Choosing a Coating Contractor Based on Net Promoter Score is the Best Measure of Quality How do you choose the right contractor for your next project? Online research, customer reviews, and polished social media pages can help, but they don’t always tell the full story. In today’s world, these can… Read More

Desco Wins 2016 Concrete Surfaces Polishing Award Desco is proud to announce winning the 2016 Concrete Surfaces Polishing Award.We received recognition for the best educational concrete polishing project at NAIT CAT in Edmonton, Alberta. This marks the third consecutive year Desco has won an award, previously in 2015 and 2014… Read More

SEAMLESS EPOXY MORTAR FLOOR FROM 1982 STILL IN GREAT CONDITION Hospitals require durable flooring solutions that exceed expectations and allow for hygienic practices. Desco originally installed the epoxy mortar floor in 1982 for Forest Construction and Peter Dawson, over 30 years ago. The original seamless epoxy mortar flooring and integrated… Read More

Quantitative Testing in the Polished Concrete Industry Quantitative testing is transforming the polished concrete industry by replacing traditional qualitative assessments. Consistent and objective measurements now assure clients of reliable, repeatable, and measurable results. Education remains essential to help define what makes a polished concrete floor truly “good.” Polished concrete is… Read More

Desco, an Edmonton polished concrete contractor, is proud to announce that we are the 2015 Concrete Surfaces Polishing Award recipient for the best commercial concrete polishing project for our work at the Doublestar Drilling Offices in Acheson. Acheson is an industrial area just outside of Edmonton. Desco rescued the floor… Read More

A few years back, we had a blog post on concrete surface profiles, explaining the differences between them. You can find it here. However, we still have people wondering why is a concrete surface profile so important? There are many reasons to mechanically abrade a floor to create a… Read More

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving husband, father and grandfather, Nestor Samycia at the age of 86 years. He left us on Thursday, January 15, 2015 with his loving wife of 58 years and children by his side. Nestor will… Read More

Desco is proud to announce that we are the 2014 Concrete Surfaces Polishing Award recipient for the best commercial project for our polished concrete at the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre in Edmonton. Desco polished approximately 23,500 ft² of concrete to a Class B Level 4 (salt-and-pepper depth with a high… Read More

At Desco, we shotblast a lot of floors. But what is shotblasting? Shotblasting is where you clean and abrade the surface of the floor in a contained way to ensure that your coatings will properly bond with the substrate. Shotblasting impacts the floor with steel shot, similar to bb’s from… Read More

Now that the sun is shining and we finally have some nice temperatures after another long Edmonton winter, have you noticed any leaks in your basement? As the ground is thawing and shifting with the changing temperatures and spring runoff, you might notice a small trickle coming in through your… Read More