Questions & Answers

Q. WHAT TYPE OF COATING DO YOU USE TO CORRECT CONCRETE.

A. OVER THE YEARS OF WORKING IN CONCRETE WE HAVE DISCOVERED A COMBINATION MANUFACTURES PRODUCES THE BEST RESULTS FROM BASE COAT TO ACRYLIC COLOR SEAL TO CLEAR SEAL.

Q. WHAT IS AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING?

A. TEXTURE COATING IS BASICALLY A COLORED CONCRETE RESURFACING
MATERIAL MADE OF PORTLAND CEMENT, SILICA SAND WITH SOME EPOXY AND ACRYLIC BONDING AGENTS.

Q. HOW THICK IS IT?

A. WE GENERALLY APPLY TEXTURE COATING ON CONCRETE A LITTLE LESS THAN 1/4" OR 3/16" THICK. IT CAN BE APPLIED THICKER OR THINNER OVER CERTAIN AREAS DEPENDING ON CONCRETE.

Q. HOW DO WE APPLY TEXTURE COATING?

A. PART OF IT IS TROWELED, SPRAYED OR SQUEEGEED

Q. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

A. IT IS A TEXTURED SURFACE. THE BASE COAT IS TROWELED, SPRAYED OR SQUEEGEED DEPENDING ON THE SUBSTRATE SURFACE. THAT PROCESS IS DONE OVER THE EXISTING CONCRETE FOR A 100% COVERAGE. AFTER THAT IS DRY, ONE OR TWO TEXTURE COATS (DEPENDING ON SUBSTRATE) IS SPRAYED ON WITH A AIR POWERED HOPPER GUN, COVERING 70-80% OF THE BASE COAT WITH SMALL DROPS. THESE DROPS ARE THEN LEFT TO THE DESIGN OF THE INSTELLER WITH A BUBBLED EFFECT OR TROWELED SMOOTH. COLORED FINISH COATS AND FINAL DESIGN ARE THEN APPLIED.

Q. WHAT COLORS DOES IT COME IN?

A. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM, ALTHOUGH WE GENERALLY APPLY IT IN EARTH TONES THAT ARE PLEASING TO THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPING AREA. CUSTOM COLORS ARE AVAILABLE FOR A MODERATE COST

Q. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO THE JOB?

A. FROM 3 TO 10 DAYS DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT IS OLD OR NEW CONCRETE, SIZE OF JOB, WEATHER ECT...

Q. TRADE CONTRACTORS OR FRIENDS SAY NO WAY ANYTHING CAN STICK TO EXISTING CONCRETE THAT THIN?

A. CONCRETE IS A BREATHABLE PRODUCT. THEREFORE ANY PRODUCT APPLIED TO CONCRETE THAT IS POURED ON GRADE MUST BE ABLE TO ...TRANSMIT VAPOR TO WITHSTAND HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE. A TEXTURE COATING IS A BREATHABLE PRODUCT. SINCE THE EARLY 1970’S TEXTURE COATINGS ACRYLIC COATINGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND USED WORLDWIDE AND HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS AS LONG AS USED OVER A QUALITY SURFACE AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

Q. WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A TEXTURE COATING APPLICATION?

A. IT HAS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF CONCRETE. TEXTURE COATING IS ACTUALLY HARDER THAN CONCRETE IN P.S.I. STRENGTH.

Q. DOES THE POOL HAVE TO BE DRAINED?

A. NO, THE POOL MUST BE FULL. IF THE POOL WERE EMPTY THE OVERSPRAY WOULD STAIN THE PLASTER. FULL, ANY AMOUNT OF TEXTURE COATING OVERSPRAY WILL BE CAUGHT IN THE POOL FILTER, SIMILAR TO BLOWING DUST.

Q. HOW DO YOU TREAT CONTROL JOINTS?

A. ALL EXISTING CONTROL JOINTS HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE DECK TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE CONCRETE. THEY ARE NOT COATED WITH TEXTURE COATING AND ARE MASKED OFF DURING THE PROJECT. WE CAN, HOWEVER, APPLY THE FINISH COAT ON THE JOINTS SO THEY WILL MATCH IN COLOR WITH THE TEXTURE COATING APPLICATION.

Q. WHAT IF I DO NOT LIKE MY EXPANSION JOINTS

A. THE EXPANSION JOINT CAN BE REPLACED WITH A VULCUMIZED RUBBER AND EITHER SILICA ADDED AND COLORED TO MATCH THE DECK OR PLASTIC AND WOOD CAN BE USED TO CHANGE TO APPEARANCE OF THE EXPANSION JOINT BUT THEY DO HAVE TO STAY WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED.

Q. MY PRESENT SURFACE IS HOT ON MY FEET, HOW DOES TEXTURE COATING COMPARE?

A. TEXTURE COATING TEMPERATURE COMPARISON:
10 TO 40% COOLER THAN CONCRETE
30 TO 40% COOLER THAN EPOXY TYPE COATINGS
20 TO 50% COOLER THAN VINYL OR URETHANE TYPE COATINGS
30 TO 50% CQOLER THAN WOOD DECKS
40 TO 50% COOLER THAN CARPET
50 TO 60% COOLER THAN TERRAZZO
40 TO 50% COOLER THAN FIRED TILE
20 TO 30% COOLER THAN BRICK

Q. WILL POOL WATER STAIN TEXTURE COATING?

A. NO.

Q. CAN YOU CORRECT DRAINAGE AND LOW AREAS?

A. WE CAN GENERALLY IMPROVE DRAINAGE. HOWEVER, THE DEGREE OF SUCCESS IS CONTINGENT UPON THE PITCH OF THE CONCRETE ADJACENT TO THE LOW AREA. THE LOW AREA WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT BY CALIFON GLC. WE ALSO HAVE A MUD JACKING SERVICE THAT WE CAN LIFT AND LEVEL MOST ANY CONCRETE SETTELING IN ANY SLAB OF CONCRETE AND FILL IN THE VOIDS BENEATH THE SURFACE
PLEASE CLICK ON LINK FOR A MUD JACKING DESCRIPTION

Q. HOW DO YOU TREAT CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE PRIOR TO THE TEXTURE COATING APPLICATION?

A. SMALLER CRACKS ARE FILLED IN WITH A TEXTURE COATING FLEXIBLE URETHANE. LARGER CRACKS SUCH AS STRUCTURAL NEED TO BE LOOKED AT BY CALIFON GLC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS TO TREAT STRUCTURAL CRACKS. WE TYPICALLY PREPARE A DESIGN TO WORK WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CONCRETE THAT CAUSED THE CRACKS RATHER THAN A SUPERFICIAL REPAIR THAT IS GUARANTEED TO RETURN.

Q. IF THE POOL HAS COPING STONES, WILL THE TEXTURE COATING BE HIGHER?

A. NO, TEXTURE COATING IS FEATHERED VERY THIN AT THE JOINT EDGE SO THE COPING AND DECK WILL BE THE SAME LEVEL. AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING MAY BE APPLIED TO THE COPING STONES ALSO.

Q. WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE?

A. OUR ACRYLIC COATING IS GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR AGAINST DEFECTIVE
MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP (I.E. BOND FAILURE), INCLUDING CHIPPING, FLAKING OR PEELING OF THE TEXTURE COATING APPLICATION. CRACKS ARE NOT GUARANTEED, HOWEVER IF A CRACK DOES REAPPEAR IT WILL NORMALLY RETURN AS A SUPERFICIAL CRACK AND MAY BE REPAIRED TO BLEND IN UNNOTICEABLE.

Q. HOW LONG HAS THIS PRODUCT BEEN IN USE?

A. OVER 200 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF ACRYLIC COATINGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE PAST 35 YEARS IN CITIES COAST TO COAST. AND GROWS ANNUALLY BY 21 MILLION SQUARE FEET A YEAR.

Q. CAN HEAVED CONCRETE BE CORRECTED?

A. YES, BUT VARIES DEPENDING UPON SITUATION.

Q. HOW DO I CLEAN MY TEXTURE COATING?

A. NORMAL WASHING WITH A HOSE. STUBBORN STAINS CAN BE REMOVED
BY USING A STIFF BRUSH AND A MILD DETERGENT, SCRUBBING WELL AND HOSING OFF. RUST STAINS CAN BE REMOVED WITH "WINK" AVAILABLE AT GROCERY OR HARDWARE STORE. PLEASE CLICK ON LINK TO MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Q. WILL FREEZE-THAW OF WINTER AFFECT TEXTURE COATING? A. NO, TEXTURE COATING IS 20 PERCENT MORE FLEXIBLE THAN CONCRETE, ALSO THE FINISH COAT MAKES THE SURFACE ALMOST IMPERVIOUS TO MOISTURE.

Q. MY FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR DECKS STAINING, HOW DOES ACRYLIC COATING COMPARE?

A. CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TEST:
PROCEDURE (ASTM D2299 DETERMINING STAIN RESISTANCE)
NON REAGENT ABRADED SURFACE ABRADED SURFACE
UNAFFECTED ITEMS
HEAVY DUTY DETERGENT, AMMONIA, PRESTONE COOLANT, GASOLINE, TUOLENE
KEROSENE, SOAP SOLUTION, DIESEL FUEL, TURPENTINE, PAINT THINNER
SUPERFICIAL DARKENING
TRANSFORMER OIL, SULFURIC ACID, LUBRICATING OIL
CONSIDERABLE DARKENING
SULFURIC ACID, HYDRAULIC FLUIDS

Q. I KNOW CONCRETE IS STRONG AND DURABLE, HOW DOES A ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING
COMPARE?

A. ACTUALLY, TEXTURE COATING IS HARDER THAN MOST GRADE CONCRETE WITH THE PSI RATING OF 3000 PSI, COMPARED TO MOST GRADE CONCRETE HAVING A 2000-2500 PSI IMPACT RESISTANCE.

Q. WE HAVE "COOL DECK" INSTALLED NOW, CAN TEXTURE COATING BE USED TO COVER IT?

A. YES, AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING IS USED TO RESURFACE "COOL INSTEAD OF COOL".

Q. CAN AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING BE USED OVER CONCRETE DECKS WITH A CANTILEVER FACE?

A. YES, A ACRYLC TEXTURE COATING IS APPLIED OVER THE EDGE, HOWEVER THE TEXTURE
IS TROWELED SMOOTH SO NOT TO HARM ANY SKIN OR SUITS.

Q. CAN A ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING RESURFACE ASPHALT?

A. NO, A ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING IS DESIGNED TO GO OVER OLD OR NEW CONCRETE.

Q. CAN I PURCHASE AN ACRYLIC TEXTURE COATING AND APPLY IT MYSELF?

A. YES HOWEVER THE AN ACRYLIC COATING IS AN ARTWORK AND WE SUGGEST YOU FIND A
TRAINED EXPERT IN THE COATING INDUSTRY.

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