Ardex PC-T "Polished Concrete Topping...

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Author Message Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 810 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:01 pm:    Has anyone used this material, or something like it? https://www.ardexamericas.com/product/ardex-pc-t/ I have a project where the Designers want polished concrete, and don't want to use the structural slab as the surface. Doing a depressed slab with a decorated topping slab is the usual solution, but this is an elevated deck so not a viable option. This leads me to looking for topical solutions to replicate or simulate the look. This is for a new construction hospital public space. Thoughts? Brian Payne Senior Member Username: brian_payne Post Number: 210 Registered: 01-2014 Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:09 pm:    Yep. Used it. Watch out for control joints from slab below and on one job we had microfracturing of the surface. Almost looked crackled, but stable. Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 811 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:22 pm:    How thin was your application? Do you think it would be suitable in a hospital public area that serves the café, gift shop, waiting areas, main circulation, etc... ? guest (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 - 08:45 pm:    Have you consider epoxy terrazzo? Greta Eckhardt Senior Member Username: gretaeckhardt Post Number: 123 Registered: 08-2013 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 09:13 am:    CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp. makes a similar product called Rapidset TRU, which we have looked into as well as the Ardex PC-T but I don't yet have feedback from the field on how they have worked. One thing I would like to offer is terminology for this type of product. It is not concrete topping, it has similar chemistry to underlayments but it will be exposed. Therefore we are calling it POLISHED CEMENT OVERLAYMENT to prevent confusion (I hope) Colin Gilboy Senior Member Username: colin Post Number: 471 Registered: 09-2005 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 09:26 am:    There are several others in our Specialty Flooring section - Decorative Concrete Toppings http://www.4specs.com/s/09/09-6230.html Colin Gilboy Publisher, 4specs.com 702-505-9119 - Las Vegas Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wayne_yancey Post Number: 920 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 11:02 am:    Good morning Nathan, Have specified both Ardex and CTS products. Both are excellent. However, CTS offers a larger selection of colors. CTS is the current flavor of the month with my interior designers. Wayne Phil Babinec Senior Member Username: pbabinec Post Number: 30 Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 03:53 pm:    We have used the CTS on projects with success. Ours were topping of existing floors - University Bldgs - Labs and Classrooms. Have also seen some inlay work from a decorative view point that looked good at University of Cincinnati.