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Hold Back Messy Winter with Epoxy Coatings

During the late spring, summer and early fall, California gets very little rain. A car that is well-maintained may never drip a drop of grease, oil, coolant or fuel on your garage floors. So why worry about stained concrete? But then the rainy season finally makes its appearance, and suddenly you realize it’s not just […]

An Ancient Wonder in Concrete – The Roman Pantheon

As mentioned in a previous article, Roman concrete is very durable and many structures built by this ancient society survive to this day. Amongst them is the world-famous Pantheon, built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the early second century. When tourists and locals visit the Pantheon they likely notice the granite columns, marble […]

Using Superior Concrete Penetrating Stains

There are a number of techniques for adding color to plain concrete. At California Custom Coatings, we believe in using the best solution possible, and for us that solution is water-based penetrating stains. Penetrating stains are safer and more durable than other materials for concrete coloring, and thus protect our staff and property owners while […]

Pouring the Concrete in Hoover Dam

In our prior two articles we discussed the great amounts of heat generated by the process of making concrete. Managing how quickly the concrete dries and its internal temperature while drying are important to ensure that the ideal combination of strength and longevity is reached with the finished product. The end result may not be […]

Making Stronger Concrete — the Roman Way?

The ancient Romans are well known for their engineering prowess, constructing buildings, aqueducts, entertainment centers, roads, harbors and monuments that survive even today. What’s most amazing about their structures, however, is that the concrete and mortar used to build them, especially in their harbors, is stronger today than it was over two thousand years ago! […]

Does Concrete Make Heat While Curing?

It is a little known fact that the process of curing concrete actually generates heat. This is because when you mix water with cement, the molecules in the cement begin a chemical reaction together. Sometimes they react with each other, and sometimes they react with the water, in a process called hydration. Heat is generated […]

Coating Concrete Countertops

The concrete countertop is quite the do-it-yourself rage right now, but here at California Custom Coatings in Sacramento, we feel beholden to warn you of one thing about concrete, since we know it so well. Concrete is porous and therefore it stains. Since countertops tend to see a lot of water and plenty of food […]

Does Concrete Absorb Carbon Dioxide?

A major component in concrete is cement, and the manufacture of cement is one of the world’s largest producers of carbon dioxide. Cement is made by taking limestone, which is mostly calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and heating it. That produces calcium oxide (CaO) and carbon dioxide (CO2). And since heating limestone takes a tremendous amount of […]

Coating Concrete in Winter

Since epoxy coatings are a rather thick product that needs to dry after application, many of our Sacramento and Northern California customers assume that you can only coat concrete in the warmer months. In fact, many varieties of concrete coatings are adapted for application in colder climates and are perfectly acceptable for use by California […]

Radiant Floors and Concrete Polishing

Recently we talked about radiant floor heating and epoxy coatings. This brought up the question of whether California Custom Coatings can also do concrete polishing for radiant floor heating. Although the polishing process requires more aggressive floor grinding to achieve the desired luster, the answer is still positive. Radiant floor heating and concrete polishing and […]