Concrete sealer or coating: which does your concrete need?
A sealer treats bare concrete and wears off; a coating is a finished floor. What each kind of sealer does, how long it lasts, and when a coating is the better call.
Category: Concrete Coatings
Resurfacing a worn garage floor: repair, overlay, coat or replace?
Scaling, spalling, pop-outs and dusting: what is wrong with a worn garage floor, and when it needs repair and a coating, a cement overlay, or a new slab.
Diamond grinding vs acid etching: how a garage floor should be prepped
Prep decides whether a floor coating stays bonded. What acid etching and diamond grinding each leave behind, the surface profile a coating needs, and what to ask an installer.
Are coated concrete floors slippery? How grip is built in
Why smooth concrete and glossy films get slick when wet, how slip resistance is measured, and how a flake or silica broadcast builds grip into a garage floor, patio or step.
Can you coat cracked or damaged concrete?
Shrinkage cracks, control joints, settlement cracks, spalls and pitting: which damage gets repaired before a coating, how, and when a slab needs a concrete contractor first.
Basement floors and moisture: what works below grade
Why basement slabs behave differently, what to check and fix before any floor goes down, when a coating makes sense below grade, and what it gives you.
Moisture in concrete: why coatings fail and what to ask any installer
How moisture moves through a concrete slab, what it does under a floor coating, the tests the industry uses, and what to ask any installer before you hire.
Polyurea vs polyaspartic: why a good floor uses both
Polyurea and polyaspartic are not rivals. One makes the best base coat and the other the best top coat, and a good garage floor gives each job the chemistry that does it best.
Rhino Coatings Opens New Boise Warehouse to Serve Treasure Valley Homeowners and Businesses
Rhino Coatings has officially expanded into Southern Idaho with a new Treasure Valley warehouse location. Homeowners and businesses in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, Caldwell, and surrounding communities now have local access to premium polyaspartic concrete coatings, garage floor coatings, and custom garage storage solutions.
Why More Homeowners are Choosing Concrete Coatings Over Traditional Concrete
Transform your garage, patio, driveway, or commercial floor with professional concrete coatings. Discover why homeowners are choosing durable, low-maintenance concrete coating systems over bare concrete and traditional floor finishes.