Apr 6, 2020 | Advice & Tips
Cracks, sunken areas, the dreaded spalling—no contractor likes to see these things when they walk onto a job site. Unfortunately, improper curing processes, moisture issues, and other exterior forces can result in concrete damage to warehouse floors and corporate...
Mar 31, 2020 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts
Current global conditions are creating quite a bit of uncertainty and fear, but we’re also seeing an immense amount of learning taking place—both in terms of medical knowledge and how we function as a society. The team at Runyon Surface Prep sincerely hopes that...
Feb 12, 2020 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts
Are you ready to add new surface preparation machinery to your arsenal permanently, or are you just hoping to rent some equipment for a few projects? Not sure which option is right for your business? We can help. The industry experts at Runyon Surface Prep have years...
Jan 16, 2020 | Advice & Tips
While trowel polishing is becoming more prevalent in the surface preparation industry, we still get our fair share of questions. Today, we’re answering some of your most-asked queries about trowel polishing and Runyon Surface Prep’s Magnetic Preload System for use...
Jan 10, 2020 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts
Concrete polishing isn’t something you can just leap into—this highly specialized industry requires finely honed skills and quality tools in order to complete a project with any level of professionalism. Some might even call it an art; we certainly would! At Runyon...
Dec 4, 2019 | Runyon Roots
Diana Cristina Ricker started the journey with the Runyon Team in May after her son, Darrell Jr. was born. Diana was born on 8/21/1998 in Veracruz, Mexico. She moved to the US when she was just seven months old. At an early age, Diana taught herself English by...
Nov 25, 2019 | Runyon Roots
We are excited to welcome Jake Stinson to the Runyon Team. Jake started his journey with us about nine months ago. Jake was born 1/24/97 in Greenwood, Indiana. He grew up having strong family roots with his mom (Karalee), dad (Dave), and sister (Oliva) in Moorseville,...
Sep 12, 2019 | Advice & Tips
Emergencies and disasters can strike at any moment and you never want to be unprepared when this happens. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the most frequent causes of evacuations in the U.S. each...
Jul 26, 2019 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts, Flooring Equipment, Industry Trends
Today, using a power trowel system makes polishing concrete a breeze – it’s efficient. Power trowel polishing has an average labor reduction of 75% compared to traditional planetary grinding. In addition, you minimize your average tooling cost per square foot....
Jul 3, 2019 | Customer Highlights, Featured Posts
Here at Runyon Surface Prep, we’re pretty proud of our 10-year partnership with Ameripolish. The company is known as a true rebel in the industry, developing new and exciting technology to prep, strengthen, color, protect and maintain polished concrete floors for...
Jun 24, 2019 | Runyon Roots
It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you, Austin Cox. Austin started working at Runyon Surface Prep in January of this year. His first introduction into our industry was at the 2019 World of Concrete. Austin was born August 22nd, 1997 in Bloomington, Indiana....
Jun 11, 2019 | Customer Highlights
When our customers need to repair and protect a concrete floor, they ask for Metzger/McGuire joint fillers and repair products. And we sell a lot of Metzger/McGuire joint filler. As one of Runyon’s first supplier-partners (almost 10 years now), Metzger/McGuire has...
May 7, 2019 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts
Last week, we decided we were in need of a nice looking workbench to assemble our magnetic preload system on. When we started thinking of creative ways we could use what he had around the shop to make something cool an idea clicked. What we came up with was a table...
Mar 13, 2019 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts
As spring approaches, the weather begins to turn, and as the days seem to get longer, many homeowners look to spend more time outside. With this shift comes a demand for exterior renovations like mulching the garden beds, updating exterior paint, or even cleaning and...
Feb 18, 2019 | Runyon Roots
Savanna is one of the newest members to the Runyon Team. At Runyon her role is Director of Marketing. Savanna was born May 23rd, 1995 and grew up in Prior Lake, MN a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. She grew up in an entrepreneurial family, her parents work together...
Dec 27, 2018 | Industry Trends, Spotlights
This January, we’re heading to Vegas for the world’s largest international event for concrete and masonry professionals, the 2019 World of Concrete. From heavy-duty machinery and high-efficiency products, to skill-building workshops and management seminars,...
Dec 17, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products, Flooring Equipment, Industry Trends
Buy equipment now, take advantage of the Section 179 small business tax incentive and invest in your business for the future. Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows small businesses such as contractors to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment from...
Nov 1, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts, Featured Products
Regardless of trade, preparation is often the single-most important step to ensure a professional installation. This is especially true when contractors are looking to install cement toppings. CTS Rapid Set concrete is specifically designed to harden and set within...
Oct 18, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts, Industry Trends
The Concrete Polishing Council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors organization has big benefits for contractors, from educational resources to new contractor mentoring. The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) is the premier trade association...
Oct 8, 2018 | Featured Products, Flooring Equipment, Industry Trends
What if you could cut mixing and application time in half when installing self-leveling material? A Graco Self-Leveling Pump makes it much faster and easier to apply self-leveling overlayments and underlayments. It can be an exercise in frustration to hand mix bag...
Oct 1, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Posts, Industry Trends
In the year following the enforcement of Crystalline Silica Standard 29 CFR 1926.1153, OSHA is providing better direction on compliance. On September 23, 2017, when a new standard for Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) exposure was put into effect by OSHA...
Sep 5, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products, Industry Trends
When I hear the term flake floor, the first thing that pops into my head is a garage floor. I’m sure most concrete flooring contractors would agree that this system is most often found in garages for its strength, ability to have a car pulled onto it, protection...
Aug 15, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products, Industry Trends
Dust extraction on a jobsite must be handled carefully, or the mistake could mean steep OSHA penalties. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) takes airborne and surface-borne dust very seriously because of its severe risks to job site workers and...
Aug 3, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products
Aside from daily maintenance, there are times when unexpected spills happen. Left untreated, they can leave behind discoloration and stain your otherwise beautiful floor. In the case of our warehouse, we had hydraulic fluid leak onto our floor as we were unloading a...
Jul 2, 2018 | Customer Highlights
This week we want to feature an impressive TRU PC overlay job completed by Custom Concrete Creations in the Wahlburgers at Mall of America. You can see the before and after shots of this 3,600 square foot restaurant below. In addition, we’ve included some...
Jun 12, 2018 | Runyon Roots
Today is all about Joe Vertrees. Joe’s sister Jackie works in our Customer Service Division. This is how we found Joe. Joe was born at home on May 20, 1991. Jackie is his biological sister, and he also has three step-siblings. In his younger years, he moved...
Jun 11, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products
Summer is an ideal time to rejuvenate existing concrete sidewalks, driveways and patios that have been neglected and have had their appearance diminished by the accumulation of grime, mildew and oil stains. With a thorough cleaning and the application of the proper...
Jun 8, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products
Adding color to existing exterior concrete is a great option to aesthetically enhance landscaping. However, to maximize the longevity and appearance, the correct coloring products, application techniques and protective sealers must be used. Since exterior concrete is...
Jun 5, 2018 | Runyon Roots
Odessa is our next root, and she has deep roots with the Runyon family. Her dad, Dave Tynan, was hired by Jack Runyon (the original founder) in 1976, and still to this day works for our company. Odessa previously worked for our Tool Rental division for several years,...
Jun 4, 2018 | Advice & Tips, Featured Products, Industry Trends
Runyon Surface Prep’s Slurry Processing System simplifies the task of what to do with jobsite concrete mud when wet grinding. The growing popularity of wet-polishing and the use of power trowel machines (that must be run wet) increases the need for an efficient and...
