If you are looking for a cost effective, environmentally friendly, easy to apply sealant for your concrete or wood, then you have found the right web site.

DRIVEWAY / SIDEWALK / BACK PATIO

Permanently Protect Your Concrete Driveway From Freeze Thaw Damage

Salt and Ice Removers Will Destroy Your Concrete

 

"The most common winter damage to concrete driveways is scaling, which is caused by cycles of freezing and thawing caused by the salt and/or ice removers."

 

Water is absorbed into the very fine capillary spaces and hairline cracks in concrete, almost like a sponge. When water freezes, it expands by 9%. This expansion will cause small flakes of mortar and concrete to come loose from the surface.

There are many factors that will affect how resistant your concrete is to deterioration, for example, quality of the craftsmanship, weather conditions when it was poured, quality of the concrete itself, and the water content of the mix. Regardless of these factors, treating the concrete with Concrete Remedy DS will dramatically reduce the effects of the freeze thaw cycle by internally waterproofing the concrete.

 

 

This is why the manufacturers of deicers recommend to not use their products on concrete that is less than two years old and to wash off any excess deicer left on the concrete after the snow and ice have melted. (They say all of that in the small print at the bottom of the bag, which is nearly impossible to read after the plastic gets stretched.)

"Poor quality surfaces may not withstand the stress associated with the cycles of freezing and thawing that can be accelerated with ice melter use. Do not use ice removers on porous concrete or concrete less than 2 years old."

Ammonium-based ice-melting products like ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate are fertilizers. They are not recommended for use as ice melters, as they have been found to chemically attack and damage concrete.

Make Snow & Ice Easier To Remove From Your Driveway And Walkway Without Damaging Your Concrete

Snow and ice removal seems like a non-stop battle throughout the winter. Have you ever noticed how it's always easier to scoop your driveway as soon as snow has fallen? This is true because the longer it sits on the concrete the stronger the bond it makes with the moisture inside the concrete.

"Concrete Remedy makes snow and ice easier to remove."

Concrete Remedy makes snow and ice easier to remove. It does this by setting up a waterproof barrier inside the concrete. By keeping moisture out of the concrete, the snow and ice just lie on the surface and can be removed much easier. For best results use Concrete Remedy DS to internally seal the concrete and then seal the surface with Concrete Remedy Top Seal.

Driveways and sidewalks can be saved!

 

Concrete Remedy prevents spalling, scaling and hairline cracking by reducing the effects of the freeze-thaw cycle.

BASEMENT

Concrete Remedy is NonToxic & Odorless. Other products on the market advertised for basement waterproofing not only stink, but some are flammable and require extreme ventilation. Feel Safe - Use Concrete Remedy Deep Seal (DS).

You can literally save $1000s by using Concrete Remedy DS to waterproof your basement. Not only is this method inexpensive, but it is also easy to apply. Concrete Remedy DS is nontoxic & odorless.

"Concrete actually wicks moisture from as deep as 20' below the surface. What this means is that there is almost always moisture IN concrete. If it rains, or after you clean your kennels, the moisture is IN the concrete long after the surface dries."

EXTERIOR WOOD - DECKS, FENCES, SHEDS, SHINGLES, SIDING, RAILINGS

PetraWood is the perfect one-time treatment for your exterior wood. Click here for info on PetraWood.

KENNELS

Make Your Kennel Floors Easier To Clean & Safer For Your Dogs
Stop Mold, Mildew & Bacteria From Growing

In Your Kennel Floor

The Kennel Kit has a proven track record of 26 years in kennels all around the world.


"Thanks to the Concrete Remedy Kennel Kit, my kennel is safer, cleaner and more comfortable!"


Reduce Embarrassing Odors --You may have grown used to them, but your guests WILL notice!
Perfect For All Kennels --New Or Old Concrete-- Indoors or Outdoors.
Reduce Skin and Paw Irritations by Stabilizing The Caustic Nature Of New Concrete.
Save Time & Money by Speeding Up Your Cleaning Tasks.
Reduce the Dangers of Cross-Contamination in Boarding Situations -- Increase Your Customers' Confidence in the Safety of Your Kennels.
Protect Your Dogs' Health -- Eliminate the Breeding Ground 'Inside' Concrete Where Harmful Mold, Mildew, and Bacteria Grow.
Stop Dog Discomfort and Health Problems from Lying on Damp, Moist Concrete.
Extend Life of Your Exterior Kennel Floors by Stopping Freeze/Thaw Damage, Scaling and Pitting and Dusting.
A Nontoxic, Permanent, Odorless Solution --Guaranteed 100% Environmentally, Animal and Human Safe.
Protect Your Dogs Now. . .& Make Cleaning Your Kennels Quick & Easy
Did you know that the concrete floors of your dogs' kennels are a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, mold and mildew? Concrete is a porous material and acts similarly to a sponge. When liquids are spilled on it, they will soak deep into the concrete. These damp pores in the concrete provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, mold and mildew. Now You can Solve this dangerous problem--once and forever!

How to Prevent Dangerous Bacteria From Growing In Your Kennel
The Concrete Remedy Kennel Solution eliminates the breeding ground for bacteria in your kennel floor by preventing moisture from getting into your concrete. It will make your kennel safer for your dogs, easier to clean and reduce urine odors by preventing the urine from penetrating into the concrete.

Your Dogs Don't Like Lying on Cold, Damp Concrete Anymore Than You Do
Maybe you've never tried it. I mean lying on concrete. But your dogs spend hours doing just that. Even concrete that doesn't look wet is generally damp.

Concrete actually wicks moisture from as deep as 20' below the surface. What this means is that there is almost always moisture IN concrete. If it rains, or after you clean your kennels, the moisture is IN the concrete long after the surface dries.

Lying on continual dampness and cold can aggravate or contribute to aches and pains. When concrete is damp--even though it looks dry on the surface-- it doesn't warm up under your dog. Your dogs will be much more comfortable and avoid the dangers from damp concrete if their body heat warms up the area they are lying on. Since most dogs can't talk, we felt it was important to tell you this on their behalf.

Applying Concrete Remedy Deep Seal (DS) and Concrete Remedy Top Seal (TS) stops concrete from soaking up moisture from the ground and prevents it from holding moisture internally. By fixing your concrete so no moisture gets into it, from above OR below, your dogs will be much more comfortable.

Click to See How Deep Seal & Top Seal Work Together and how they look on floors.

Click here to download a PDF file with pictures and explanation of how the Kennel Kit works--Deep Seal & Top Seal

Kennel Owners Contact Me Often Because of Bad Problems with Peeling Paint and Coatings
The usual way folks address the problem of keeping kennels clean is through applying either toxic water proofers or paint. Paint ends up peeling. Then you are faced with having to strip the floors and start over again. This is real disruptive to your operation, not to mention costly, messy and time consuming. So save yourself a lot of trouble and expense, and do it the easy way.

The Kennel Kit is without question the most cost effective, easiest to do, longest lasting method to keep your floors and runs in top condition. You will NEVER run into the costly maintenance problems resulting from using surface coatings or paint that go hand in hand with the common way of protecting kennel floors.

Never Slip Due to a Slick, Wet, Surface Coated Floor Again.
Never Scrape off a Peeling Finish Again -- Guaranteed
That's right.

All surface coatings, whether paint, acrylic sealers or epoxies make floors extremely slippery and dangerous, especially when they are wet.

They also will all eventually peel, leaving you with a tremendous mess and a lot of expense to correct.

Your Kennel Kit Solution is Guaranteed to do away with those nasty and expensive problems. It is the perfect combination of ease of cleaning with lower slipperiness than typical floor coatings.

First, Top Seal is Guaranteed not to peel. Actually, it can't peel. Top Seal is a penetrating material, so there just is not anything there to peel.

Second, Concrete Remedy Top Seal is proven to reduce the slipperiness of floors, even when they are wet.

Kennels owners have proven it in their experience. Floors treated with the Kennel Kit are less slippery than any other floor they have ever tried.

Concrete Remedy is not a retail or mass marketed material. But now, you have the opportunity to buy and use a proven industrial grade material. You do not have to rely on the risky approach of just picking a mass marketed product off the shelf and hoping it will work.

The Kennel Kit is a totally different approach than is available "off the shelf" in your local hardware store or home store chain. There is no national ad campaign for this material.

Kennel Owners are now able to join that select group, and are reporting total satisfaction with their good luck at finding a proven solution for their needs. Make sure and read what they say by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

Briefly, Here's What is Involved
First, the concrete is INTERNALLY strengthened and waterproofed with DS . Spalling, scaling and deterioration are prevented. The concrete will not deteriorate due to the freeze / thaw cycle. And this internal treatment is PERMANENT...it never has to be redone. Strong chemicals will not affect DS.

Concrete Remedy DS solidifies the concrete, increasing compressive strength by 25% after 30 days. "Internal" means that the top 1/16th inch does not have the material in it. That thin area is filled with the penetrating Top Seal

In the event you want to paint a floor or put a "surface build" material on the floor, then you would apply it right over the DS. The DS will increase the sticking performance of any coating by at least 300%. This highly important result is because DS stops the reaction of moisture and alkali in the floor. This process is a major cause of peeling coatings.

My suggestion for easiest maintenance is to apply Top Seal. That is the very best solution based on my years of experience in the concrete protection business. It is also how Kennel Owners believe after using the Kennel Kit.

However, if you want a painted look, then you would not use Top Seal.If you are going to paint the floor you absolutely need to use DS to maximize the coating performance and avoid the disaster of peeling paint. If you have questions about the pro's and con's, please get in touch with me.

For more information on how why this is a necessary material to use before painting a floor, click here to open a new page.

Second, the Top Seal is applied. It will soak completely in and lasts for many years. As it is a penetrating material, it will never peel or need to be removed before maintenance can be done. You can plan on at least five years before you would even think of adding any more of the Top Seal. Even under extreme industrial use and daily cleaning with harsh chemicals, Top Seal passes the test of time. If additional material is ever required, there is no preparation other than usual cleaning. No need to remove old material or peeling product. Simply add a little more Top Seal. But I guarantee you, it will be years and years until you will even need to consider it.

Neither the DS nor the Top Seal change the appearance of the concrete. Floors do not end up being real slick like they do with paint or surface coatings.

Something else you should know before ordering:

Concrete Remedy
Doesn't STINK!
Concrete Remedy DS & Concrete Remedy TS are Nontoxic, Odorless & Environmentally Safe. This means you don't have to worry about noxious fumes or material harming you or your dogs. In fact, you can do one stall at a time without closing down your kennel.

How Is the Kennel Kit Applied?
The Concrete Remedy Kennel Solution is a simple three step process to completely take care of the concrete floors and runs of your kennel. Complete, easy to follow instructions are sent with each order. Plus you can email or call me at any time for help.

Use the Kennel Kit on all concrete, Inside and Outside.

How easy is it? A fellow kennel owner tells you: "I also was impressed with how easy it was to treat the concrete floor. I am in my late 20's, don't really like to do construction type work but to my surprise, I treated every inch of the concrete by myself. The directions were detailed and it was so easy to apply."

Another satisfied kennel owner concludes: "If I can do it, anybody can!"

Step 1: Clean It
The first step is to thoroughly clean and disinfect the concrete. This can be done with a garden hose and your choice of cleaner and disinfectant. Be sure to thoroughly rinse off the concrete. You don't need to wait for the concrete to dry before moving on to Step 2.

Concrete Remedy DS is a deep penetrating sealant and has to be able to soak into the concrete floor of your kennel.
*** It is important to test your kennel floor to ensure that the Concrete Remedy Kennel Solution will work to its full potential.

To test, simply splash a little water on it to see if it soaks in. If it does, then Concrete Remedy DS will too and you can take advantage of all of its benefits. If previous waterproofers or paint prevent the penetration of DS, the old material must be removed prior to applying DS. Please contact me for detailed help in removing old failed finishes/sealers.

Step 2: Deep Seal It with DS
Now it's time to stabilize the concrete and fill the internal microscopic pores of the concrete with Concrete Remedy DS. It can be brushed, rolled, sprayed or even poured on. Concrete Remedy DS is permanent, so you'll never have to apply another coat to the slab. When it comes into contact with the alkali in the concrete it forms an aero gel that moves deep into the concrete via capillary action. When this gel dries, it sets up hard like glass inside the concrete.

Click here to open a new page containing a lot of info about DS

Click here to open a new page technical reports that explain HOW and WHY DS works in various different applications.
Step 3: Top Seal It
The last step to eliminating the dangers in your dog's kennel floor! Be sure to wait till the concrete is thoroughly dry (let it dry at least 24 hours, or longer in humid climates).
Now it's time to seal the surface layer of the concrete with Concrete Remedy Top Seal (TS). You apply it the same way you applied the Concrete Remedy DS. Once it's dry, your dog will be protected from bacteria, mold and mildew growth and his home will be much easier to keep clean.

Concrete Remedy DS (Step 2) is best applied to damp concrete.

Concrete Remedy TS (Step 3) MUST be applied on DRY concrete.

Click here to open a new page containing specific info about Top Seal
Step 4: Go Enjoy Yourself with the time and money you are saving by using the Kennel Kit.

Reminder about what products to order

Order Kennel Kits if you are planning on having the easiest floors and runs to take care of, with the lowest maintenance effort. The Kennel Kit is made up of equal amounts of Deep Seal and Top Seal. These will NOT change the appearance of concrete.

If you going to change the cosmetic appearance of the concrete by putting on a surface coating, paint, sealer, adhesive or any type of product that you want to stick to and bond with the concrete then DO NOT use Top Seal. NOTHING will bond to a surface treated with Top Seal.

Order just Deep Seal if you are going to change the natural color of the concrete by painting or applying a floor covering or adhesive or cementitious overlay. Deep Seal will stabilize the concrete, stop the reaction of moisture and alkali. This result will increase the bonding and performance life of any type of surface coating that is applied on top of the Deep Seal treated concrete--as it eliminates the major cause of coating/floor covering failure.

INCREASE THE LIFE OF YOUR STUCCO OR PAINT

Why do paints blister and crack on masonry surfaces?

They blister and crack because of saponification and moisture.

What is saponification?
When soap is manufactured, the basic ingredients are forms of alkali and oil. The combination of the alkali in the masonry and the oil in the paint causes the saponification, which is the white soapy film which appears on the walls and floors. This also causes flaking, blistering, bleeding and burning off the paint on the surface. Vinyl, rubber or latex based paints also peel and crack off masonry surfaces. The prime reason for this is still the alkali and lime fighting the paints.

Concrete Remedy DS helps extend the life of the paint up to 300%. The reason is: once Concrete Remedy DS is applied to the masonry surface to be painted, it sets up a gel-like barrier which prevents the moisture from being drawn to the surface when painted, to stop the blistering and peeling.

Concrete Remedy DS enables paint to adhere better to the masonry because it etches as it penetrates, so it acts as its own bonding agent for the paint. To help solve the saponification problem, it neutralizes the alkali, which is one of the causes for paint chalking.

 

Concrete Remedy will help you:

• Easily & Inexpensively Waterproof Your Poured Concrete Basement
• Permanently Protect Your Driveway From Freeze Thaw Damage
• Easily Extend The Life of Your Cedar Shake or Wood Shingle Roof
• Protect Your Wooden Fence With One Application
• Seal Your Patio and/or Pool Deck
• Increase The Life Of Your Stucco or Paint Up To 300%
• Make Your Dog Kennel Easier To Clean
• Stop Efflorescence

Concrete Remedy Products Are:

• Non-toxic & Odorless
• Easy To Apply
• Environmentally Friendly
• Cost Effective Solutions
• Easy To Order

Product brochures are available here.