Concrete Art-FX Inc.

As company, we complete over 100 various concrete polishing and staining projects annually around the greater Toronto area and Southern Ontario, and I'm amazed how many home owners are opting to install radiant heated concrete  floors in their homes when buying or renovating a home. Typically radiant heated floors are installed, then the contractor pours 1.5" (minimum) to 3" of concrete over the heating installatiion.  For the main floor and the 2nd floor, in order to to pour conven...

Very few people in the marketplace are aware, nor familiar with epoxy floor coatings infused with metallic nano powder coloring. Metallic epoxy flooring is an ultimate decorative concrete floor finish for any residential or commercial use. Metallic floors are very unique in appearance and every job installed with colored metallic epoxy has it's own character, texture and seldom that two jobs of metallic epoxy floors look exactly alike.

We believe that colored metallic epoxy flooring sy...

Although the summer of 2011 was late in getting here it certainly arrived with a bang! This has been one hot summer and home owner with pools had plenty of opprotunity to use it and enjoy it.

However as pool season is coming close to an end, so it is the ideal time to think about repairing and resurfacing your existing concrete pool deck. Solid concrete pool decks can be easily resurfaced with specialty cement resurfacing system that when finished will look like slate, granite, or col...

About 10 years ago or so, a company called Retro Plating was a established that developed a densifier sealer which was designed to be applied after the initial grinding prior to polishing concrete to harden concrete over time, and dust proof concrete floors. In addition retro Plating helps the polishing process to achieve a better shine to the final polished concrete finish. This process of retro Plating is more of marketing gimmick then a exclusive product, since there are many quality produ...

Concrete polishing is simple yet very refined and modern look that will compliment any modern business or home decor. However clients must know what they can expect from their concrete floors as there are no two concrete floors that are created equal. Good hard concrete slab that has been poured professionally and flat will yeild the best results when concrete floor is polished by professional Polishing Technician which undergo training to be able to evaluate a concrete slab ...

Many manufacturering companies in the greater toronto area and Southern Ontario undergo a 2 week shutdown in the manufacturing to update their production facilities and do concrete floor maintenance. we at Concrete art-FX help manufacturing companies by repairing and polishing concrete floors.

Summer shutdown is an ideal time for turning dusty plant and warehouse concrete floors into highly useful polished concrete flooring that enables the fork lift machines to operate over the polishe...

Epoxy concrete coatings are an excellent way to turn old or new concrete into practicle and attractive flooring that can be used in home, retail and commercial/industrial buildings to dress up concrete flooring. Epoxy floors have good chemical resistance and alow for easy cleaning without dusting of concrete.

Concrete floors must be well prepared prior to installation of epoxy coatings. Typically concrete floors requires to be grinded or scarified prior to the application of epoxy coati...

Any solid concrete pool deck is repairable and can be stamped to create beautiful textured concrete which can resemble Slate, Granite, Travertine, Random Stone, and more. There numerous colours available for pool deck resurfacing to choose from and textures look very authentic and beautiful. No longer will you need to close down your pool as most pool deck resurfacing takes 2 to 4 workings days from start to finish. Before you demolish the pool deck consider the eco-friendly way of resurfacin...

Is your garage floor crumbling or sunk?

Garage flooring is increasingly becoming a living space for home owners and there is virtually a new industry around repairing and resurfacing the garage floors with epoxy coatings, with decorative finishes added such as granite-chips or metallic chips which turns the garage floors into something special. These floors are easy to clean and maintain and eliminates dusting permantly. There many options to garage flooring colours to choose from, and ...

Polished concrete flooring is an ideal floor for car dealerships, galleries, and most retail stores. Concrete polishing brings the best out of concrete flooring. The level of shine and visual texture of polished concrete can be adjusted in most cases to the client's taste or suited to the interior decor.

Polished concrete floors can be made to look like terrazzo floor but for less than 1/3 of the price it would cost to install terrazzo flooring. We have performed concrete polishing for ...

Polished concrete floors when professionally processed into polished concrete it's important to have a good solid flat concrete slab to work with, this will maximize the esthetics of the polished concrete floor when finished. Well poured concrete floor slab that is leveled and flat,is the ideal condition for turnng it into polished concrete that yyou can marvel from it's natural reflection and shimmering beauty.

Most concrete pool decks can easily be repaired of cracks, fractures, and resurfaced with 1/2" or less of specialty resurfacing cement system, that produces stunningly appealing stamped textured concrete finish that is stronger than the original concrete that was resurfaced and has the natural appearance of stone.

The beauty of this concrete resurfacing system is that in most cases a pool deck can be resurfaced and ready to use in as little as 2 to 4 days ...

Many home owners are not aware that their old existing concrete around their home that is cracked, broken or simply dull and ugly, can repaired and resurfaced to better then new condition with beautiful stamped concrete textures or smooth exterior anti-slip finishes. There are a number specialty cement mix manufacturers that have been in business for many years that are dedicated to producing proven products for repair and resurfacing of existing concrete fl...

Often people mistake naturally polished concrete with epoxy coated concrete flooring.  Although this is a common error, there distinct difference between the two types of finishes. Let's talk about epoxy, this type of concrete floor treatment is an economical way to dust proof concrete and give a clean attractive appearance to any concrete floor. There arre many colours and finishes available and epoxy usually produces a high gloss mirror like finish that is looks clean and great!. ...

Concrete polishing floors process was developed and originally marketed sometime in the mid 1990s and this process has evolved a long way since then to now. The main marketing focus of  this process back then for concrete polishing was the "no-maintenance" floor which is not totally true. Even today's marketplace many contractors are still pitching it as a "no maintenance" floor. The truth is all finished f...

Anyone who has ended up with an unfortunate concrete polishing job knows that the selection of right concrete polishing equipment and products is crucial to every job. The finishing touches on a variety of concrete polishing projects can make all the difference to the sinking or swimming in the polished concrete industry.

A seasoned concrete polishing contractor knows the importance and need for right concrete grinding and polishing equipments and specialt...

There is an eco-friendly way to beautify your existing concrete porch, sidewalk,  pool deck or patio. There are many different textures or smooth finishes and colours available to choose from to resurface your existing concrete. Most cement overlay that are designed to resurface your existing concrete are applied at a thicjness of 1/16 to 1/2 thick and is designed to last many years with proper maintenance care.

Resurfacing existing concrete with stamped or smooth overlay...

Polished concrete flooring is an ideal choice for radiant heated flooring. however your radiant heating contractor or the contractor who is doing the pouring of the new concrete slab over the radiant heating should be aware that the concrete slab will be grinded and polished as the final floor finish.

For concrete polishing a minimum of 1.5 inches but preferably two inches of cement base must be poured...

Many people are falling in love with concrete polished floors and concrete floors which have been grinded and colour stained. Rightfully so as these floors are not only beautiful but are relatively inexpensive when compared to similar materials available on market today.

However not every concrete slab will look great when polished. Unlike going to the store or supllier to choose a granite or marble floor slab, when you select to go with polished concrete flooring, you are bound by...

Concrete pool decks often settle and crack over the years and tearing out the concrete pool deck will result in the loss of enjoyment of your pool. It takes usually at least 2 or 3 weeks and extremely costly to remove the old pool deck and pour a new concrete pool deck.

Fortunately there is a better, cheaper and faster solution for your concrete pool deck  that will turn your old concrete pool deck into brand new texture