New Concrete cleaning and sealing

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Dominic A

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New Concrete cleaning and sealing

Hello all,

I have question, I had this concrete company just call me and ask If I could clean and seal some concrete pads they are going to lay in a few weeks. I have cleaned concrete before never new concrete though. Is there any thing I should now about? Now about sealing what type of sealer should I use? Is it hard to apply it to the concrete? When should you apply the sealer before or after you clean it. I am thinking after you clean it.What should I charge? I was thinking 0.08 cent a square foot for cleaning and I am unsure of what to charge for sealing. If I do a good job on these he wants me to do this for every job they do . And they are one of the busiest companies here. The pads are 20x40 feet and there will be 15 of them. Please help. I would love to get this job.:D
 
Dominic,

You can use a urethane water based sealer for about .75 a foot. (Spray on sealer only) if you use an epoxy type and brush on about 1.50 to 2.00 a foot. That includes the cleaning.

I would recommend a type, it’s been so long since I have worked with these type of products I can’t recommend one. They change formula all the time. Maybe someone will share his or her with you.

Have a great weekend
 
whats up dom,

you need to talk to Russ Cissell, one of the distributors on this board. we usually seal about 200,000 sq ft of exposed aggregate concrete a year, and what we use is a surface acrylic sealer. I am assuming you are doing smooth concrete, and Russ has the product you need. He told me it has a 20yr warranty, but i didnt have time to question about the warrenty. It is a water base product i believe. I will be switching over to this type of sealer next year, going with something that penetrates rather than a surface builder, i need something with a warranty.

Based on what this product costs, i am planning on charging 35-40 cents pr ft next year to clean and seal. That keeps you in the 100 dollar pr hr range where you should be. This product can be sprayed but i will opt to roll. two guys can seal a 3000 sqft drive way in about an hour by rolling w/ 18 inch rollers. Good luck, let me know if i can help, I think the first thing you should do is call Russ and get set up with a good product.

Jon Fife
 
I have only done a little concrete sealing but I found a good sealer. It might be the one Jon Fiffe is talking about. It is called V-Seal (http://www.vseal.com) It is said to last 20 Years.
 
Thanks

I would like to thank you all for the replies. There are all great. That is exactly whaty I am looking for.:D
 
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