Category: Tips

How To Fill Holes In Concrete Floors

concrete polishing , flooring , home improvement , polished concrete gold coast

Angela Joseph's avatarHardcore Concrete

One of the main reasons people love polished concrete floors on the Gold Coast is because they are so attractive, they are easy to look after and long wearing.

Before you polish your floor it needs any holes or blemished repaired. If you have an old floor, then go for the character look and any blemishes and defects can a feature. Often, if your home is new then you will want a modern or blemishfree look.

So, just how do you go about fixing holes and blemishes?

Small Holes and Shallow Chips and Scratches

If you are after a blemish-free finish with an old cement floor, it may pay to consider laying down an overlay or skim coat. This will cover all small holes and other blemishes with the advantage of allowing you to use different colour combinations to match the decor you have in mind.

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Grout vs. Caulk

Grout is a masonry product that comes as a dry powder in a bag. It requires mixing with water to activate its adhesive properties, which become rock-hard when the grout cures. Caulk is a flexible, semi-liquid product made from latex, silicone, or acrylic that is packaged in tubes. Unlike grout, caulk retains a measure of flexibility after it cures, allowing it to stretch slightly if any movement, such as the house settling, occurs.

What’s the Difference? Grout vs. Caulk

Facts About Sealcoating We Bet You Didn’t Know!

Asphalt Paving, Construction, repairs

Heap Paving & Sealing Inc.'s avatarHeap Paving & Sealing INC.

If you are wondering whether it is asphalt paving sealcoating in Braintreefor you or if a full repair work is required, you must learn what asphalt is to begin with, and what the difference is between sealcoating and repairing.

What is asphalt paving?

Asphalt is technically tar – a combination of bituminous and stones and aggregate. For building a long-lasting pavement, things to be considered are not just the quality of the asphalt, but also the soil, climate, weather change, rainfall, even the season and usage of the pavement. The initial stages include leveling the soil to make a smooth base. Then a solid stone base is built to hold the pavement. After this the contractors put the asphalt and level it.

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What is Sealcoating?

Sealcoating a thin liquid layer added over a paved surface to protect it from damage caused by UV rays, rain and snow, and fluids…

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Concrete Repair and Maintenance– Basic Things That Every Homeowner Should Know

Concrete, floor, leveling, mudjacking, Repair

rdunc18's avatarInfinity and Beyond

wallservices2-300x300.jpgThere are many kinds of concrete and structure damage. Your home might even suffer from one kind of concrete damage without your understanding. Even a little fracture on a concrete wall can suggest something else.

It is essential to repair any structural damage as quickly as you find them. Numerous property owners simply disregarded their structure, believing that it’ll last a lifetime. But do they understand about correct concrete and structure upkeep?

Apparent indications of a structural issue
There aren’t any basic list that enables you to examine if your concrete wall is up for repair work. A natural fracture can indicate absolutely nothing.

If you see a basic fracture on your concrete wall, that isn’t a cause for alarm. If you see that the splits are getting longer by the day, you require to inspect for structural damage right away. This implies that the fracture is deep enough to…

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Gutter Companies Offer Practical Gutter Cleaning Tips

Cleaning, company, Construction, guards, Gutter, Gutters, Roofing

rdunc18's avatarInfinity and Beyond

GutterBrush-300x106.jpgYour drains pipes guard your house from ice dams in the winter season and water damage transporting so regarding last through the year water far from your house’s roof and far from your facility. They are an essential piece of any excellent house advancement, nevertheless they do not keep going permanently and they do require periodic seamless gutter cleaning and assistance to guarantee they keep doing their profession properly.

Legitimate Gutter cleaning

Many house modification companies now use examination, rain gutter repair work and modification and in addition swap for home mortgage holders who are having problems that a standard Gutter cleaning can’t settle. These professionals press that proper and safe cleansing are important to long life and amazing execution. They propose to take after the accompanying strides to keep canals tidy and uncomplicated:

– Clean and evaluate your house’s canals 2 times each year so they do not get…

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Walnut Closet Built-ins

built-in, carpentry, cleat dato, closet, closet rods, diy, edge banding, floating shelf, hard wood nosing, home improvement, shelves, shoes, storage, veneer, walnut

noravista's avatarNora Vista

Sam and I had been pondering the design of our new walk in closet for months. We had finally decided to go with green/gray walls that matched our bedroom and plain white MDF shelves from our local home improvement store.


We were finally ready to get started on this project one Saturday morning, and Sam looked at me and said “What if we went with Walnut veneer shelving for our closet instead?”


“Uhhhh…. yeah! Can we do that? Do we have enough material?” I replied.


“We just might.” Said Sam.


So we got geared up, and went shopping in our garage! We pulled out all the Walnut veneer that my scrappy Sam had been saving, and it turned out that yes; we had just enough!


We had access to a giant table saw at the time, so after Sam drew out the cut list, and marked the sheets of veneer…

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