A Guide to Concrete Coatings
Concrete is a composite material used to create indoor and outdoor flooring, and building structures that withstand wear and tear over decades of time. This material has an incredible durability, as seen in places like the Hoover Dam and Roman Pantheon. However, it is not flawless, particularly with daily activity. With the addition of coatings, […]
Idexx Pharmaceuticals – Laboratory and Manufacturing Floor Coatings – Portland Me
Idexx Pharmaceuticals built a west addition in 2009, doubling their production space at their corporate headquarters in Portland, ME. Much of their production space has historically been vinyl tile, but they were looking for a lower maintenance alternative. Working together with ICS (Industrial Concrete Services) Idexx, selected a thin mil, high traffic concrete coating system […]
Concrete Floor Refinishing – Boston Scientific – Boston Ma
Entire concrete floor rehabilitation summer 2012 This 730,000 sq.ft. building was an entire gut job of a vacant 50 year old building. The floor had years of old sealer, lines, bolt holes and even metal tracking throughout. We polished the floor to 200 grit finish in the warehouse and 800 grit finish in the […]
Benefits of Concrete Polishing
Not a lot of property owners would think to invest in concrete flooring because of its traditional drab looks. But concrete has come a long way from being plain and rough underfoot. Thanks to stained concrete, more creative designs and styles have made concrete more attractive. Now, home and business owners can enjoy a more […]
What Are The Best Concrete Floor Coatings?
In recent years, the protection and preservation of concrete flooring has progressed steadily. There are now a myriad of protecting coatings that are applied to concrete floors for purposes of preservation and to give them some added beneficial properties. The primary purpose is usually to prevent the slab from deteriorating. In addition, some additional properties […]
The Benefits of Concrete Resurfacing
The bumps, bruises, and depressions on your floors can be remedied via concrete resurfacing. You will need to hire a concrete flooring company that provides concrete resurfacing services. The concrete resurfacing services which ICS offers will rehabilitate the concrete floors of your corporate building, warehouse, or retail space, or other concrete flooring structure that you […]
Proprietary Concrete Floor Grinding Technology Allows for Continuous Operation
Proprietary Concrete Floor Grinding Technology Allows for Continuous Operation The constant rate of technological advancement is allowing work to be done faster and better in every industry such is also the case in the industrial flooring solutions such as concrete coatings concrete polishing, epoxy coatings, concrete grinding and concrete resurfacing. Newer and more advanced machines […]
What You Need To Know About Polished Concrete
During both hot and cold weather batching processes, it is essential that the water is added to the concrete mix in the right quantity and at the right temperature. The water is heated, usually via a 100Kw boiler, and then pumped directly into the 6,000 litre storage tank at the batching plant. To achieve a […]
Why Get Concrete Floor Coatings?
Concrete floor coatings are a popular choice for corporate buildings, hospitals, schools, malls, parking lots, and other areas that require high activity and impact. Concrete floors were once left as they are, leaving a very rugged and not so pleasing look to the building. But thanks to new design technologies, there are now buildings with […]
Concrete Resurfacing-Critical Product Selection
Concrete resurfacing products come in a variety of different types each targeted at fixing different problems. Most resurfacing products are designed to fix some type of concrete surface delamination or deterioration problem. Some floors need a very extensive resurfacer product to re-level a floor or repair significant damage and some are more cosmetic in nature. […]