I always suggest a large sample area (10’x10’ minimum) be installed on site prior to approving colors.
Over hundreds or thousands of square feet, some variances are going to be evident, especially when it comes to adding colors. I find clients often are excepting of a less than perfect uniform look if they are explained at the start of any project that their floor is going to be hand made and colored. Some of these quirks to watch out for include: stripes or lines from the smoother being pulled across the floor color shifts batch to batch from seemingly miniscule water variances in the mixes or uneven airflow through the space as the overlay cures are just a few honorable mentions. Often those same tendencies or quirks are much more evident when adding dye or color. Each mix type has its own unique tendencies or quirks when installing as a finished floor. Polymer modified material and cementitous. The overlay industry has two major mix types or designs of overlay products. Ardex Engineered Cements offers a white overlay material (PCT White), while Mapei (Ultratop) and CTS Rapid Sets (Tru) raw color is lighter than many grey overlay materials and will provide an accepting canvas for color.
Let's consider final color goals: For brighter colors like yellows and reds using a white portland base or lighter color material helps with the vibrancy. The raw overlay material is an important first step in choosing a direction for design. They also should be valued as a capital improvement to the structure being renovated.
#Concrete overlay pros and cons full
Full overlays allow for nearly seamless transitions into making a new space. Stains, saw cuts, abuse, poor initial concrete installation do not need to be part of the new spaces story. When using a wall-to-wall overlay, designers are not constrained by the old slab and its past lives.
Let's explore the path of the self-leveling or self-smoothing, wall-to-wall option for a complete space remodel with color as a top priority. There are many facets of overlay or wear surface toppings to discuss if a slab is a candidate for self-leveling, smoothing compounds, isolated patching or skim coating. New colors and textures are part of what make great spaces unique. Meeting the clients expectations hinges on the aggregate effort of a great design, a creative applicator, vetted techniques, and proven product choices. I describe to creative owners or architects that when an overlay is placed on a slab the old is gone, a new clean canvas is available to accept its proposed new vibrant space with total design flexibility.
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