New Eco-Friendly Concrete Stained Floor – Houston Raceway Park
Location: Houston Raceway Park, Texas
Project: Eco-friendly concrete stain and sealer
Installation by: Stamped Artistry
Material Supplier: Stamped Concrete Products of Houston
Total Sq Ft: 8,500
Products Used: Eco-Stain, Dura-Kote Water based Urethane
The VIP room at the Houston Raceway Park in Texas receives high traffic volumes due to its use with NHRA Competitions and as a banquet hall. Therefore the owners were looking for a floor that would wow its patrons while being a smart maintenance option. There choice was a Eco-friendly concrete stain and a durable sealer coat for wear and abrasion protection.
The team at Stamped Artistry of Houston began by properly prepping the 8,500 sq ft concrete floor. They used a product called SCR (Super Concrete Renovator) by SureCrete. This product cleans, degrease’s and profiles the concrete in one step. Once this product was sprayed on the concrete floor, they scrubbed it mechanically with a floor scrubber with black pads. They followed that step up with water and wet-vacced the remaining off the floor. The disposal of this product is also a benefit, as it is an Eco-friendly concrete cleaner.
Now that the concrete is clean and profiled, they began the coloring process with a penetrating water based concrete stain called Eco-Stain.
This product is UV-stable and comes in 29 colors. The choice for this floor was Autumn Gold. This concrete stain was applied with a pump up sprayer. Besides the color choices and UV-stability of Eco-Stain, its speed of application makes it and ideal choice over reactive acids. Once this concrete stain dried, which in most cases is 30-60 minutes, it is ready to be sealed. No need to neutralize, rinse or clean up.
The final stage was to choose and apply a concrete sealer that could hold up to the traffic pattern of the raceways patrons. There choice was the Dura-Kote Water Based Polyurethane. This product is a 2-part concrete sealer that is 57% solids with a VOC of 72 gms/L, making it an excellent Eco-Friendly concrete sealer. Another benefit is that it has NO aroma that will cause issues for the buildings tenants. The concrete sealer was applied with a 3/8″ nap non shedding roller, like a mohair.
The end result was a beautiful concrete floor and addition to the Houston Raceway Park!
