ELITE CRETE OPENS SIMI VALLEY DISTRIBUTOR

New Location In Southern California Simi Valley Facility Quick Links Register Now Last Month's Newsletter More About Us Our Sponsors 2009 Training Schedule January 10th & 11th Feb 21st & 22nd March 21st & 22nd Classes are held Sat and Sunday from 9 am to 3pm. Breakfast, lunches will be served with drinks and snacks. Free sample boards from class will be cut up for class attendees to take home with them on Sunday. Price is $250 per person In order to better service our Northern LA contractors, Elite Crete Los Angeles is excited to announce the addition of a new distribution and training facility in Simi Valley. This site will be managed by Johnny Rodriguez 805-558-5565. Feel free to call Johnny for any technical or product support you may need. As always, I am also still available to answer questions or to pick up product from in Long Beach. Sincerely, Michael Wagner 310 612-2502 Johnny Rodriquez 805 558-5565 If you are like most right now and things are slow, now is the time to position yourself and your business for the new year. Give us just two days of your time and we will train you to install all of our beautiful, yet profitable decorative concrete systems. This is a very detailed and hands on course, so be sure to bring work clothes. This training is a must if you are already in the decorative concrete industry or are wanting to get into this high profit, recession proof and demanded business... Training will cover the following: Thin Stamped Overlays Skim Coats and Base Coats Concrete Surface Repair Splatter Texture & Knockdown Finishes Acid Stain Applications Custom Dye Finishes Seamless MICRO-FINISH Flooring Custom Saw Cutting and Grouting Hand Carved Stone & Tile Finishes Finish Protective Sealer Coats And so much more... To Register is Simple! Email us at wagner@elitecretela.com or call us at 310 612-2502 today to register you and your guests. Click to download Registration Form There will be experienced training instructors from Elite Crete Systems demonstrating all of the products and applications and will stick around to answer any questions you might have. This photo is just a sample of what you will learn. This job is a MICRO-FINISH interior floor with CHEM-STONE Reactive Stain and E100-PT1 clear. Don't leave money on the table with your customers when they ask you about decorative concrete, garage floor coatings and acid staining. This project was 4.700 square feet and took 3 people one week to complete. The job sold for $3.85 a sq. ft. for a total of more than $18,000. Material cost for this project was less than $3,000. You do the math...

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SWRI-Sealant Waterproofing Restoration Institute Offers Sealant Webinar

The Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute and the Adhesive and Sealant Council are proud to announce a joint educational webinar.

December 9, 2008, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern “Fundamentals of Joint Sealants in Building and Construction Applications” Moderated by Dave Kimball, Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute

Click Here for Online Registration Only $200 a session $200 per person accepting AIA/CES credit

LOCATION: At your desk or in a conference room to an entire group! Access the “Fundamentals of Joint Sealants in Building and Construction Applications” from a single telephone line. A separate registration form must be submitted and a separate registration fee must be paid for each person wanting to receive AIA/CES credit. Each registered attendee will receive one set of handout materials and presentation supplied by the speaker. TIME: 10 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern 9 - 10:30 a.m. Central 8 - 9:30 a.m. Mountain 7 - 8:30 a.m. Pacific Program highlights include: • Sealant definitions, applications chemistries and types • Sealant joint design considerations • Important steps in successful sealant installation • Troubleshooting common problems with potential solutions AIA/CES Credit: Receive 1.5 credit hours for attending this webinar!! CLICK HERE to register now! Go ahead. Forward this to someone you know!

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ENDURO PRODUCTS Becomes Sponsor of Waterproofdeckcoatingadvice.com

We are happy to announce that ENDURO PRODUCTS has become a sponsor of our website and Blog as of today, December 3rd, 2008.

"We are happy to have Enduro Products as a sponsor of our sites." said Bill Leys, "Enduro is committed to providing quality products and supports our goals of education, quality and ethics for the deck coating industry.

Chris Proulx, owner of Enduro Products, invites you to visit their website, review their product lines of decking and waterproofing, including the ICC evaluated Enduro-Kote (ICC-Es #2245) walking deck system, Enduro-Flex Kote and Enduro-Lastic.

You can go to the Enduro Products website by clicking on our headlines or on the link above.

Look for Enduro Products logo ad to appear soon on our website and here at our Blog.

Welcome aboard Enduro Products, thanks for sponsoring our website!

Documents Filed Today Indicate Failed Settlement Negoitiations in Life Paint vs. Paul Koury/Pacific Pebbles Lawsuit

Filed today at PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records was Document 70 -"Joint Stipulation To Extend Deadline to File Discovery Motions". The document reveals that the two parties engaged in settlement negotiations from on or about October 7, 2008, through mid-November (last week?) when discussions faltered and the parties were unable to resolve the matter.

In the meantime, discovery and depositions were delayed and so this Stipulation, agreed to by both parties, will extend the deadline to file discovery motions by 2 weeks, from December 1st to December 15th, 2008.

From what it sounds like in reading this document, maybe Koury engaged in settlement discussions, as it reads "as a good faith sign of encouraging settlement discussions, the parties agreed to delay Life Paint's response to this Joint Stipulation until further determination of settlement discussions between the parties." I would take that as a sign of Koury extending that agreement to delay as the ball was in Life Paint's court to file their response...

From everything I see and hear, the case is looking pretty strong for Life Paint, so they probably don't feel as much pressure to settle this case as Koury would.

Job of the Week...Pool Deck Rehab in Huntington Beach

TheDeckExpert's professional crews took on this job at an Apartment Complex run by Avalon down in Huntington Beach over the last few weeks; it's a big concrete pool deck with an old failing coating on top.

This job had Life Deck or Westcoat products specified for recoating the deck-guess what product we used?

First, we shot blasted off the old surface down to the substrate.
Because of extreme damage to the concrete from exposure to chlorine and other chemicals, the shot blasting took off the top layer of concrete with it, leaving aggregate exposed.
This was repaired with a bond coat of Life Deck AL1, followed by a smoothing coat of AL2.

Because there were so many cracks on the deck, chopped mat fiberglass was used to cover and hide them.

After treating the deck with fiberglass and a topping coat, we applied a knockdown troweled texture and then applied 2 coats of pigmented sealer to the deck.

The result is a beautiful new deck that with proper care and maintenance, will provide years of life and improve the property's appearance.

Call me, Bill Leys, for your next pool deck restoration project! 805-801-2380. Anywhere in CA, NV, AZ, anytime...

B.I.S. at Long Beach is kind of a BUST

I swung by the BIS Show at Long Beach on Friday afternoon;

After getting my free pass for exhibits only, I walked down the stairs into the exhibit Hall.

It looked like there were more sales people staffing booths than folks walking the show...

The big boys of the building world were persona non grata at this show; why would they be here, they aren't building much these days. Most of the show attendees seemed to be smaller contractors who are building custom/semi-custom homes..

One acquaintance at a Booth said with a roll of their eyes, "Slowest show I've ever seen"

Our sponsors were in attendance at Mer-Ko, we meet All Deck as well and said hello.

After finishing our walk through, I headed up the stirs for the long ride home to SLO...

maybe next year will be better...