What concrete sealing means in Augusta
Penetrating sealers, silanes and siloxanes, soak in and work from inside the surface. They change the appearance barely at all. They do not make the surface slippery, and they do not peel because there is no film.
Film-forming sealers, acrylics and urethanes, sit on top. They give the wet-look gloss that decorative concrete needs to show its colour, and they wear. They can peel, and they can be slippery.
Sealing matters here for humidity and organic staining rather than for freeze-thaw. Pollen, pine sap and algae are what mark an unsealed Augusta slab.
How concrete sealing is applied
The surface has to be clean and dry. Sealing over a damp slab traps moisture and produces a cloudy white blush that has to be stripped off.
Product is matched to the job. Decorative and coloured concrete needs a film former to hold the colour contrast. A plain driveway is better served by a penetrating sealer that will not peel.
Application is thin and even, two light coats rather than one heavy one. A thick film-forming coat traps solvent, blushes and peels in sheets.
Any film-forming sealer on a surface that gets wet gets a non-slip additive. A gloss-sealed pool deck or a sealed step without it is genuinely hazardous.
What concrete sealing costs in Augusta, GA
Priced per square foot and it is the least expensive thing that can be done to concrete. On stamped and coloured work it is not optional, because the sealer is holding the appearance that was paid for.
The least expensive work that can be done to concrete, and on stamped and coloured work it is holding the appearance that was paid for.
Where concrete sealing goes wrong in GA
The two failures are sealing a damp slab, which blushes white, and putting a gloss film on a wet-use surface with no non-slip additive.
Sealing on a humid Augusta morning before the slab has dried traps moisture and blushes the film white, and then it has to be stripped.
Where we do concrete sealing
We cover Augusta, Columbia County and the South Carolina side of the CSRA, including and 34 more areas.
Questions we get asked about concrete sealing
How often should concrete be sealed?
Decorative and stamped work every two to three years. A plain driveway with a penetrating sealer, far less often.
Which sealer should I use?
Penetrating for plain concrete, because it cannot peel. Film-forming for stamped and coloured, because it holds the colour.
Why did my sealer turn white?
It was applied over a damp slab, or too thickly. Moisture is trapped under the film and it has to be stripped and redone.
Get a free quote
Tell us what you need. We answer the same day, and the on-site visit is free.
Get a price for your concrete sealing
Call (762) 320-6343 and we will come out, measure, and leave you a written quote. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation afterwards.