When Hardy World LLC developed two old buildings in downtown Pittsburgh into a single residential community, new tenants were allowed to choose from several finishing flooring. Four chose polished concrete. Instead of polishing portland cement concrete, Wexford Contracting installed fast-setting TRU® PC, an architectural topping with aggregate that looks like polished concrete but can be ground wet or dry and polished in 24 hours.
Imagine 60 floors of a luxury high-rise with a grade difference of up to 2 inches from one side of the building to the other. Navillus Contracting used fast-setting LevelFlor® self-leveling underlayment to quickly level floors before wood floors could be installed.
American fast casual restaurant committed to eco-friendly construction chooses eco-friendly TRU® PC polished concrete floor made with Rapid Set® calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement, which emits about a third less carbon dioxide during manufacturing than portland cement. Other Rapid Set® products used were Acrylic Primer, LevelFlor® and TXP™ epoxy primer.
To repair the weakened surface of the post office's delaminating and damaged concrete floor, Acrylic Primer, TRU Self-Leveling and TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller were used.
This Target store features stenciled concrete floors that lend a modern look to the space. Acrylic Primer, LevelFlor, TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU PC Polished Concrete and TRU PC Spiked Roller were used.
Floors in waiting area next to the tracks of the train system that travels between the main terminal, the economy garage, and the car rental center required underlayment before tiling. Acrylic Primer and LevelFlor were used.
Acrylic Primer, Cement All, Concrete Resurfacer, LevelFlor, SET Control and WunderFixx were used in various areas of the completed facility to mitigate standing water and create sanitary, level surfaces.
The floors of Gucci's offices and showroom were renovated by first leveling the surface, then installing a polished concrete overlay. Rapid Set® Acrylic Primer, Cement All®, LevelFlor®, TRU® PC Polished Concrete, and TRU® PC Spike Roller were used.
The floor of a lobby that has a high volume of traffic was first leveled from 1/4 inch to 2 inches and then polished and stained. Products used were Rapid Set® Acrylic Primer, LevelFlor®, TXP® Fast Epoxy Primer, and TRU® Self-Leveling.
Nearly 54,000 sq ft of stained, polished concrete overlay was installed in two retail locations. Acrylic Primer and LevelFlor were used to level the substrate in one location. TXP Fast and TRU PC were used in both locations to create the polished concrete overlay. Grinding started the next day in both jobs.
When one of the world's largest hotel chains turned an old bank building into a hip new property, the old concrete floor was restored using a CTS Cement polished concrete flooring system. Rapid Set® Acrylic Primer and LevelFlor® were used as the underlayment. TXP™ Fast Epoxy Primer and TRU® Self-Leveling were used to create the polished concrete overlay.
Part of the $20 million renovation project at The Outlets at Montehiedra was to resurface the entire 14,000 square feet of the property’s 25-year old concrete sidewalk. Products used were Acrylic Primer, Cement All, and CR Concrete Resurfacer.
The project’s scope included 9,000 square feet of concrete overlay and resurfacing both indoors and outdoors for walkways, hallways and more. A non-porous, cementitious surface was required, and the crew was working against a tight timeframe to completion. Products used include Acrylic Primer and TRU Self-Leveling.