This photo album contains after pictures of some of the pool decks that CRS has renovated over the years. We hope it will give you some great ideas for color and design for your pool deck restoration.

Polished concrete floors are an inexpensive alternative to floor coverings. When most people think of concrete floors, they think of sidewalks, patios, driveways, etc. However, when concrete is polished, it increases light reflectivity by 40%. This can make a room appear bright without increasing your electrical bill. By sanding and polishing a concrete floor, it can become a very glossy, glamorous type flooring. It is also vary easy to maintain. Chewing gum will not stick. Liquids will not soak in or stain. That is why more retail, warehouse, and office facilities are opting for polished concrete flooring as an alternative to marble, granite, tile, linoleum, or coated concrete. Even homeowners like the appeal of smooth, high-luster floors, which can be stained to replicate the look of polished stone.

Polished concrete floors is a series of steps by which a concrete floor is polished using successively higher grit diamond abrasives. Polished concrete is easily maintained, very hard and durable. The results produce a high-gloss finish that never needs waxing. Polished concrete can come in several levels of sheen from satin to high-gloss. Each floor is as unique as a fingerprint.

The versatility of polished concrete makes it ideal flooring material for a variety of applications. Polished concrete floors are ideal for retail, warehouse and office facilities as an alternative to marble, granite, tile, linoleum or coated concrete. Some homeowners like the smooth, high-luster floors, which can be stained to replicate the look of polished stone.

Polished concrete floor are GREEN. If you want to make your home or facility meet "green" standards, then polish concrete is the best option. For more information click to download a PDF or go to the article on our blog called "Concrete Floors are always Green".

Visit CRS Web Blog for the following topics on Polished Concrete:
• Polished Concrete Floors are Always GREEN
• Recommendations for Cleaning Polished Concrete Floors

To view more polished concrete floors go to Polished Concrete Floors Gallery.

This photo album contains after pictures of some of the driveways that CRS has renovated over the years. We hope it will give you some great ideas for color and design for your driveway restoration.

Cool Decking is a proprietary blend of marble dust aggregates and polymer concrete that provides a noticeably cooler feel to concrete pool decking. << MORE >>

Polymer concrete is a proprietary blend of resin, hardeners and concrete. Used as a repair product, to provide a new wear surface, or a decorative medium for stamp, stencil, and textural patterns on existing concrete surfaces.<< MORE >>

A Siloxane based, long term waterproofing system for stone, brick, rock or tile that does not have that "candy apple glaze" look.<< MORE >>

The most common question CRS gets asked is if a concrete surface can be repaired. The next question is if it is worth fixing?<< MORE >>

A decorative and protective coating that is applied to exterior concrete surfaces to provide a more uniform color, protection from water penetration, and subsequent freeze damage.<< MORE >>

A blend of naturally occurring mineral salts and acids that react with the existing chemicals in concrete to achieve a mottled, more "natural stone" look. Each installation is as unique as a fingerprint. << MORE >>

Forget the carpeting and ceramic tile; today's homes are all about concrete. When most of us think of concrete flooring, the garage comes to mind. However, modern trends in concrete flooring have made these foundations much too pretty for simply parking your car.<< MORE >>