There are two types of cement floor sealers: 1. Cement floor sealers that penetrate into the cement, and 2. Cement floor sealers that coat the surface of the cement floor – more commonly referred to as cement floor coatings.

1. Cement Floor Sealer

2. There are two types of cement floor sealers:
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Cement floor sealers that penetrate into the cement, and
Cement floor sealers that coat the surface of the cement floor – more
commonly referred to as cement floor coatings.
• Learn more about the Types of Concrete Sealers and Coatings.

3. Cement floor sealers that penetrate into the cement will waterproof, strengthen, and
protect your cement floor where as concrete coatings will create a surface layer –
protecting the surface of the cement floor but nothing else. When choosing a cement
floor sealer, consider the following:
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How often do you have to apply the cement floor sealer? Penetrant sealers are
usually lifetime sealers and coatings usually have to be applied every 1-5 years.
Does the cement floor sealer stop water? Water is in the soil that surrounds your
cement floor – so is hydrostatic pressure. Hydrostatic pressure pushes water from
the surrounding soil up through the pores of the concrete. A good cement sealer
will fill in the pores and prevent water from penetrating (learn about the
Foundation Armor concrete sealer). A surface coating will trap the moisture under
the surface of the coating, eventually flaking and peeling.
Does the cement floor sealer stop moisture and vapors? Some sealers top water
but they can’t stop moisture and don’t act as a vapor barrier. Verify your sealer can
do all three.
Does the cement floor sealer strengthen the cement? Overtime, cement will crack
– all cement cracks. But if the cement structure is strengthened, the amount of
cracks, and possibility or cracks, is greatly reduced if not eliminated. Coatings can’t
strengthen concrete because they don’t in any way reacts with or change the
cement.

4. How The Cement Floor Sealer Works
The Foundation Armor concrete sealer penetrates deep
into the concrete and reacts with the free calcium and
lime naturally found in cement. This reaction forms a
crystalline barrier between the pores of the cement.
Once dry, the cement is strengthened by up to 45% and
water, moisture and vapors can no longer travel in
through the pores of the cement.

5. How To Apply The Cement Floor
Sealer
The Foundation Armor concrete sealer can be
applied in three easy steps:
1. Clean the surface of the cement.
2. Using a garden sprayer, apply two back-toback coats of the sealer to the cement floor.
3. Let dry 24 hours.

6. Hardeners & Densifiers
There are several types of hardeners and densifiers on
the market. Foundation Armor hardeners and densifiers
(Armor S1000, S2000 and L3000) are unique in that in
addition to strengthening the concrete by up to 45%, the
concrete becomes more resistant to water and moisture,
helping to waterproofing the concrete.

7. Visit Us!
Learn more about Foundation Armor’s
professional grade line of concrete sealers,
concrete coatings, concrete cleaners and
concrete repair products by visiting
FoundationArmor.com or by calling
1-866-306-0246.