Clean Krete's Tips for Preparing Your Concrete for Winter

The snow is already falling in many areas of the country, signaling that another long, harsh winter is on the horizon. Even though most of the cities in southern California do not get any snow in the winter season, temperature still drop quite a bit. Before the cold weather tightens, now is the time to winterize your exterior concrete surfaces. Proper maintenance and protection can greatly extend the service life of both new and existing concrete and preserve its appearance. Here are three steps to take to prepare your exterior concrete for the brutal months ahead.

Give It a Good Cleaning

After months of exposure to foot or vehicle traffic, the environment, and stains from fallen leaves, your concrete could benefit from a good cleaning before the stains set in. The degree of cleaning needed will largely depend on the conditions the concrete is exposed to. A concrete Professional  " CLEAN KRETE" will know the various methods and products to use to clean concrete effectively without damaging the surface.

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Fix Minor Cracks

Although small cracks in concrete may not seem like a big deal, they can worsen if water or deicing salts are allowed to enter and freeze-thaw expansion occurs. To successfully repair and seal up those cracks, it's important to use the right tools and materials. 

. Apply a Fresh Coat of Sealer

Whether you do it yourself or hire a professional, applying a coat of the right sealer to your concrete will improve its resistance to freeze-thaw exposure and deicing chemicals. It will also make the concrete easier to clean the following spring. Concrete driveways are especially vulnerable to the effects of deicers. Learn all you need to know about properly sealing concrete driveways.

Driveway Improvement Tustin, CA.

Before and after
Clean krete, transformed  simple Gray concrete into a new customized look, by scoring a diagonal tile pattern into the existing driveway and staining with a two tone stain and darker stained border.

Diagonal tile stain concrete, Pomona, CA.

Clean krete, Renovated this old concrete Driveway in Pomona, California
By scoring a diagonal tile pattern and stain the existing concrete with 2 earth tones colors of acrylic stain.

Micro top floors

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Another blessed day!!! ⛅
Starting a new job in Menifee, Ca.
*Steps, and Front porch*
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Concrete staining in Pomona, CA.

Stained concrete with Flagstone Design on Patio

Got Ugly Concrete ?

Summer is here!!  🌴🌞...

Backyard Bar-b-que's🍖, graduation parties🎓🎉, laying out by the pool!!!🏊.
You work so hard to have everything in order and just right for your get together....  But...  The concrete Patio is a mess ( dirty, pet stains, kid stains. 🙊. ) We can enhance your Pool deck  with our beautiful stain (endless color choices.)

  Call us!    Family and friends will be amazed at the difference.  The best option for your packetbook...

Concrete Staining "Stone Renovation"

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Water Fountain Stone Restoration

Before

Stain and seal a Flagstone Designed on existing Concrete

Clean Krete, completed another stone design on the existing concrete Patio in Temecula, CA. "Temeku Hills"
Customer was really happy and exited with the final look.
Thank you Mike for the opportunity to Renovate your Patio.

Matching stained Concrete Color

Clean Krete's Crew working on matching the existing stained concrete with a new concrete area just add it to this patio "Dinning area".
We removed the existing sealer, applied an acid stain on the new concrete area, spray with an acrylic stain and finish with two coats of sealer.

Transforming The way Concrete Looks!