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Can You Epoxy Coat New Concrete?

Can You Epoxy Coat New Concrete?

Part 1 in a Series on Coating New Concrete New construction means new concrete. Many types of renovation and remodeling also redo the concrete foundation or construct a larger floor by expanding the concrete surface. Can this new, or green concrete, be coated with…

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Does Your Garage Floor Spark Joy?

Does Your Garage Floor Spark Joy?

Are you enjoying the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo? If you have pulled all your clothes from the closet, dishes from the cabinets and books from the shelves and only kept the ones that “spark joy,” your house is now feeling much lighter. And if you…

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Why Buy Residential Epoxy Flooring?

It happens all the time when people visit a business that hired California Custom Coatings to cover their concrete floors with a custom epoxy coating. First the business owner, a worker, or even a customer, sees the floors improved and protected with a beautiful…

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Why Buy Commercial Epoxy Flooring?

Why Buy Commercial Epoxy Flooring?

When you compare a commercial workplace that has a traditional concrete floor with one that has epoxy flooring added, the visual benefits are undeniable. Many business owners in the greater Sacramento area install epoxy flooring because it solidifies the look and feel…

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Simple Maintenance for Impressive Epoxy Floors

Simple Maintenance for Impressive Epoxy Floors

One of the benefits of epoxy floors is that they do not require a lot of maintenance to look shiny and new. Nevertheless, like any surface, they still require cleaning. In this series of articles, we will look at how you can maintain that shine and tackle problems…

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How to Maximize the Color Wheel

When customers select the colors they want for their epoxy floors, they often go with simple choices — something without much color, from white to grey to black, or a modest beige. Other clients prefer vibrant color, and that is certainly possible with epoxy coatings….

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What is a mil?

What is a mil?

Epoxy coatings used for concrete flooring can be measured in fractions of inches, like the term one-quarter inch. In the epoxy industry, however, a common measurement system is based on the mil. One mil equals one-thousandth of an inch. How wide is that? Comparing…

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What is Crazing?

What is Crazing?

Cracks in concrete can be measured on a spectrum of severity. At the worst end, you have the kind of crack that forms when the ground settles underneath a slab and part of the concrete sinks far below the rest of it. That’s a serious crack and entails a major repair….

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Why Concrete Fails: Carbonation

Why Concrete Fails: Carbonation

Carbonation is something we typically associate with sodas, soft drinks and beer. Just as carbon dioxide penetrates some of our favorite liquids and creates effervescent bubbles, it can also penetrate the pores of concrete, directly from the surrounding air. When it…

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Why Concrete Fails: Corrosion

Why Concrete Fails: Corrosion

“Corrosion of reinforcing steel and other embedded metals is the leading cause of deterioration in concrete.” — Portland Cement Association Concrete is one of the most commonly used construction materials and is present it nearly every Sacramento home. Protecting your…

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Protecting Concrete From Chlorides

Lately California Custom Coatings has discussed various substances that cause damage to concrete with consistent exposure. For this article, we focus on chlorides. The Portland Concrete Association writes: “No other contaminant is documented as extensively in the…

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Protecting Concrete From Sewage

Sixth in a series about common causes of concrete deterioration. Sewage is one of those things we do not want to see or smell, but dealing with it properly is essential for a healthy, functioning society. That’s why we have rooms and buildings dedicated to…

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Protecting Concrete Floors From Freezing

Fifth in a series about common causes of concrete deterioration. Most of California is fortunate when it comes to freezing weather. In Southern California, for example, freezing weather is seldom seen. In Northern California, a number of sub-freezing days are…

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Protecting Concrete Floors: Wine

This is the fourth in a series of articles about substances that can damage concrete. Wine is the oldest alcoholic beverage. Fermented grape juice has a long history and its manufacture is very important to the Northern California economy and our enjoyment of the many…

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Real Stories of Long-Lasting Concrete Coatings

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papa_hovo
July 13, 2020

Just had our store floors coated by California custom coating. John did a phenomenal job he has an awesome crew of employees who come out and do a great job quality hard-working our floors look excellent the coating is beautiful .. John is very responsive professional on time his work is good value good quality I would recommend to anyone out there who want to get custom epoxy flooring

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Julius D.
January 27, 2022

Floor looks and feels great! Took only 2 days to do a 2 car garage. Bothteams were quick, professional, and informative. Answered all my questions. Great experience, would recommend to anybody.

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Jim L.
December 12, 2021

Steele and Igor came over exactly on schedule, the first day was prepping and getting the top flake on. Just as promised they came back the second day to finish it! I was amazed how the got under my standing cabinets and made it look so so good!! I love it. When people say you can do it yourself… ummm it would never look like this!!!