Choosing a Coating Contractor Based on Net Promoter Score is the Best Measure of Quality How do you choose a contractor for your next project? Online research, reviewing past projects, flashy social media pages, and videos are all important, but they are just as easily manipulated by contractors who may… Read More

Desco is proud to announce that we are the 2016 Concrete Surfaces Polishing Award recipient for the best educational concrete polishing project for our work at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Centre for Applied Technology, NAIT CAT, in Edmonton, Alberta. This is the third year in a row that Desco has… 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

THE IMPORTANCE OF QUANTITATIVE TESTING Quantitative testing is replacing qualitative testing in the polished concrete industry. By having consistent objective measurements, a client can be assured of consistent results. There is a need for consistent education as to what makes a floor “good” since polished concrete is a relatively new… 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: http://www.descoalberta.com/blog/archives/2013/05/13/what-is-a-concrete-surface-profile/ . However, we still have people wondering why is a concrete surface profile so important? There are many reasons to mechanically abrade… 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