Since the late 1990’s American homeowners have been converting garage and basement spaces into nicely decorated and usable spaces. What was once designed to be storage space has become one of the fastest-growing segments in residential construction. Here are five reasons to consider polymer flooring systems:   1. Improves Property Value Like finished flooring within […]

There are 5 vital keys between a painted floor and a long-lasting epoxy masterpiece like those installed by MuscleGloss. For decades now many homeowners have decided to turn their garages from a place to park vehicles and store items, to high-end workshops and man caves. Whether you are looking for a complete garage makeover, or […]

The only two things we know for sure about concrete are: it gets hard and it cracks. Evaluating concrete is essential as no two slabs of concrete are the same. The variation in the aggregate, the sand, cement to water ratio along with several other factors will determine the exact hardness of this. In order […]

Glitter floors look awesome, and are a great specialty to add to your offerings. Read a little about finding your specialties here. There are a couple of ways to go about making a glitter floor- depending on what you want the final results to look like (floor color, type and color of glitter). A little […]

Working with a floor that has old epoxy on it can be a pain. However, if you’re going to install a new epoxy floor, you absolutely must completely remove the old floor first! Epoxy is only as strong as the surface it is adhered to. If you put new epoxy over an old floor, the […]

This technique produces a sharp, finished result. Choking with fleck means that you are going to put enough fleck on the floor so that none of the color below shows through. Here is an overview of this simple technique: Apply the epoxy. Since the epoxy color is going to be hidden by the fleck it […]

Glitter epoxy floors are quickly gaining popularity. Depending on how you want your final results to look, there are a couple different ways to do a glitter epoxy application. This post will just cover one of those methods. Check back later for more on glitter epoxy! Note that this method should only be used with […]

Grinding, shot-blasting and scarifying are the best methods for prepping a concrete floor for an epoxy application. As you are all aware, the surface of the concrete needs to be roughened up in order for the epoxy to properly bond with the floor. The rougher the surface is, the longer-lasting your epoxy bond will be. […]

Yes, you’re probably tired of hearing it, but preparation is everything! Once the application surface has been degreased (when necessary), cleaned, and properly profiled, you will need to repair any cracks or holes before applying MuscleGloss. This part is crucial for two reasons. First, if you do not repair cracks and holes, your epoxy is […]

Recently I was at my buddies house and he was showing me damage in his basement from a recent flood. To make matters worse he had old tile down and it came up everyone along with the messy adhesive. To add insult to injury he told me he wanted to apply carpet to his basement. […]

When you first open the bucket of Extreme Patch you might think, “Wow, that’s a lot of sand” and wonder what you’re supposed to do with it. How much aggregate you should use depends on what you’re using Extreme Patch for. Before I go over the amount of sand you would want to use depending […]

A couple weeks ago we did a post on the plastic sheet test for concrete moisture, read Easy Test for Concrete Moisture. As I said then, the plastic sheet test is cheap and easy, but it is not a definitive test for concrete moisture. A slab of concrete can pass the plastic sheet test and […]