Jacek Bienkowski Bio Wood Varnish: A Mirage, or the Real Thing? You may never have wondered what is inside a wood varnish, or what it does to your health and the environment. But you will have noticed that some treatments last much longer than others. Unfortunatel... 8 Mar 2022 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski How to Repair Concrete Properly: Five Steps That Make Repairs Last Concrete is not eternal - the effects of deterioration are plain to see on many structures. Poor materials, careless placing and no protection lead within a few years to spalling : surface concrete br... 14 Dec 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Microcement Sealers: Getting the Application Right Transparent protective resins are what make a microcement finish fully waterproof in wet areas - showers, bathrooms, kitchen worktops. Choosing and applying the right sealer is where many otherwise be... 8 Jul 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Swimming Pools and Microcement: The Recipe and the Timing It is already too late. Pool works always happen in late spring - exactly when it is too late for a lining to cure properly. That, whatever the material chosen, is the number-one cause of headaches fo... 8 Jul 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Substrate Preparation: The Questions to Ask Before Any Coating Goes Down A careful assessment of the substrate and a considered choice of preparation method drastically cut the risk of failure in any surface renovation. Here are the checks we recommend before applying Ecob... 8 Jul 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski What Is the Best Protection for Microcement? Installing microcement but worried it will not survive your teenager's parties? The architect suggested lining the shower with it, and the thought of cleaning it scares you? Here is a short guide to m... 8 Jul 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Repairing Concrete: Speed Is Not Everything When repairing concrete floors, speed matters - but so do reliability, ease of execution and how long the repair lasts. Plenty of rapid-setting products exist, and each has limitations. That is why we... 15 Feb 2021 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Bacchella, Ecobeton and Quin: Restoring Old Farmhouses on Elba For a couple of years Ecobeton has been working with the studio Adriano Bacchella Image & Photography on the renovation of old rustic houses and farmhouses on the beautiful island of Elba - specifical... 15 Dec 2020 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Where to Place Contraction Joints in an Industrial Floor Contraction joints - sometimes called control joints - are the most widespread way to control cracking in industrial floors. As concrete hardens it loses volume, and that very often cracks the slab. C... 5 Nov 2020 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Moss and Mould on External Walls? One Coat Sorts It Spring cleaning extends outdoors, and the garden wall usually reveals moss and mould in the most unlikely places - unsightly, and worse, holding moisture against the masonry. Preventing or removing it... 12 Oct 2020 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Microcement: Promoted from Substitute to Star Player Practical solution or a choice of value? It has been a few years since microcement - or cementitious coating - graduated from a fix for industrial floors into a deliberate design choice, in commercial... 11 Aug 2020 Blog
Jacek Bienkowski Curing Concrete Properly: What EN 13670 Asks For, and the Easiest Way to Do It The importance of properly curing concrete cannot be overstated. Appropriate, effective and practical curing ensures higher quality and durability. Today we can design concrete to last centuries - the... 14 Nov 2018 Blog
