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Concrete Coater is a resource dedicated specifically to concrete coating products – with insights and inspiration to inform key areas of the business.
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Decorative Concrete Floor Makes Big Impact in Lil Bar
Follow a contractor as he expands his business into concrete flooring and describes his process for giving an old concrete floor a hardworking, durable and attractive decorative finish.
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Video: Pro Tips for Using Sher-Crete
See concrete pros provide advice that can help you get the waterproofing results you want — on both old and new horizontal substrates.
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Excel With the Right Clear Sealer for Interior Concrete
Learn how to enhance and preserve your work on interior concrete floors — an H&C products expert provides insights on matching the right sealer to each job.
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Video: Help Reduce Energy Use With Loxon XP
See an in-lab demonstration of how Loxon XP ® IR inhibits heat buildup on exterior concrete walls to help keep interiors cooler and reduce energy use in hot, sunny climates.
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Concrete Protection in Rainy Vancouver
Sherwin-Williams and H&C concrete coatings protect and beautify a prominent new development in British Columbia.
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Video: Get Creative With H&C® Broom Finish Repair
Pick up tips for restoring old concrete with a clean, like-new finish that you can color and texturize. It's an easy way to offer customers an economical option for repair.
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Hard Samples: Helping Sell Concrete Color
In between printed color charts and full mockups, now you have another tool to guide customers toward color decisions for decorative concrete projects.
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Concrete Waterproofing: A Class Act
Learn how a vexing water intrusion problem on a rear entrance deck was finally solved for a Philadelphia school that had been suffering for years. A smart suite of products received top grades all around.
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Four Ways to Make Your Job Easier
Cultivate a network of trusted partners who can help you spot new opportunities, solve job-site problems and exceed customer expectations.
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Expert Views: Stained vs. Polished Concrete Floors
Get the expert views of two concrete coatings specialists. Pick up valuable tips that can help you recommend the right solution to customers.
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How a Micro-Topping Can Smooth a Job
Giving an old, worn concrete floor a smooth new look takes just one coat when you use the super-thin H&C® Micro-Topping Concrete Resurfacer like this contractor did.
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Concrete Team Effort in Chicago
Collaboration and working relationships are key elements in the success of any project, large or small. Pick up tips from this team on a protective-coating job at the VB 1224 Lofts in Chicago.
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Video: Stamped Floor Captures Marina Style
Learn how one contractor brought to life his client's vision of a floor inspired by a marina's weathered wood dock.
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Coating Concrete When It's Cold
Follow these guidelines to get optimal performance from protective coatings in colder climates.
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Video: One-Stop Concrete Protection System
Watch one contractor's story about a massive two-year protective concrete project.
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Deteriorating Concrete, Revived
Learn how a crew revived 80K sq. ft. of concrete.
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Damaged Concrete Clean-Up
Discover cost-effective surfacing cleanup.
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Before You Coat: Evaluate
Deliver long-lasting protective results with the proper substrate evaluation.
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Weather Phenomenon
Humidity, salt and draining rain challenge Florida building restoration.
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What the Doctor Ordered
The challenges of applying a protective coating to a historic hospital.
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How to Sell Concrete Overlays
Tips on being an expert consultant.
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Welcome to the Dynamics of Concrete at Sherwin-Williams
New voice in the concrete industry.
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Lab Report
News on Loxon® Conditioner and time-saving benefits of H&C® Acetone Dye Stain.
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