Ontario Distributor Located In GTA
Elite Crete Systems now has an Ontario Regional Distributor to better serve the needs of Contractor Customers in Ontario. Working together with Ray Rifenberg - Regional Director Great Lakes Elite Crete, our newest distributor will be conducting training seminars in summer/fall of 2009 and immediately be responsible for scheduling product orders, providing technical support and promoting the Elite Crete Brand to Owners, Architects, Interior Designers, Property Managers and Building Professionals. Les Janos, Corey Waring and Chris Woodcock look forward to working with all our existing and future Contractor Installers.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Elite Crete Systems on Television
Airing this month...
If you are receiving this announcement, you are probably already aware of decorative concrete overlays to some degree and you wont want to miss seeing this episode of Rock Solid featuring a 1/4" thin stamped overlay installation.
Elite Crete Systems on tv is nothing new. We have actually assisted with over 20 televised projects on various programs but this time the entire 30 episode will be the installation of the decorative concrete overlay start to finish.
Rock Solid is a TV show that air on DIYNetwork each week covering various home improvement topics. Now dont let the term DIY make you think this was presented as something a property owner could do on their own. As a matter of fact, DIYNetwork was very clear to the viewers that this installation is NOT something they could do themselves and they needed to locate a trained Elite Crete Systems installer to perform the work.
The installer working with the Rock Solid crew is none other than our very own Rod Johnson with Elite Crete South East. Although Rod is not an installer, he has been director of training and technical support for North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia for the past 12 years.
If you are not in the decorative concrete overlay business yet and have been sitting on the fence, this episode with surely show you how easy it is to apply decorative concrete overlay finishes.
Here is the link: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hm_he_patio_deck_strct/article/0,2085,DIY_16822_4518776,00.html
For more information about Elite Crete Systems products and training, visit us online at www.elitecrete.com.
If you are receiving this announcement, you are probably already aware of decorative concrete overlays to some degree and you wont want to miss seeing this episode of Rock Solid featuring a 1/4" thin stamped overlay installation.
Elite Crete Systems on tv is nothing new. We have actually assisted with over 20 televised projects on various programs but this time the entire 30 episode will be the installation of the decorative concrete overlay start to finish.
Rock Solid is a TV show that air on DIYNetwork each week covering various home improvement topics. Now dont let the term DIY make you think this was presented as something a property owner could do on their own. As a matter of fact, DIYNetwork was very clear to the viewers that this installation is NOT something they could do themselves and they needed to locate a trained Elite Crete Systems installer to perform the work.
The installer working with the Rock Solid crew is none other than our very own Rod Johnson with Elite Crete South East. Although Rod is not an installer, he has been director of training and technical support for North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia for the past 12 years.
If you are not in the decorative concrete overlay business yet and have been sitting on the fence, this episode with surely show you how easy it is to apply decorative concrete overlay finishes.
Here is the link: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hm_he_patio_deck_strct/article/0,2085,DIY_16822_4518776,00.html
For more information about Elite Crete Systems products and training, visit us online at www.elitecrete.com.
Understand Product Use and Terms...
- RFR / PT1 or Reflector Enhancer based interior flooring - Reflector Enhancer is a micro particle resin manufactured to exact angular precision to reflect and refract light to create a natural metallic or aged stone patina when used in high build clear resin epoxies. Reflector Enhancer can be mixed with 100% solids epoxy to create a 85%-95% opaque natural patina. 5-15% of the previous coat will show through, so selection of color for primer coat is critical. Reflector Enhancer will refract light differently on different colored surfaces, and with different colored or angled of light. Primer material may be Elite Crete Thin Finish colored with Elite Crete's Portion Control or Synthetic Primary Pigment, with or without UltraStone or HydraStone stain… or it may PT-4 colored 100% solids epoxy. Typical contractor decision of epoxy based primer vs. Thin Finish primer usually depends on whether existing substrate has to be mechanically profiled or shot blasted to remove previous coating, glue, thin set, etc. If this is the case, the PT-4 epoxy is usually used to prime the floor at 14-18 mils. If the existing substrate has no existing sealer or glue that needs mechanical profiling - then it can be cleaned with a swing machine (floor machine or buffer) with a light detergent (Simple Green with 12-20 parts water is the preferred solution), followed by an muriatic acid bath, neutralized completely with ammonia solution before rinsing. Elite Crete Thin Finish, which is less than half the cost of 16 mils of 100% solids epoxy, can be colored and a skim coat of Thin Finish can be applied as the primer coat over the re-dampened surface (spray surface with water with pump sprayers to ensure a wet surface, with no standing water before Thin Finish application) and provide a bond equally permanent to properly applied epoxy over mechanically profiled concrete. The Thin Finish skim coat primer – at approx 1/32”-1/16” thickness yields a more fine grain stone pattern to the final finish than color epoxy primer does. Thin Finish primed RFR (Reflector Enhancer) systems look more like marble or rare precious metal containing stone, where as colored epoxy primed RFR systems look more like the most beautiful and consistent acid stained floor you've ever seen...but better. After either colored Thin Finish or colored epoxy primer is installed (48 hours after Thin Finish, and 18-30 hours after epoxy) a coat of clear PT1 100% solids epoxy - with .75 containers of Reflector Enhancer per gallon of epoxy mixed in with activation, is applied and steel troweled once. (colors per sample provided and agreed on prior to project start - multiple colors can be mixed - the micro particle doesn't dissolve or mix with other particles...mixed color effects are among the most dynamic ever seen in the synthetic site mixed flooring industry) This 16 mil coat is applied like any other 100% solids, but with one extra step at the end. As with any 100% solids epoxy, you’ll mix activator and resin for specified interval, immediately pour entire mix out within predetermined area, squeegee epoxy everywhere, edge with cut brushes or mini rollers, and back roll multiple times to ensure even deposition. The only additional step is steel troweling the entire surface once and lightly - a short pool trowel works best - just enough to put a random troweled patina on the floor with no straight line trowel marks or misses, or small areas of high volume as to not flow out evenly. The visible trowel pattern will flow out as the micro particle settles out; you will not be able to tell it was troweled at all when the coat cures. It will appear to be the most consistently random metallic stone looking surface you've ever seen. Floor can be scored and regrouted into custom stone shapes or design elements. Hydra Stone Dye can be used to tint the epoxy to shift colors easily. Floor can be lightly sanded and top coated with premium topcoat or high end water based floor finish. Recommended floor finish maintenance products based on high volumes of successful interior projects finished with 100% solids epoxy or high solids urethane: Spartan iShine or On'N'On, Johnson Diversy Carefree, NCL One, Affiliated Labs Iron Clad, Ecolab Monostar
- Troweled Overlay - A polymer cement, Elite Crete Thin Finish, applied in one coat under interior epoxy sealer, or in multiple coats for decorative effects over fiber tape or custom stencils. Multiple finish types available - texture is varied by on installation technique. Can be stained, dyed, or sealed with Reflector Enhancer laced 100% solids epoxy for stunning interior flooring - more elegant than natural stone that would be available for less than $20 per sqft, and the client has more control of color than with marble or granite, which would be the only surfaces that could match the richness of color and "Wow" factor of these custom floors. Or can be sealed with
- Thin stamped overlay - Same process at Troweled Overlays with the addition of about 1/4" thick Elite Crete Texture Pave polymer cement stamped to provide a real stone impression. These systems typically cost twice the price of a Troweled Overlay, but the realistic stone texture base of a stamped overlay, when stained, then then sealed with Reflector Enhancer laced 100% solids epoxy for stunning interior flooring, or sealed with Elite Crete CSS for exterior decorative overlays, is worth the additional cost when an authentic stone replacement is the requirement. Stamped overlays in the 12-16 / sqft price range represent a 30-60% savings over the cost of installed stone, and stamped overlays, with the right installation contractor, can be custom colored for more beauty, elegance, and with less ongoing maintenance costs than any natural stone alternative.
- Troweled Overlay - A polymer cement, Elite Crete Thin Finish, applied in one coat under interior epoxy sealer, or in multiple coats for decorative effects over fiber tape or custom stencils. Multiple finish types available - texture is varied by on installation technique. Can be stained, dyed, or sealed with Reflector Enhancer laced 100% solids epoxy for stunning interior flooring - more elegant than natural stone that would be available for less than $20 per sqft, and the client has more control of color than with marble or granite, which would be the only surfaces that could match the richness of color and "Wow" factor of these custom floors. Or can be sealed with
- Thin stamped overlay - Same process at Troweled Overlays with the addition of about 1/4" thick Elite Crete Texture Pave polymer cement stamped to provide a real stone impression. These systems typically cost twice the price of a Troweled Overlay, but the realistic stone texture base of a stamped overlay, when stained, then then sealed with Reflector Enhancer laced 100% solids epoxy for stunning interior flooring, or sealed with Elite Crete CSS for exterior decorative overlays, is worth the additional cost when an authentic stone replacement is the requirement. Stamped overlays in the 12-16 / sqft price range represent a 30-60% savings over the cost of installed stone, and stamped overlays, with the right installation contractor, can be custom colored for more beauty, elegance, and with less ongoing maintenance costs than any natural stone alternative.
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