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Take Advantage of Radiant Floor Heating with Concrete
Concrete is one of the best substrates for use with radiant floor heating. To make the concrete look good, choose durable epoxy coatings to guarantee results.
Laying New Concrete?
Recycle the Old Concrete! Recycling is a byword in modern society. Where possible, we recycle old products to reduce the amount of resources we use to make new products. Recycling concrete is no different. When clients start a new concrete project, they often break up…
Who Uses Cement?
What Happens to All That Concrete? Cement production is an incredibly important industry in the United States. About 14,000 people are employed around the nation making cement. They work at 96 different plants that create the most important ingredient for what becomes…
Unbelievable Ancient Desert Concrete
The Hidden Water Cisterns of the Nabataeans A number of articles on our website have discussed the importance of quality concrete in the ancient world, especially for the Roman Empire. Even before the Romans’ great projects, however, the desert-dwelling…
Protect the Concrete First!
A recent article in The New York Times pointed to concrete deterioration as a potential cause of the June 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex in Miami, Florida. A 2018 consultant’s report detailed the need for repairs at the decades-old…
Versatile Cement and Greenhouse Gas Production
Should you feel comfortable using concrete for home renovations when another product will do? It is true that the cement industry is often accused of being a large producer of greenhouse gases. That is because significant amounts of carbon dioxide are released when…
Tired of the Mud?
Try Coated Concrete Floors! With the winter rains in Northern California comes the wet and the mud. We combat the damp in our entryways by using mats and rugs, mops and brooms. How much easier it is when the floor itself repels mud and moisture, fighting half the…
Pouring the Concrete in Hoover Dam
In our prior two articles we discussed the great amounts of heat generated by the process of making concrete. Managing how quickly the concrete dries and its internal temperature while drying are important to ensure that the ideal combination of strength and longevity…
Making Stronger Concrete — the Roman Way?
The ancient Romans are well known for their engineering prowess, constructing buildings, aqueducts, entertainment centers, roads, harbors and monuments that survive even today. What’s most amazing about their structures, however, is that the concrete and mortar used…
Does Concrete Make Heat While Curing?
It is a little known fact that the process of curing concrete actually generates heat. This is because when you mix water with cement, the molecules in the cement begin a chemical reaction together. Sometimes they react with each other, and sometimes they react with…
Coating Concrete Countertops
The concrete countertop is quite the do-it-yourself rage right now, but here at California Custom Coatings in Sacramento, we feel beholden to warn you of one thing about concrete, since we know it so well. Concrete is porous and therefore it stains. Since countertops…
Does Concrete Absorb Carbon Dioxide?
A major component in concrete is cement, and the manufacture of cement is one of the world’s largest producers of carbon dioxide. Cement is made by taking limestone, which is mostly calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and heating it. That produces calcium oxide (CaO) and…
Coating Concrete in Winter
Since epoxy coatings are a rather thick product that needs to dry after application, many of our Sacramento and Northern California customers assume that you can only coat concrete in the warmer months. In fact, many varieties of concrete coatings are adapted for…
Radiant Floors and Concrete Polishing
Recently we talked about radiant floor heating and epoxy coatings. This brought up the question of whether California Custom Coatings can also do concrete polishing for radiant floor heating. Although the polishing process requires more aggressive floor grinding to…
Five-Star Feedback on Our Garage and Concrete Floors
Lisa Fine-Cavalli
December 31, 2025
We will only use California Custom Coatings for our garage flooring epoxy at our homes. We had them do our last house & our new home, because we loved it so much. The quality of work is incredible & the value is worth every penny! The customer service is amazing & we are thrilled beyond words to have our garages so beautiful!
Deanna G.
September 22, 2021
Matt & Ruben finished our epoxy garage floor last week. They prepared the floor & gave attention to each step. We appreciate their responsiveness & professionalism . The floor turned out great . We highly recommend California custom coatings .
Sparky H.
March 13, 2018
I am very happy with California Custom Coatings. John was easy to work with, responsive, and flexible in setting up the job on a new build that is part of an active construction site. Chris arrived on time to install, explained the process thoroughly and did a great job with the application. The price was fair and the quality is outstanding. I would highly recommend them for your next job.