Expert Concrete Training

General Contracting Traps to Avoid as a Concrete Contractor

In this video, concrete expert David Stephenson discusses the common traps he sees concrete contractors fall into on the job.

Mock-ups, Samples, and Protection with Polished Concrete Floors

David delves into size recommendations for your mock-ups and the best area of the floor for them, getting the sign-off on your sample mock-up, what to do when other trades damage your finished polished surface, timing and sequencing, and more!

Part 1: Advanced Polished Concrete Equipment Selection

In this video, concrete expert David Stephenson discusses advanced equipment selection. He covers various polishing machine manufacturers and the pros and cons of their machines, best practices in diamond tooling selection and more.

Part 2: Advanced Polished Concrete Equipment Selection

David Stephenson discusses all things equipment for your polished concrete job: tooling, machinery, pads, auto-scrubbers, joints and pumps, and hand-grinders and more.

Part 1: Common Chemicals and Concrete Repairs for Polished Concrete

In this video, concrete expert David Stephenson takes the viewer on an in-depth polished concrete chemicals training. David covers: new densifiers and cutting aides, myths about densifiers, how densifiers work on concrete surfaces and more.

Part 2: Advanced Chemicals and Best Practices for Polished Concrete Repairs

In this video, concrete expert, David Stephenson discusses advanced topics in polished concrete chemicals. David discusses different types of stain protection pros and cons, which pads to watch out for when maintaining polished concrete and more.

Part 1: Polished Concrete Life Expectancy and Troubleshooting Tips

In this thorough training, David discusses best practices in polished concrete floor maintenance for big box retail and grocery stores, to mop or not to mop every day, the right cleaner to use, how often, and one of its key ingredients and more.

Part 2: Polished Concrete Life Expectancy and Troubleshooting Tips

In this video, polished concrete expert, David Stephenson, discusses polished concrete floor life expectancy. Additionally, he teaches best practices in colored polyurea selection, installation, troubleshooting, and more.

Polished Concrete Cracks and Polishable Overlay

In this video, David discusses what polishable overlay is and what it is primarily used for; how and when to use polishable overlays effectively compared to other polished concrete repair materials.

Polished Concrete Job Close-out

David discusses: best practices for closing out jobs, the process of standardizing the polished concrete job close-out, how a typical job close-out happens, what should be done to prevent problems, and more!

Polished Concrete Samples and Mock-ups

In this video, David Stephenson teaches the vital importance of mock-ups and samples for polished concrete. Video highlights include: importance of not skimping on the mock-up and making the mock-up big enough for the job and more!

Tilt Walls and Polished Concrete Floors

Timing and Polished Concrete: What to Use When and Where

In this video, David Stephenson talks about the timing of polished concrete. David discusses and answers: how early you can polish concrete, when to begin the main grind, diamond grit tooling, what to use and when, and more!