Recent content by chadwick02

Thought I had this all figured out, did a test patch (under stairs, wont be visible) and I'm not thrilled. Back to the drawing board? I'm trying to achieve a nice leathery-brown marbled floor (see first picture attached). Love the high gloss wet look, however I'm leery about that high gloss...

That Looks amazing. Your expectations as to how it will wear overtime? I have a 3 bay bay here in the northeast, new concrete poured and lightly power troweled about 5 weeks ago. My plan is to do a brown acid stain over it - just something a little different, but choosing a sealer is...

Love this! Interested in color and your thoughts not that its been almost two years. Sending you a PM. Thanks Chad

Thanks guys! Getting the trencher tomorrow at noon, hope to trench tomorrow from 2 till dark, and then saturday morning, drop all pipes in and cover over. Supposed to get 3+ inches of snow coming in saturday afternoon... UGH ONE MORE DAY!!!! Thanks!

Thanks Guys! I've got a hold on a Vermeer PTX44 - its a 49hp, 44" ride on trencher. Pretty much the biggest I can find within 100 miles, called over half a dozen rental places. So either there's not much of a market for a deep trencher, the liability/damage for the rental places is too great...

Hi Guys - taking a quick break from garage construction to divert attention to a solar electric project. Massachusetts has great rebates on solar electric systems that end this coming spring, and I just received approval to put a decent sized system on my barn out back. This project will...

This is an awesome comparison, thanks!! 8505 I'm looking that up! Looks good just gave your thread a read!! Just to clarify, HD40 is a stainguard, esentially a sealer that seeps into the concrete? And then you polished the top of it to shine it up some? SPGX is a topical coating akin to...

Amherst Ma. Between Albany NY and Boston MA

First pic attached is polished with exposed (custom?) aggregate in the mix. 2nd/3rd pic is also a look I like - Looks to be an acid stained concrete with an epoxy over it? I do like that glossy/granite look! Too many options!!

Thanks guys!! Snow, yes, plenty! Slipery is a concern, as would salt damage - I didnt think it was that much of a concern with polished, but I'll need to look into those some more. Build thread will do! We've been taking tons of pictures!! Wow - NEVER thought about finding small items on...

Hey guys - been a lurker here for about three years, figure its finally now time to post up, introduce myself, and ask a question! First - the introduction. 3 years ago I bought my dream property with my nightmare of a house. 14 acres, perfect location, a nice view (now that we've cut a couple...