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Additional Tools, Equipment & Supplies

Depending on the equipment package purchased, Some of the equipment suggestions you may already have, others you may need to purchase. Some items are job specific, and others you may not need them at all. Contact us to find out what you may need for your new business.


Minimum Safety Equipment needed:
  • Goggles/Face shield
  • Hearing protection
  • Respirators
  • Safety boots
  • Gloves
  • GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
  • Safety cones
  • Barricades
  • Flagging (surveyors tape)

Necessary equipment needed:
  • Extension cords -12 gauge / 3 wire
  • Tape measure
  • Vacuum, Craftsman wet/dry is OK
  • Soap stone and pencil for layout work

The necessity of the following supplies and equipment depends on the job
  • Push broom
  • Assorted tools & wrenches
  • Sockets, ratchet & screwdrivers
  • Allen wrenches, pliers, etc..
  • Touchup brushes like artist’s brushes Garden hose spray nozzle
  • Carpet scrap - 4’ x 4’ +/-
  • Brushes - 2”
  • Caulking gun
  • Coloring Stain for concrete
  • Thinner (per Mfgs recommendation)
  • Clear coat
  • Clear sealer
  • Crack Filler—like Bonsal Pour-N-Patch
  • Concrete caulk, Polyurethane or Urethane, latex
  • Concrete cleaner/degreaser, (Wisk®, Simple Green®, Era®
  • Muriatic acid
  • Spray lube - WD-40®, etc.
  • Duct tape
  • Paint Roller covers
  • Hammer Drill
  • Concrete anchor kit with concrete drill bits and Tapcon® screws
  • Pressure Washer with attachments
  • 30+ gallon plastic trash can for acid solution
  • Sprinkler can, plastic, to apply acid
  • Lawn/grass edger -(electric works fine)
  • Leaf blower- electric
  • Spray shield for clear spray (thin plywood or cardboard)
  • Mixing tools for concrete repairs
  • Concrete patching materials
  • 4” or 4.5” Electric Angle Grinder Must have 5/8ths inch spindle
  • 4" Diamond grinding cup
  • Pump sprayer to spray clear coat?
  • Pump sprayer to spray cleanup acid
  • Pump sprayer to apply reactive chemical concrete stain

    Do not use standard garden type sprayers-they do not withstand the chemicals and may be dangerous
  1. Best Bet- Grainger Part #3ZC30 (Chapin Model #2179)
  2. Good but small size Grainger Part #3ZC31 (Chapin Model #1035)
  3. Last choice.-although we use this one a lot because it has a funnel head- Grainger Part #4Z122 (Chapin Model #1949)

 


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