Food Prep: Coating the Floor of a Food Production Facility By Claire Trageser When a prominent New England food supplier needed new flooring in a hurry, nearby contractor Black Bear Coatings & Concrete cooked up just the right solution.
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.
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?
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.
Sponsored Content Children’s Ability Center Restores Vibrant Appearance With Ultradurable Coating By APV Engineered Coatings Kynar Aquatec®-based architectural coating delivers long-lasting color stability and lifecycle cost savings in extreme South Florida weathering conditions.
Warren’s Corner: Concrete — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC Concrete is a durable and widely used material in construction. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. Before coating concrete, first consider the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Sponsored Content PPG SANISHIELD Coating System for Facility Maintenance By PPG PPG knows that maintaining your facility can be challenging. Over time, destructive cleaning chemicals and harsh environments can degrade many food facility coatings and substrates.
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.
U.S. Army Engineers Inspect Concrete Stilling Basin for Corrosion By Ben DuBose The concrete of the John Martin Dam in Albuquerque, N.M., was recently inspected and found to be in good condition — even after 75 years of being underwater!
“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.
The BEST of CoatingsPro in 2020: Articles, Podcasts, and More! By Stephanie Marie Chizik Want to know reader favorites for CoatingsPro’s digital articles, web-only articles, and podcasts? Here’s 2020’s Top Tens!
Meat Processing Facility Rehab By Karen D. Fisher A sausage processing facility was showing signs of deterioration, corrosion, and bacteria growth on its ceilings and within its coolers. This coatings contractor battled cold temperatures to apply a long-lasting coatings solution with minimal downtime.
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.
Waterproofing the New Glassell School of Art Campus By Karen D. Fisher A new art school in Houston, Texas, required several different types of waterproofing. A local crew worked carefully — even artfully — with other trades to help seal the school’s walkable green roof, parking garage, plaza, and much more
Sponsored Content Protecting High Traffic Areas From Getting Scuffed Up By Behr Pro Protecting high-traffic areas from getting “scuffed up” is a challenge all Property Owners/Managers, Contractors, and Professional Painters have had to address.