Tough Floors for a Local Brewery

Any craft beer enthusiast has probably heard of Societe Brewing Company.  Life Deck installed a heavy-duty gray urethane cement topcoat to give their brewing room floor a chemical-resistant and easy-to-clean finish. In Societe’s tasting room, the floors were acid stained in a warm walnut shade and then protected with a polyurethane sealer. Be sure to stop in and check out this up and coming brewery next time you are in the area!

Read more about this job over at Concrete Network:
Concrete Floor Coatings Stand Up to the Beer Challenge

Before and After - A flooded house!

The home you see below was flooded by a broken pipe and the entire first level flooring was damaged, including the tile, carpet and laminate in every room.  The insurance company called us in for an estimate and project manager Jeff Marshall saw the extent of the damage.  Luckily the concrete slab was still intact and and the customer was interested in something durable as well as bright and modern.  After pulling up all the damaged flooring, the existing surface was prepped then troweled smooth and Acid Stain was applied in Canyon on the entire first level of the home, including the living room, family room, kitchen and dining area, playroom, and office.  A perfect example of how you can update your home with a beautiful concrete stain.

iPad winner!

Congratulations to David the lucky iPad winner from our San Diego County Fair drawing, and thank you to everyone who stopped by to spin the prize wheel!

University of San Diego Sports Complex

USD Sports Center

It's summer time. Time to get those pool decks in perfect condition. A major upgrade to the University of San Diego's pool deck took place this month, giving students and athletes a fresh, clean, skid resistant surface for sunning, swimming and competing.

To begin, this 18,000 square foot project needed extensive prepping. Project Manager Scott Tischler and his crew power washed the pool deck and then scarified it to rough up the hard concrete surface and ensure proper adhesion of the coatings. Westcoat EC-12 Epoxy Primer was then rolled on with silica sand broadcast into the primer to aid in adhesion of the subsequent slurry coat. The slurry coat consisted of Westcoat TC-1 white for the coping areas, with the main deck areas tinted with TC-40 Liquid Colorant in cinnamon. Special attention was taken to smooth out this decades old concrete.

The floor was then hit with a buffer with 80-100 grit sandpaper to smooth the surface. Next, the knockdown spray texture was a combination of Westcoat TC-1 and TC-2 cements also tinted with TC-40. Two coats of SC-10 were then applied in colors of Omaha Tan for the main area, Travatan for the coping. Safe Grip was added to increase the deck's skid resistant features. To complete the job, SC-42 Water-Based Acrylic Sealer was applied to protect the deck from the elements.

Three days after completion, the pool area was open to students, athletes and summer camps. 

Then and Now: Acid Stain on a Restaurant Floor

Below is an Acid Stain job we did in Little Italy back in 2010.  The restaurant, then known as Vincenzo, is now Napizza an organic pizza restaurant.  Stop by and see for yourself how well this system has held up over the years.

2010

2013

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Residential - Before and After Transformation

Driveway Before

Driveway After

Stairs Before

Stairs After

  

This El Cajon residential transformation added some much needed curb appeal to drab existing concrete. The Texture Crete system was installed on the entry, steps, and driveway with a skip troweled texture and Colorwash finish.

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Taking clients out to the ballgame!

Kevin took some of his clients out to the Padre vs Cardinals game last night for some networking fun. Kevin said the Padres were defeated but it was a fun night nonetheless.

Left to Right: Kevin Ross, Roger Basinger with ABPA-Architects BP Associates, Jim Berggren and Mark Stacey with Viking Commercial Construction.

Before and After in La Jolla

Here is a residential walkway in La Jolla that was in need of a facelift and we applied our Texture Crete system with a subtle skip trowel texture then colorwashed and sealed the faux brick pattern.