Shades Of Color

Shades of Color transforms ordinary concrete into low maintenance, high-performing surfaces. Decorative concrete coatings and overlays are affordable and long-lasting hard surface solutions for deteriorated or spalled concrete. Shades of Color has color and coating solutions that are specifically designed for the demands of high traffic and commercial areas. We offer durable and low-maintenance alternatives to conventional surface coverings such as linoleum, tile, and carpet. Shades of Color provides quality painting with exceptional customer service at competitive prices.

Shades of Color, a Colorado company, is a concrete coatings installer and painting contractor. We have served homeowners, homebuilders, general contractors, and commercial customers since 1988. We provide quality workmanship on every job backed by unparalleled service to every customer. In 1996, in an effort to broaden services to our customers beyond interior and exterior painting, Shades of Color became a trained and certified installer and authorized dealer for PermaCrete, a concrete resurfacing product.

Restoring and maintaining high-traffic surfaces can be a challenge for busy property owners and business managers. Shades of Color has color, and concrete floor coatings solutions specifically designed for the demands of commercial surface areas that are durable and low-maintenance alternatives to conventional floor finishes such as vinyl, tile, and carpet. Our surface finishes are seamless, non-porous, and easy to clean and maintain. They are also chemical and freeze-thaw resistant, which is especially important in Colorado's demanding climate.

Polished concrete floors are wildly popular and can be seen in big box stores, restaurants, car dealerships, and other retail establishments. This sustainable flooring system is resistant to high foot traffic, easy to clean, and low maintenance. While polished concrete floors are low maintenance, they are not "no maintenance". We strongly suggest a polished concrete maintenance program to keep your floors looking their best. Polished concrete floors are finely honed, in some cases up to a high gloss, high reflective 3000 grit finish.

Have you dreamed about an upscale garage floor finish but think it may be an extravagance? Polyaspartic systems are a new generation of industrial strength coating materials available to today's homeowners. Once installed on a properly prepared surface, a polyaspartic system provides impact, wear, and heat resistance. It's a great solution for high foot and vehicular traffic areas which are subject to climate extremes and other environmental conditions. For more commercial applications consider a urethane cement floor which is another high performance flooring system.

Concrete coatings, overlays, concrete stains, and sealers are affordable and long-lasting concrete surface solutions. There are many concrete products on the market for repairing, restoring, resurfacing, re-coloring, and decorating concrete. They all exist for a specific purpose and one lone product cannot meet all concrete needs or solve all concrete problems. We are trained and certified decorative concrete contractors and installers in several concrete coating lines in all price ranges, and are qualified to determine which product best suits your flatwork needs and budget.

Paint serves a purpose - it protects the surface to which it is applied. And while providing protection from the elements, moisture, wear and tear, and a myriad of other exposures, it's nice to have a coating that looks good, too! Paint gives you the opportunity to make a statement about who you are and it lets you communicate and define your style by offering you unlimited color choices. Proper preparation of the substrate is critical. Without cleaning or sanding the surface, paints won't properly adhere and stain won't properly penetrate.

We invite you to enjoy photographs of some of our commercial projects along the Front Range. For more information, please visit interior concrete floor finishes and manufacturers links for technical data, samples, and their galleries. Shades of Color is proud to serve the Denver Metro area including offering concrete design services to homes and businesses in Parker, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Springs, Centennial, Aurora, Lone Tree, Lakewood, Littleton, Westminster, Arvada, Thornton, Broomfield and more.

Decorative concrete contractors can transform ordinary concrete into low maintenance, high-performing works of art. Shades of Color offers hand crafted decorative finishes tailored to meet your unique needs and tastes. Interior concrete floor finishes require minimal care, are allergen free and are a great alternative to carpeting, tile, hardwoods, and vinyl. Properly sealed concrete floors don't absorb spills, chemicals, or pet accidents and odors. And caring for your concrete floor is easy - just sweeping and damp mopping.

If you are like most people, you chose a house with a stucco exterior because you love the look and style of stucco and you thought it would be maintenance free. While stucco is a durable alternative to siding and can last for the lifetime of a home, it still requires periodic maintenance. Look for hairline cracks, vertical cracks running from the roofline, cracks around windows and doors and at any point of transition such as a corner. Repairs should be made on cracks that are 1/16 of an inch or larger.

Congratulations on your new concrete floor finish! Today's concrete finishes are durable and long-lasting. With proper periodic cleaning, maintenance, and resealing, your finish will last for years. Do not place rubber backed mats on any decorative surfacing system - they may trap rising vapors which are emitted naturally from cementitious substrates causing a hard mineral deposit build up which may damage the surface and finish. Do not place potted plants directly on your decorative concrete finish - use a plant dolly or plant stands with legs to allow for proper ventilation between the planter and the floor finish.