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Concrete floor coatings, repair, decoration etc.

Experience in the area

Harvey Chichester is a well published principal of Durall Industrial Flooring, a company with more than 40 years experience in developing special flow-coatings for industrial and residential floors. Automotive and shopping centers, breweries, food processing plants, manufacturing plants, airplane hangars, car washes, kennels, warehouses, printing plants, residential basements, pool decks, and condominiums are among some of the facilities in which he has installed floors. http:\\www.concrete-floor-coatings.com

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Durall Manufacturing, Bloomington, MN, is the only industrial flooring manufacturer that also makes over 500 specialty cleaners. Durall’s 40 years of flooring chemical manufacturing experience has produced a special preparation of cleaners and an application system assuring optimum flooring adhesion and wear results. Durall provides factory-direct support for these new products. Kits of materials are customized to owner specification and delivered directly to the job site. Kits include full directions and 24/7 help lines staffed by seasoned flooring experts, so professionals and amateurs alike can successfully install a quality floor. Visitors can obtain free, job-specific quotes on materials or nationwide turnkey installations by completing a simple questionnaire at www.concrete-floor-coatings.com. This full-service concept allows anyone to enjoy the benefits of industrial strength floors successfully

Publications

Google shoes over 3,000 publication listings where articles of Harvey Chichester are presented

Education/Credentials

MBA, BSB, BA University of Minnesota

Past/Present Clients

Pillsbury, General Mills, Iowa Beef, Cremates, Japs Olson Printing, Banta Printing, Airforce, Coast Guard, Marines, Northwest Airlines etc.

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2009-11-03 epoxy floor:

Dear James, Epoxy likes to stick to epoxy. You should have no problem applying a colored coat of a two part epoxy to your existing floor. Usually you can just clean and apply. If you can I would

2009-10-28 tenacious thin set:

A overlay thin set will most likely just brake off quickly. An 100% epoxy coating may work but is the thin set under it may break up over time anyway. Sorry there are no good choices for you. You can

2009-10-22 garage concret floor:

You can do an acid stain on your garage floor with out much effort. The problem is that acid stain without a top coat will wash out some over time producing an uneven look. To to the job well you should

2009-10-15 concrete room floor SUPER HOT:

Wood will swell when wet. You can seal the wood with an epoxy coating to keep the water out. You can go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com for a cost estimate. On wood you can sand and coat twice.

2009-10-11 acid staining:

While there are lint free lambswool applicators you usually need to brush them with your palm or brush to remove lint. Bubbles are usually put in the product with stirring or dipping. If you pour on

 

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