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Sealing your exterior concrete is one of the smartest investments you can make to protect and enhance your surfaces for years to come. But not all sealers are created equal. At Concrete Exchange, we specialize in professional-grade exterior concrete sealers from SureCrete, Concrete Coatings, and Westcoat—the same high-performance products trusted by contractors, installers, and concrete artisans across the country. These …
When performance and appearance both matter, the Westcoat 11-10 Custom System delivers. We’re proud to offer this complete system at Concrete Exchange, where it remains one of our top recommendations for contractors seeking dependable bonding strength, chemical resistance, and unlimited design flexibility. With the full range of components in stock, we help contractors achieve lasting results on patios, walkways, driveways, …
Everything You Need to Know Before Acid Staining Your Concrete If you’re looking to add rich, permanent color and natural variegation to your concrete surfaces, Vivid™ Acid Stain by Concrete Coatings is a powerful solution. Known for producing deep, mottled tones that mimic the look of stone or leather, Vivid Acid Stain reacts chemically with cured concrete to create one-of-a-kind …
We’re skeptics when words like “revolutionary” are used to describe new products, but when it came to basalt fiber reinforcement for concrete, it’s the only word that fits. To help explain why basalt is so perfectly suited for concrete reinforcement, we’ve asked Mike Heidebrink, President of Concrete Exchange, to share a few of the questions he answers daily about CX …
Cement Based Rapid Drying Smoothing and Finishing Compound suitable to provide a smooth finish on various substrates in interior areas. Schönox SL can be installed as a true featheredge. Wear rated, cement based self-leveling compound and concrete topping designed for a variety of applications over existing concrete. Ideal for retail environments, restaurants, public buildings, entry ways, offices to warehouse or …
A few weeks ago we decided to restore the concrete stain and sealer on our stamped concrete patio. The acid stain was faded, there was a grid work of rust stains from a long-since removed hot-tub, and discoloration from planters were everywhere. It was high-time this stamped concrete patio received a facelift. We live in San Francisco’s East Bay community of Martinez, …
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Countertop Casting Demonstration. It was great having so many of you there with a lot of really good questions. We can’t wait to see you in more of the Saturday morning demonstrations. For those who couldn’t make it to this weeks concrete countertop casting session, we’ve pulled together a few …
Once again, thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday’s concrete countertop casting demonstration. It was great having so many of you there with a lot of really good questions. For those who couldn’t make it to yesterday’s session, we’ve pulled together a few photographs and videos from the class so you can follow along. In this weekly series of demonstrations we’re …
March has finally arrived and winter’s frigid grip is melting. You know what that means, right? It’s time to get outside and wrap up last year’s projects or start entirely new ones. This is also the time of year when we get a lot of calls from DIY concrete beginners who want to get their hands dirty but aren’t quite sure where …
A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the concrete countertop forming demo this morning in our newly renovated warehouse at 1036 Grayson Street, Berkeley, CA. It was fun to have so many good folks to share our love of concrete countertops with, and we can’t wait to see you next weekend for the concrete casting demonstration. Space is still available, it’s free, so …
