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Should you feel comfortable using concrete for home renovations when another product will do? It is true that the cement industry is often accused of being a large producer of greenhouse gases. That is because significant amounts of carbon dioxide are released when...
A Design for Every Type of Floor Epoxy flooring works for any type of flooring, whether itβs the basement or the rooftop. If it was just about protecting the concrete, California Custom Coatings could just apply a clear protective urethane layer and call the job done....
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...
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...
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 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...
A major component in concrete is cement, and the manufacture of cement is one of the worldβs 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...
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...
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...
A common use for epoxy flooring is to cover the concrete floor of a garage. Sometimes our clients request this service because their garage has become unsightly due to oil stains. They think we can simply cover them over with epoxy and the problem is solved! Itβs not...
The first color scale for varnishes and topcoats was the Gardner Scale, developed in the 1920βs under the direction of paint chemist Dr. Henry Gardner. Recognizing the need for color standards in transparent oils and paints, he created an eighteen-stage scale that...
Can you combine radiant floor heating with epoxy coatings? Many clients worry that the two simply donβt go together, so they keep their concrete floors plain, instead of taking advantage of the water-resistant surface provided by epoxy flooring. This is a huge benefit...
California Custom Coatings often talks about the advantages of epoxy flooring. Here are some additional bonuses that come with installing epoxy floors instead of vinyl, tiles, wood or laminate. Who Needs a Layout? Laying down tile, wood or laminate requires studying...
An advantage to epoxy flooring is the ability to add texture and color by using flakes or granules. Applied on top of the epoxy base coat, but under the clear topcoat, granules and flakes add depth and lift to the floor. They are a welcome addition to many...
In our last blog, we discussed a fine list of the pros when it comes to installing epoxy floors over your concrete foundation, patio or walkway. The reason for that discussion, and the one that follows in this article, was really the list of βconsβ that the authors of...
John and his team did a fantastic job on my garage floor. Purchased a home with bare concrete garage floors that had some stains. The team ground everything down and removed blemishes before coating. It was a two day process but they were very efficient with the time. The price was well worth it for the quality of work that was done.
I wanted to epoxy my garage floor and turn it into a home gym. Initially I was going to DYI with rustoleum epoxy kit, but after reading all the horror stories about the expoxy peeling after a year, I decided to leave it to the professional. I contacted CCC on sunday night and John was able to come out and gave me a quote the next day. The crews came out to work on Wednesday and finish coating on Thursday. The garage floor looks so much better and cleaner after. Everyone from CCC was friendly and professional. I highly recommend them if you are thinking of getting your garage floor epoxy. I will update this review after 1 year to see how it is holding up.
It's been over a month since the garage floor was done, I can say without hesitation John runs his business the right way, he was on time with his estimate appointment, fair on his pricing, clear on what we should expect to be done; his crew was in less than a week later, friendly, responsive to questions, clear on instructions; the garage floor looks great, the large crack that was there was sealed, sanded and after the epoxy, you wouldn't even know there was an issue; what a difference the epoxy makes! great job! highly recommended!