Concrete Preparation Archive

  • garage pop-out

    What is a “Pop-out” in your Garage Floor?

    By definition a “pop-out,” in concrete, is the breaking away of the concrete surface leaving a “shallow, conical, depression in the surface.”  In Minnesota, it’s usually caused by freeze / thaw cycles, aggregate expansion (a stone in the concrete slab that may be close to...

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  • G-F One Truck and Trailer

    Epoxy Floors, Failure and Removal

    In the past few years, we’ve experienced a sharp increase in the demand to remove failed epoxy garage floors in the metro area.  After asking each and every one of our customers about why their previous floor failed – we got a variety of responses....

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    Floor Drains and Minnesota Garage Floor Coatings

    The History: This home was built in the early 90′s in an upscale development in Woodbury Minnesota. The garage floor was installed with a center floor drain. A handy and useful feature in any garage. Especially in Minnesota, where snow melts from vehicles in the...

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  • Installing Garage Floor Coatings with the “Prep Perfect System”

    Installing Garage Floor Coatings with the “Prep Perfect System”

    It’s been said: Preparation is 50% of the job. We, at G-F One Coatings, believe when it comes to long lasting Garage Floor Coatings, it’s 100% of the job – so came the phrase, “The Prep Perfect System.” This system was developed by G-F One Coatings and...

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  • Concrete Crack Fill

    Repairing Concrete Cracks in Minnesota

    When it comes to prepping a concrete floor for polyurea/aspartic coatings, properly filling cracks and saw-cuts is critical to the long-term success of the flooring system.  Improperly filled cracks, either with poor process or product, is a recipe for failure. Cracks are challenging for a...

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  • Removing Linoleum off Concrete

    Case Study: One Rough piece of Spancrete in Minneapolis

    Here’s one for the record books. This case study was designed to show you how we seal and coat a spancrete. Below are some pictures of the job. History: The home was built in Roseville Minnesota in the late 60′s on a lake.  Underneathe the spancrete garage...

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  • North Minneapolis Garage Floor

    Installing Concrete Coatings in Cold Weather

    Like many Minnesotans, many of the city dwellers have a cabin up north. Here’s the story: a family had built a log style detached garage near their cabin about 100 miles north of  Minneapolis. With Christmas on the way, the family wanted to have their...

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