Many people have either tried to Reseal their Stamped or Colored Concrete by themselves or hired a less expensive person who says that they know how to do this for the reason of saving money in these difficult economic times.

Although we as a Decorative Concrete Contractor fully understand this, there are a few issues that you need to know if you decide to go this route.

First and foremost all sealers are not alike. Without going into an elaborate discussion here, if you use a Sealer that is incompatible with what was previously used on your concrete, you might create a problem that is rampant in our industry, SEALER CLOUDING OR BLUSHING.

We are presently researching the cause of this issue Nationwide through an effort of the American Society of Concrete Contractors that Split-Rok Construction is a Member. To date these are some of our findings:

1. Resealing too much actually has a disadvantage rather than an advantage. Too many coats of sealer cause the sealer to become un-breathable. Sealers are designed to breath. As a result they allow moisture to pass through the surface unimpeded and allow moisture to evaporate and not get trapped under the sealer. Concrete is like a sponge and therefore moisture under your concrete wicks up and if too many coats of sealer are applied to the surface, water gets trapped and when condensed cannot pass through and causes a blushing or a whitening effect.

2. Incompatible Sealers. As explained earlier for the sake of simplicity I will be brief here.
Sealers are not all alike. Home Depot for example sells Concrete Sealers that although they might work on fresh concrete that has not been previously sealed they can and do create sometimes irreparable problems in Resealing your Decorative Concrete. There are primarily Three types of sealers: Water Based, Styronated Acrylic and Pure Acrylic. Use the wrong one and you’ve opened a Pandora's Box of problems that you might and might not be able to correct without an expensive removal process that could cost you 3-4 times what it would have cost initially to have a Professional Reseal in the first place.

3. Resealing in high-heat or where High-Humidity is present can cause moisture to be trapped in the sealer and cause Blushing. Although I find this easy to correct in most cases why try to cut corners or push ahead because you just want to get it done. The cost to correct this can also be expensive.

We at Split-Rok Construction Company have been installing Decorative Concrete in New Jersey for the past 26 years. We understand and respect people who want to protect their investment that they have made in purchasing Decorative Concrete as opposed to other more typical concrete installations. For this reason we have endeavored to help those in need of remediation of problems that they are having whether it be a Blushing issue or any other issue you might be having with your Decorative Concrete.

We at Split-Rok Construction can either sell you the CORRECT SEALER (with in depth instruction as to how to apply it) or RESEAL for you at a reasonable cost. Whatever your choice you can now be assured that you have Gone The Extra Mile in researching the proper product to use and can perform the application of your sealer without worry.

Please forward any questions you might have to Ted@split-rok.com and I our one of our Professionals will gladly assist you whether or not you decide to use our services or purchase from us.

You can also visit us at Resealconcrete.com or Splitrok.com

Member of ACI (American Concrete Institute) and ASCC (American Society of Concrete Contractors). ACI Certified Flatwork Finisher and ASCC Concrete Whitening Task Force Leader.

We at Split-Rok Construction believe that whether we did your installation or not it benefits all to have the best looking maintained Decorative Concrete possible at your Home or Business. Great looking Decorative Concrete benefits all those who install it and those who choose to use it.

We will always stand as a beacon to educating the public wherever possible since we believe that there is always a way to make the Decorative Concrete Industry better.

REMEMBER: At Split-Rok Construction, too DIFFICULT we do right away but the IMPOSSIBLE takes a bit longer.

I hope this is helpful

Ted Mechnick
Split-Rok Construction Company
1-800-352-7826