Question from Hope Fox
Hi there,
I need to finish two concrete slabs (upstairs and downstairs – yes we have a concrete floor upstairs!) in our close-to-being-finished new healthy home. I would appreciate some feedback on two products, AcriSoy sealant and any sealant designed to go on top of diamond-polished floors.
Downstairs (kitchen, living room, bathroom) Slab: After reading great things about the durability and healthyness of diamond polished floors (supposedly no maintanence for decades!) we went ahead with it as a DIY project – professionally diamond polished concrete services are super expensive. After a bit of a learning curve, the floor is polished, and looks lovely. The densified, polished surface is naturally somewhat water-repellant, but can still stain if the source of the stain is not cleaned up right away. Living with two young, messy boys, this is bound to happen. I am trying to decide whether to use an additional sealant, and if so, which one. It would need to be designed to seal on top of diamond-polished floors, since there will be minimal penetration posssible with this floor treatment. This is the sealant from the company that we got our concrete densifier from. What do you think of the safety of this product from an MCS perspective, based on its MSDS? Our move in date is aprox 2 months from now.
http://www.xtremeharddensifier.com/uploads/Shield.pdf
The upstairs slab (bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry room) need to be finished differently. Somehow the waterproof additive Xypex was added to this pour in addition to the pour for the walls, where it was supposed to be, so we could not diamond polish it. The waterproofing does not protect it from stains, necessarily. We were thinking of sealing it with Acrisoy…. any thoughts, experience?
Debra’s Answer
The AcriSoy looks good to me on paper. Has anyone tried it?
The other one I wouldn’t use. It says it is not hazardous under normal conditions, but contains Dipropylene Glycol Normal Butyl Ether which is pretty toxic when you are applying it. It’s probably OK once it dries, but the coating is acrylic plastic and I’d prefer another material for you.
