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April 4, 2009

eco friendly concrete floor staining and sealing


Recently in the process of staining a new concrete floor for clients in the trumansburg area, we had the opportunity to use a great new- new to us - green product, part of a line of eco friendly staining and sealing products that are sold under the brand name Eco-procote.   Soycrete "espresso" is the name of the stain we used on this new 1,000 square foot floor, the sealer was labled Acri-soy.  Both were completely benign to use with basically zero V.O.C.s and no acids. That's a big switch from what we have been using. Typically when staining a floor we are forced to protect ourselves from the acid meant to react with a the lime in the concrete chemically changing it's color as well as the volatile solvents in the wax and poly finishes.
Eco-Procote products get the job done with out these harmful ingredients, you can read about how on their website. As well, we found the Soycrete stain more forgiving to use than acid stains-- If you feel the color is to dark, you can actually wipe off the stain with a wet rag up to 6 hours after your initial application --or you can add more stain as you like once you have had some time to let the surface dry and consider the depth of color you have applied.
The Soy-crete stain, Acri-soy sealer, and Eco-Tuff -high traffic top coats were all very easy to apply and with out the noxious off gassing typical of floor finishes and sealers. The clients loved the finished product, and we loved the lack of exposure to potentially harmful materials. Check em out!

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing this information. Interesting post. I also want to share Pavement Safety Grooving, this is the process where a multi blade machine cuts a number of deep cuts at specified widths and depths to improve the water drainage and macro texture of the concrete or asphalt surface.

IMS said...

Good eco-friendly concrete floor sealer. Is the pricing comparable with normal sealer?

ME said...

I know the project was completed in 2009. Just wondering how the product has held up since then.

Anonymous said...

This is just great. I have been looking around for a floor solution to give my Dad for his birthday next month. He is renovating the entire house I grew up in and I would love to give him a flooring treat before he buys one. Thank you for this information, this will inspire those with flooring Honolulu as well. It will help a lot.

Anonymous said...

It is amazing that there is already this kind of innovation! The health of workers and homeowners should always be considered when doing these types of projects. Being able to correct any mistake you make during 6 hours of application is also great especially for those who do DIYs. This post gives us ideas for our own flooring Houston projects, which is very helpful. Thank you for sharing this amazing innovation!

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