Concrete Slab Coating Solutions Using Epoxies By Claudia Jeffrey, Content Strategist at Crowd Writer and Trainer at Dissertation Assistance Epoxy coatings offer a variety of options for concrete slabs in the industrial and commercial sectors. Get a few tips on where and why you might offer epoxies to help meet your clients’ needs.
Cold-Calling Owner Offers Solutions for Facility Roofs By Stephanie Marie Chizik An audit was coming for this wild rice manufacturer in Minnesota, and a cold call three years prior turned successful for the client and contractor alike.
Warren’s Corner: Artistic Prep and Paint Challenges (and When Paint Is Not Paint) By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC A pre-painted sculpture arrived on site with distress. Would a full removal of the paint be necessary? And was it even paint after all?
Island Time, Weather, and Coatings in the Offseason By Stephanie Marie Chizik An exterior façade project at a resort on the Turks & Caicos Islands had to happen in the offseason — during the rainy season. Was paradise found?
Local Crew Helps Recoat Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle By Ben DuBose Crews at Purcell Painting & Coatings overcame complex geometry and access challenges to restore Seattle’s iconic Space Needle to peak condition
Temperature Effects on Installing Epoxies By Josh Jones, Technical Trainer and President for STI Product, surface, and air temperatures affect the installation of epoxy, polyaspartic, and urethane coatings. Too high or too low can change the degree of success.
New Waterproofing Solution for New England Tower By Stephanie Marie Chizik Pierce Property Services was already on site at the Kenmore Towers when they learned of another concern — this one being a leaky mezzanine deck, in need of a waterproofing solution.
“Lotus Power” Solves Condo’s Water Intrusion Problems By Anthony Punt For a ~10-year-old condo complex in Myrtle Beach, S.C., keeping the façade up to date with a new building envelope system helped fix their water intrusion issues.
Floor Warriors Meet Labor Day Challenge at Local Gym By Stephanie Marie Chizik At a sporting and event complex in N.J., home to various courts, fields, and a ninja course, a local coatings contractor worked through a long holiday weekend to achieve a three-color epoxy coating system with specially mixed colors.
First-Place Roof: Nearly 40 Years in the Making By Stephanie Marie Chizik Wedge Roofing first worked on this roof 38 years ago, and they continue to maintain that relationship. Their work on this latest iteration in 2019 included silicone coating, winning first place in CoatingsPro’s Contractor Awards Program.
Science Behind It: How Does a Construction Silicone Coating Work? By Errol Bull, Technical Manager, Construction Products at Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. The technology of silicones can be used in coatings for projects that require specific waterproofing characteristics. Find out the science behind it.
Contractors Equipped to Overcome Challenges of 2020: Concrete Solutions By Ben DuBose For contractors working on concrete substrates, equipment can cover anything from surface prep to moisture meters. This overview hits all the high notes.
Net ‘House’ Blocks SPF Overspray on AAA Roof Restoration By Karen D. Fisher The roof of the massive AAA corporate regional office in Costa Mesa, Calif., was restored with a coated spray polyurethane foam (SPF). The coatings contractor came up with a clever way to keep overspray off the surrounding cars while the facility remained operational.
A Commercial Roof Coating Project on the Farm By Rebecca A. Bickham Recoating the metal roof at a company in a Wisconsin farming community included working innovatively around sawdust, farm dust, and odors.
“Good Application” of SPF on Technical School Roof By Karen D. Fisher The renovations to a career technical school in Maysville, Ky., included recoating the metal roof deck. An experienced crew made the application of a new coated spray polyurethane foam system look easy.