concrete
Framed house moves under load, so shrinks/swells with humidity changes. We isolated it with epoxy topcoat, which is rigid and won't move [keep from cracking]. Used layers- finish surface 3/8" thick. Replaced subfloor plywood with Advantech [stable as to humidity], filled joints between panels with flexible epoxy joint filler and sanded smooth/ surface primer/ 2 layers flexible epoxy/urethane membrane basecoat, 2 broadcasts flakes terrazzo appearance, 3 layers clear epoxy/polyaspartic grout coat, 1 semi-gloss urethane (with high-wear additive).
3- coat. Milestone Hybridized Cement, ACRYLIC CEMENTIOUS FINISH durable, can hold color, can do smooth mottled look of Venetian plaster / or monochrome and rough look of concrete. The hybridized cement powder in combination with the Fusion acrylic solution allows for universal tints for coloration. Add different aggregates, including recycled colored glass, for more possible finishes. With the use of appropriate sealers any finish can be applied in most situations. Walls, floors, ceiling, fireplaces, counters, bathrooms, showers, indoors and outdoors.
type I and II Portland Cement for the floor, then finished with power floats, power trowels, and then HAND TROWELS to create the uniform texture and appearance. / Steel beams' finish was developed later /all interior wood has one coat of 220-2 Interior Latex Enamel Undercoat, and two coats of 214-XX AA Acrylic Semi-Gloss.
Tall material attached to the concrete is custom Corten steel. Groundcover borders http://www.borderconcepts.com Larger dwarf variegated yucca, blue oat grass at the base and leather-leaf sedge to right. Border king is used alone the edges to separate the DG from the planting area or the rock area. DG color was specified as Desert Gold.
Custom concrete tub? Liebermann, who apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West, designed the 1,000-sq-ft Radius House in 1960. Goal was to insert modern elements into this house of the earth. The roof was rebuilt to allow for adequate ventilation and for proper electrical. Kitchen, refurbish concrete floors, wood beams, metal pipes and resurface canted, curved brick walls with smooth, white plaster. The movement of light during the day activates different parts of the house, while layering the lighting carries this magical effect to the night. This house is a perfect example of how to live well in a small space.
Usually not concrete that scratches, but the sealer -some can be stripped and reapplied/some have another coat applied [self-heal the scratches]. Water-based or chemical-based sealers react to each other cause delamination or clouding. If scratches in concrete itself, expert polish them out. Clean with soap and water; beeswax or cleaning/sealer combo (monthly depending on wear, or before company). NEVER use abrasive product... they never perfected a sealer for concrete countertops, and beeswax most environmentally friendly -lithium densifier and matching finish coat -Scofield Formula One guard S is good.
stained to match stone in the field by mixing colors on samples at the time of the pour -find something with the luminosity of polished concrete (another concrete sample would be ideal) that has the coloration you like and follow our method -- the key is to have test pieces that are from the same pour to experiment on.
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QUICKER Concrete dyes popular don’t require wash-down and neutralization phase that ACID STAIN requires, thereby making the process that much QUICKER.--- Concrete dyes require a sealer or coating system to be applied in order to LOCK IN COLOR, PREVENT WASHOUT AND FADING.
Cleaned residue most color came with it? SO, stain did not penetrate and react with lime. Reasons: if surface was power troweled, was smooth and slick, stain did not penetrate. CURING compounds used on finished concrete are a barrier [SO, stain won't penetrate]. Fix by dry sanding surface to open pores, so stain reaches lime. [Fly Ash cures, and prevents stain from chemical reaction with lime, so acid stain not option.] Fly Ash is added to concrete and replaces cement. If concrete has 25% Fly Ash it means they removed 25% of the cement.
in bathroom It has to be sealed with a polyurethane coating anyway, so that would seal it for any kind of moisture.
flooring is stained concrete
concrete ground (to show aggregate) then polished.
glossy?-concrete floor just been screed- First Lamp: "Commercial floor-polishers, 3-step process added EMULSIFIER, steps of grinding and polishing. $5/sf. Larger jobs closer to $4/sf. You can add both water-based and petroleum-based products to concrete and get most of the way there---but this finish more durable and consistent."
backsplash is the exterior foundation wall for the building. We insulated on the exterior of the wall and framed a 2 x 4 wall up to the bottom of the countertop so that we could leave the concrete exposed in that area.
TerrazzoCRETE is a standard concrete slab (not a topping) that was not troweled after a bull float to keep the aggregates near the surface and then polished. Any good concrete slab sub can pour this with proper instructions. There are also options such as shell fragments and recycled glass for sparkle or color.
First Lamp: "This was a common grass mix that we bought at the local big-box home improvement store. Any grass that grows well in your area should work, but I would avoid those that grow using runners."
cement board panels by adhesive - I hope very strong!
full-width slabs
Woodform concrete table
custom concrete counters
ceiling exposed
want concrete floors, and then wood instead for ceilings, etc....
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