Posts Tagged ‘Concrete engraving’

We are skilled artisans when it comes to decorative concrete.  We can take your old, dingy concrete and make it look new again.  We can take your new patio and make it look like stone, tile or even wood.

Take a look at our gallery and see for yourself

Some one once told me three things about concrete

1.  It is grey

2.  It gets hard

3.  It will crack

Excessive moisture, cracking and large weight. These are your enemies. Well, you and your concrete. Whether it’s your patio, driveway, walkway or house foundation, concrete hates these things. One of the easiest ways to avoid cracks and chips in your concrete is to seal it correctly. Let’s learn more, shall we?

While concrete is itself a porous material (meaning it absorbs moisture), you want to avoid excess water getting to it. Every 3-4 years, be sure to apply a sealant to your concrete, which essentially acts like wax on a car – keeping the water rolling off it. Without a good sealer, your concrete will begin to crack (an oft-repeated phrase in the concrete business is “the only guarantee about concrete is it will crack”), and water will make these cracks larger.

While sealants work great for most flatwork concrete, and the sides of your patio, they’re a bit more difficult to apply on your foundation. Here, you want to ensure that all water coming from your roof is going out as far as possible from your foundation. A good gutter system, regularly checked, will work wonders.

If you already have cracks in your foundation, be sure to seal them from the inside with caulk. If they are significant, hire a structural engineer to assess the situation and advise you on stopping them from getting worse.

The enemy of my friend is my enemy, or so the saying goes, and your concrete is your friend, so help it keep your mutual enemies at bay. Seal on a regular basis, and if things get worse, hire a pro to help you out

I do not know if you have been to our Facebook site lately but we have some great pictures of some staining done in Groves, Concrete Engraving in Wildwood, Even some Concrete Overlays in Beaumont.  If you have any old concrete you want restored, please give us a call.

We are now certified installers for Elite Crete.  We are in the process of doing a reflector floor in a 4000 square foot salon in Lumberton.  Along with this we are microtoping a wood deck to show it can be done and you can make a even old wood look great.  Keep a eye out for our grand opening of the new location.  We will be joining the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce here int he future and will have our opening soon after that!!

Here at Capstone Tile we keep training from month to month.  We currently are in the process of becoming certified to be an EliteCrete installer.  What this means to you and me is we have a larger variety to offer and we have a very successful company which can help us in obtaining what you desire.  We will then be the most versatile Decorative  Concrete business in the Golden Triangle area.

Well, it is almost here.  Our new showroom is almost complete.  We will have a 2000 square foot facility for you to see concrete engraving, concrete staining, and we will also carry tile care and cleaning supplies for you to purchase.  We will be by appointment only so you would have to call to make sure we are there.  Our new address is 10945 Eastex Freeway located next to Planet Canine.

Hey all, I would like you to go and see our face book page and look at the floor we  engraved and concrete stained to look like wood.  There are some before and after pictures.

Click here and you will be taken to that page.

Thanks a lot

Shane