Concrete Flooring Guides & Advice
Straight answers on concrete finishes for Perth homes and businesses: how each finish is made, what it costs, where it works and how to choose. Written by the team that does the grinding, honing and coating across the Perth metro area.
Cleaning & sealingCleaning and Resealing Honed and Exposed Aggregate Concrete
Honed concrete and exposed aggregate look their best for years if they're cleaned and resealed properly. Get the method wrong and a simple clean can leave etched paste, loose stones or a sealer that turns white within weeks.
9 October 202610 min readRead guide →
Cleaning & sealingHow to Remove Bore Water Stains from Concrete
If your driveway or paths have orange staining near the sprinklers, it's almost certainly bore water. Light staining can be removed with the right product. Years of build-up may need to be honed out.
9 October 20266 min readRead guide →
Cleaning & sealingWhy Has My Exposed Aggregate Sealer Turned White?
White or milky patches in an exposed aggregate sealer are one of the most common complaints we see. The cause is usually moisture, but not always, and the fix depends on which problem you have.
9 October 20266 min readRead guide →
Honed concreteConcrete Stains That Need Honing Out, Not Chemicals
Most concrete stains respond to the right cleaner. Some don't, no matter how many products you try. For marks that are too deep, or damage rather than dirt, honing the surface back is often the only reliable fix.
9 October 20267 min readRead guide →
Industrial floorsWarehouse Floor Dusting? Here's How to Stop It for Good
That fine grey dust settling on your stock and racking isn't coming in from outside. It's coming off the slab itself, and in most cases the fix isn't a coating or a new floor. Here's how we stop it.
30 July 20268 min readRead guide →
Honed concreteExposed Aggregate Too Rough? We Can Fix That
If your exposed aggregate is killing your feet, you almost certainly don't need to rip it out. Existing washed aggregate can be honed and sealed into a completely different surface, for a fraction of the cost of a new slab.
26 July 20268 min readRead guide →
Slab preparationHow to Prep a Garage Floor Before Epoxy in Perth
A garage epoxy floor is only as good as the slab under it. Here's how we prep a Perth garage the right way, from moisture testing to diamond grinding, so the coating bonds and doesn't peel.
18 July 20268 min readRead guide →
Slab preparationConcrete Surface Profile (CSP) Explained: Why Coatings Peel
CSP is the single biggest reason floor coatings stick or peel, and almost nobody outside the trade has heard of it. Here's what it is and why it decides whether your epoxy lasts.
18 July 20266 min readRead guide →
Slab preparationConcrete Slab Moisture Testing in Perth: Standards, Values and Cost
Laying hybrid, vinyl or timber over a slab that's too wet is the fastest way to wreck a new floor and void the warranty. Here's how we test to Australian Standards, the RH and pH values to expect, and what it costs.
16 June 20267 min readRead guide →- Concrete finishes
Honed vs Polished Concrete vs Exposed Aggregate: A Perth Guide
They all show off the stone in the concrete, but they’re made differently and suit different parts of a property. Here’s how to pick the right one for a Perth home, from barefoot pool surrounds to driveways.
15 June 20269 min readRead guide →