Still, they’re not on everyone’s radar screen. Photos courtesy of Increte Systems/Euclid Chemical

After curing, the patio was sealed with Increte’s water-based urethane. The highlights were applied very quickly and hit once with a magic trowel/squeegee to achieve this polished marble-like surface. This Florida patio made using Increte Systems’ Level Top SP in a base color quickly followed by two integrally colored mixtures. “If you get the right mixer, the right gauge rake and the right roller, it’s quick and easy to apply this stuff,” says Joe Zingale, flooring group specialist at CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., referring to his company’s Tru line of self-levelers. Westcoat manufactures the Level-It family of self-leveling toppings. “It’s faster and easier than pouring new concrete,” says Paul Koury, president of Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems. You can pour self-leveling toppings or self-leveling overlays over concrete surfaces you didn’t think were salvageable, saving time and money. You’ve seen concrete interior floors in such bad shape that your first thought was to rip them out and start over. Here Westcoat’s Level-It was used on a floor at the Gamma Alpha Phi sorority house at San Diego State University. Self-leveling toppings and self-leveling overlays are for use over existing concrete substrates that are rough, uneven or unattractive.

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