Oklahoma City concrete flooring specialists Thomas and Josh Owens used six Rapid Set® products to repair and finish 22,000 square feet of cracked and uneven slab – Owens Concrete Staining’s largest installation of TRU® SP polished concrete topping.
When concrete pavement in a new construction project hasn’t been installed to specifications, there’s not much time to remediate the issue when the owner – in this case, a commercial real estate developer – wants to open the property on schedule. That’s where fast-setting Rapid Set® Mortar Mix Plus came in.
Remodeling at the corporate office of the world’s largest bank provides a textbook example of why project owners and contractors choose Rapid Set® self-leveling polishable overlays: fast turnaround and a beautiful aesthetic. Award-winning commercial flooring contractor RD Weis installed this TRU® SP floor in less than a week.
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.
When renovating its Manhattan headquarters, the National Basketball Association sought an aesthetically pleasing and durable walking surface that would reflect its status as one of North America’s four major professional sports leagues. Rapid Set® TRU® PC’s outstanding clarity and gloss is reflecting well on the organization.
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.
An award-winning Chicago flooring contractor used TRU(R) PC self-leveling overlay to restore two of United Airline's 19 floors in North America's third-tallest building. The general contractor was so pleased with the result that Menconi won the contract for restoring the remaining 17 floors.
Konchan Polishing demonstrates the art of quickly delivering beautiful and durable floors for less than half the cost and installation time of terrazzo. The contractor installed Rapid Set® TRU® Self-Leveling polishable floor topping seeded with decorative aggregate at Mike Erdman Auto Group's new location.
TRU PC and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer were used at American Eagle Outfitters' design center and retail location. The floors were polished to an 800-grit finish.
Clean, uninterrupted lines carry into the Tesla store and cars are showcased on a polished concrete floor. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU Self-Leveling, and a TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller were used.
Polished concrete flooring continues to be in demand for today’s retail environment. To meet the design needs, TRU PC Polished Concrete was chosen to be used as the overlay. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer and TRU PC Spiked Roller were also used.
For the polished concrete flooring in the atrium of the student union building TXP Fast was used to prime the substrate. Then TRU Self-Leveling with a light gray integral color was installed.
Tesla built their showroom and service center in the Meatpacking District next to the popular High Line park, making the location a highly visible one. TRU Self-Leveling Gray, TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller were used to create the high-gloss concrete floors.
TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU Self-Leveling Gray, and TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller were used as the architectural flooring at the Kato Road location at Tesla's Manufacturing Facility.
In 2018, the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Fort Worth began rolling out a master plan to add 2 million square feet of space to the 34-acre campus. This building received two TRU® polishable overlays after the substrate was primed with no-VOC TXP™ Fast Epoxy Primer to promote penetration and adhesion.
The showroom's aging floor needed a facelift. TRU PC provided high strength and durability, and achieved the desired glossy appearance. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer and TRU PC Spiked Roller were also used.
The crew was able to overlay an older floor to make it look like new with TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU PC, and TRU PC Spiked Roller were used. The TRU PC overlay was polished in 1 day.
120,000 sq ft of polishable concrete overlay was installed in the Walmart Supercenter. TRU® PC Polished Concrete, TXP™ Fast Epoxy Primer, and TRU® PC Spike Roller were used.
As part of the 5,000 sq ft renovation of uneven concrete flooring, providing a polished finish in under a week, and matching the new flooring to the existing polished concrete slab, TXP Fast Epoxy Primer and TRU Gray Self-Leveling were used.
Since robotics and other technical equipment will be widely used, flooring needed to be durable to withstand foot traffic and the demands of the installed equipment. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, LevelFlor, and TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Rollers were used to create the underlayment.
The atrium floor is embellished with a large UC Bearcats logo. LevelFlor was used as the underlayment and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU PC, TRU Self-Leveling, and TRU PC Spiked Rollers were used to create the polished concrete overlay.
In the world of concrete overlays, it’s what lies beneath that matters most. Proper preparation is critical to the long-term success of any concrete overlayment.
Cement All, Concrete Mix and LevelFlor were used to restore the existing floors and create a smooth surface. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU Self-Leveling, and TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Rollers were used to create the polished concrete overlay.
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.
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.
NASA wanted an easy to maintain floor that would withstand the test of time. Work was completed in 5,000 square foot sections to keep part of the cafeteria opened during the day. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU PC Polished Concrete and TRU PC Spiked Roller were used.
TRU Self-Leveling was applied at about 3,000 square feet per hour, with two crews working back-to-back 12-hour shifts. Prior to TRU, TXP Fast Epoxy Primer was applied at 24 mils on the profiled substrate.
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.
An integral colored, polishable concrete topping was installed in the restrooms of the Cincinnati Music Hall. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer was used followed by TRU Self-Leveling Natural with integral color. The crew diamond-polished the floor to a 400-grit finish.
The expansion and renovation work included replacing the tile flooring in parts of the church with a polishable concrete overlay for a high-sheen, salt-and-pepper finish. TXP Fast was applied first. Then TRU Self-Leveling Natural and TRU Self-Leveling Gray were blended together and mixed with fine aggregate. The TRU was polished to a 1,500-grit finish.
This retail project called for 12,000 square feet of polished concrete flooring. After priming with TXP Fast, contractor CCI Flooring installed TRU PC at 1/2-inch thickness. Grinding was able to start the next day. The crew diamond-polished the floor to an 800-grit medium-sheen finish.
Renovations to CBS Studios required a fast, high-quality underlayment for the finished floor. The area was laser-surveyed in order to meet requirements that the final surface be extremely flat. TRU Self-Leveling and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer were used on 2,000 square feet of floor space.
Build-out of the new Burlington Coat Factory included replacing two levels of uneven concrete flooring with a polishable concrete overlay. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer, TRU Gray and TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller were used on 25,000 sq ft of flooring.
Cement All was used to patch the substrate before performing surface prep. To prevent pinholes and create a strong adhesive grip for the topping, TXP Fast Epoxy Primer was used. TRU Self-Leveling with integral coloring was used as the topping. To make sure the TRU did not set too fast in the heat, SET Control was added to the mix.
Blue C Sushi wanted an integrally colored black polished concrete floor in their new restaurant. Cement All was used to patch the substrate before performing surface prep. TXP Fast Epoxy Primer was used to prevent pinholes and create a strong adhesive grip for the topping. Then TRU Self-Leveling with black integral color was placed at 3/8 inch thick.
Amazon's corporate office wanted to upgrade the elevator landings of its multi-floor office space. At each landing, TXP Epoxy Primer and TRU Self-Leveling were used. As a final decorative and functional touch, the corresponding floor numbers were stenciled on each landing.
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.
The foundation of the main lobby in this office space was leveled with LevelFlor, then TXP Fast Epoxy Primer and TRU Self-Leveling were used to create the polished concrete overlay.
After renowned architect Norman Foster was asked to lead the expansion and renovation of the famed Norton Museum of Art in West Palm, he wanted a high quality seamless concrete floor. Because of the excellent results Kemiko Concrete System achieved with Rapid Set TXP Fast, LevelFlor, and TRU SP, they received an award of excellence from the museum owner.
The build-out of Michaels included replacing 18,900 sq ft of cracked, uneven flooring with polished concrete. It took two weeks to complete surface prep, the overlay application and polishing, which was almost three times faster than tearing out the floor and replacing it. Products used include TRU PC and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer.
12,000 sq ft of floors in common spaces, corridors, and the lobby were polished and decorated with a colorful block pattern. By the project’s end, the contractors and design team were able to come under budget with beautiful results and students at the new elementary school will be able to enjoy a creative, collaborative learning environment. Products used include TRU Self-Leveling, TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller, and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer.
By using fast-setting materials to speed installation time and choosing colored glass as the embedded aggregates instead of pricier materials, like marble chips, D.J. Rosetti was able to provide the owner with a strong, attractive and budget-friendly terrazzo flooring option. Products used include TRU Self-Leveling, TRU Self-Leveling Spiked Roller, and TXP Fast Epoxy Primer.