Most home construction in Florida starts with a concrete slab. Being at sea level means we can’t have basements. When construction nears completion the flooring is installed. If you want the least expensive yet one of the most imaginative floors in the neighborhood, use a concrete stain and sealer. EcoProcote Products makes a soy based penetrating concrete stain that is bio-based. Soy-Crete contains over 70% bio-based recycled content that is very safe for the person applying it and the environment.
If you have an older home and want to get rid of your old carpet or vinyl and want one of the most contemporary and inexpensive floors available, staining your concrete is the way to go. The biggest challenge when it comes to staining a concrete floor and especially an older slab that has carpet, tile or hardwood adhered to it, is the proper preparation.
For a beautifully stained floor you have to start with clean porous concrete. Older homes generally have paint, drywall mud, adhesives, and god knows what on the concrete which must be removed before you can start staining. Proper preparation is essential to a good job. EcoProcote makes soy based strippers and cleaners and degreasers to get the junk off your concrete and to properly clean the floor before you get creative with your stain.
Soy-Crete is a penetrating stain so test your slab throughout with water to see if it is porous enough. If it isn’t EcoProcote also makes a safe concrete etch called Eco-Etch Pro. It will not burn your skin like phosphoric acid or muriatic blends. It removes deep ground in dirt, rust and efflorescence as it opens the pores for maximum penetration and bonding of the coating materials.
All of the EcoProcote products meet numerous Green Building certification programs and may contribute to applicable U.S. Green Building LEED Credit Requirements.
The finished floor is unique and versatile and only limited by your imagination. And when compared to the cost of most installed flooring this product is significantly less expensive.
For a quick informative demonstration of how to use these products check out the video below.
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