Imprinted Concrete: (synonyms: stamped, impressed, BowmaniteTM, IncreteTM, or PatternedTM Concrete)

A process of texturing a concrete surface to resemble brick, stone, wood, tile or a variety of other traditional finishes in the surface of a concrete pavement or floor. Imprinted concrete may be natural or pigmented.

Joint Types:

• Construction Joint: A joint which is formed to define the limit of a days work and/or to assist in elevation control for screeding.
• Contraction Joint: A joint which is normally sawn into newly placed concrete floors to initiate cracking in a defined manner to reduce or eliminate drying shrinkage cracks.
• Expansion Joint: A joint sometimes employed in exterior pavements to permit thermal expansion of the concrete.
• Isolation Joint: A joint which extends through the full slab thickness to separate the concrete floor from an adjacent element (eg: a foundation wall).

Liquid Hardeners/Densifiers:

A concrete floor finish for new or old concrete surfaces obtained through the flood coat application of a silicate based liquid densifier which reacts with the hydrated cement to chemically densify the surface of the concrete. [MORE]

Polished Concrete:

A concrete floor finish for new or old concrete surfaces obtained through intensive diamond grinding, liquid chemical densification of the concrete surface and final diamond polishing to a matte, semi-gloss or high gloss finish (see Specification Bulletin).

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