Phoscrete Team Repairing Damaged Concrete

Cold Outside? Give your Phoscrete a Warm Hug!

I wish we had the photo. Donny (our installation support manager) and Matt (our Northeast Sales Rep) were on-site with an east coast contractor installing Phoscrete on a Rhode Island Bridge on a cold morning in January. Temps were in the 30s and the wind off the bay was biting. Using our Fast-Set Admix, the…

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Best Concrete Repair Products

Concrete furniture is in style, giving kitchens, dining rooms, and bedrooms alike an urban, modern touch. Many of these pieces of furniture can go for outrageous prices, which is why we wanted to provide you with a simple, affordable option that will not only look great in your home, but also provide you with a…

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Concrete Mixture for Floor

Concrete vs. Cement — What’s the Difference?

Have you ever been walking down a sidewalk and thought to yourself, “Is this concrete I’m walking on, or is it cement? Or is that the same thing?” Maybe you haven’t — but these terms are often used interchangeably and thought of to be the same thing. In today’s blog, we will be going over…

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Best Practices for Hot Weather Phoscrete Concrete Repair

The days are getting shorter, but summertime is just beginning to bake our concrete pavements and structures. Working with Phoscrete in hot weather is easy when you follow this one rule: Chill Phoscrete Activator, and keep Phoscrete Dry Mix out of direct sunlight. Phoscrete sets fast even in 70°F (20°C) temperatures. Cooling activator down below…

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Enhance Concrete Durability with *NEW* Phoscrete Endure™

Phoscrete is pleased to add a new and innovative product to our sales portfolio: Phoscrete Endure™ powered by PoreShield™ is a long-term (10+ years) durability enhancer protecting concrete from premature damage caused by moisture, salt, deicing & freeze/thaw conditions. Phoscrete Endure™ is a Soy Methyl-Ester Polystyrene (SME-PS) liquid sold under license from the Indiana Soybean…

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Phoscrete’s Fast and Easy Concrete Repair

Now Shipping: Phoscrete VO Large Kits

Phoscrete VO is for Vertical and Overhead concrete repairs. Our new packaging offers tremendous value over our popular VO Pails – in just the right size for larger structural concrete repairs. Full Kit = [2] 31 lb. Dry Mix Bags + [1] 10.3 lb. Jug of Liquid Activator Kit Price: $108 Coverage: 0.53 cf per…

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In-Place Cost

SO, YOU WANT TO SAVE TIME, MONEY, AND REPAIR MORE? by Brian Mintz General Manager – Phoscrete Because state and local agency contracts are typically awarded to the lowest bidder, all too often, the choice for concrete repair material on a project is decided based on lowest cost per cubic foot. This seems quite logical…

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Ice Cold Phoscrete Activator

Hot Discovery! Ice Cold Phoscrete Activator

Everyone knows how great Phoscrete works in sub-freezing temperatures. Because Phoscrete’s Activator has a very low freezing point, our liquid works well at or below 30°F when water-based mixes freeze. What we learned this month in the Covid (among other things) was how to achieve desired working/set time anywhere from 5  to 30 minutes by…

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Vertical & Overhead Concrete Patch Kit

Vertical and Overhead Patches

OVERVIEW: Because it sticks fast and holds strong to concrete, Phoscrete VO MALP concrete repair material is an excellent choice for repairing concrete on vertical and overhead surfaces including bridge beams and columns. Phoscrete VO is a trowelable repair material that sets fast and bonds to itself, so it can be installed in lifts. Phoscete…

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Cold weather and Freezer Floor Concrete Repair

Industrial Freezer Repairs

OVERVIEW:  Phoscrete MALP concrete repair materials are an excellent choice for fast cold temperature repairs and are especially suited for industrial freezers.  Phoscrete is a cementitious two-component system (dry mix bags, and liquid activator jugs). Phoscrete does not mix with water, and the activator freezing point is -20°F (-29°C). Phoscerte bonds strong and lasts long…

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