Driveway Resurfacing

Concrete driveways usually look good the first year or so after the pour but quickly loose there appeal. A concrete overlay is a cost effective alternative to tear out and replacement. We can make your existing driveway look like stone, brick, tile, or simply change the color.

This particular driveway was challenging in that it was several individual blocks of concrete. We decided on a design and had to figure how we were going to deal with the joints. Filling them with concrete wasn't an option so we decided to use polymeric sand. This sand contains polymers which harden when exposed to water. This joint can be easily repaired if any cracking occurs over the winter. This driveway can be seen in Dubois, Pa.

This weeks project.......Curwensville Church Basement

This week we are working on a church basement in Curwensville, Pa. The concrete floor was in rough shape and to make matters worse it is covered in years of tar paper, carpet glue, and who knows what else. Rather than attempt to remove everything and grind the floor, we decided to attach wire lath to the existing concrete and start with a fresh surface. 62 sheets of lath, a few thousand concrete T-Nails, and 500 powder fasteners later we are ready to lay the first coat of concrete overlay tomorrow morning.


UPDATE:

The first coat of concrete has been troweled and the next step will be to lay out the tile pattern. A finishing coat will be troweled on and colored, sealed, and waxed. Stay tuned for the finished pictures!

From Bland to Bling!

A few months ago I was asked to do a concrete overlay on a back patio in Clearfield, Pa that was plain concrete and not very appealing. We decided to do a troweled concrete overlay in a tile pattern with a brown acid stain. After the acid stain was neutralized and had dried we coated with 2 coats of CSS high gloss concrete sealer. The end result is probably one of the nicest overlays we have done to date!