Turning Point Innovations - Decorative Concrete & Countertop Materials

Turning Point Innovations  1212-G Graphic Ct., Charlotte, North Carolina  28206  (704) 333-4235

Our Showroom and Warehouse are easy to find! We are near the interchange of Interstates 77 and 85 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
From Interstate 77: Exit 12 Atando/LaSalle Streets. Head east on Atando, cross Old Statesville Ave. then after 0.6 miles turn left onto Timeplanner. Dead end and turn right on Asbury, bear left onto Service then turn left onto Graphic Ct.
 
From Interstate 85: Exit 40 N. Graham Street. Head south on N. Graham then after 1.3 miles turn right onto Atando. Cross the railroad track and take an immediate right then immediate left, right at the stop sign then left onto Graphic Ct.
 

Visit our showroom in Charlotte, North Carolina to see samples of decorative concrete overlay materials, concrete stain colors, concrete countertops, GFRC materials, concrete crack repair, stamped concrete overlay and more.  We are convenient to both North Carolina and South Carolina, located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 

Turning Point Innovations decorative concrete product lines for North Carolina and South Carolina, demonstrations and training include: spray texture decorative concrete overlay materials and supplies, stamped concrete overlay materials and supplies, concrete repair and restoration materials and supplies, decorative concrete coatings materials and supplies, concrete texture restoration materials and supplies, spalled concrete repair materials and supplies, concrete cleaning materials and supplies, acid cleaning materials and supplies, concrete densifier materials and supplies, concrete crack repair materials and supplies, concrete stain materials and supplies, water-based concrete stain material and supplies, concrete acid stain material and supplies, concrete dye material and supplies, concrete sealers materials and supplies, acrylic sealers materials and supplies, polyurethane materials and supplies, silane acrylic concrete sealer material and supplies, acrylic aliphatic polyurethane material and supplies, water-based concrete sealer material and supplies, GFRC material and supplies, glass fiber reinforced concrete materials and supplies, concrete countertop material and supplies, concrete wall panel materials and supplies, architectural concrete material and supplies, precast concrete material and supplies, concrete coating materials and supplies, epoxy system materials and supplies, garage floor coating material and supplies, decorative quartz concrete coating materials and supplies, decorative vinyl chip concrete coating materials and supplies, industrial concrete coating material and supplies, concrete protective coating material and supplies, cementitious urethane material and supplies, polyaspartic coating material and supplies, concrete wall coating system materials and supplies, concrete stucco wall coating material and supplies, wall stamp materials and supplies.  Our services include full training and support: spray texture training, stamped concrete training, concrete repair training, decorative concrete training, concrete texture training, spalled concrete repair training, concrete preparation training, concrete stain cleaning, concrete sealer training, concrete countertop training, precast concrete training, garage floor coating training.  Our decorative concrete overlay materials and concrete countertop materials are perfect for do it yourself (DIY) projects and for the professional fabricator and contractor.

A brief history of concrete

Stamped Concrete - This was the first step in the decorative concrete industry. By adding some pigment and a few admixtures to change the rate of the concrete's initial cure time, stamped concrete became possible throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. It merely involves having a textured tool to help sculpt a pattern or design into a freshly poured slab of concrete. Usually employing some form of integral color and pigmented powder or liquid release for the stamping tools for some additional dimension in the piece. Stamped concrete has been a staple for hotels and resorts for years.
 
Thin Concrete Overlays - So what do you do if you already have a concrete slab in North Carolina or South Carolina? Especially one you don't particularly like? Well, the first response was to paint it using a variety of pigmented acrylic, polyurethane and epoxy sealers. While this does add color, it doesn't do much for the texture of your slab. Then came the advent of thin concrete overlays. Now we could add a thin layer of texture to an existing concrete slab instead of having to rip it all up and start over. This could be done using a hopper gun to spray out a thin bubble like texture to mimic the river rock look of most pool decks, or by trowelling a knock down or cool deck look very similar to what you would see on the outside of a stucco home, or even by employing stamping tools to a stamp overlay mixture to mimic the look of stamped concrete. These thin concrete overlays are usually enhanced by using water based stains, translucent highlighting or just by employing color enhancing sealers to help make the integral color pop a bit more.
 
Concrete Restoration - Sometimes your concrete slab is in less than perfect condition. Most areas in North Carolina and South Carolina deal with issues like freeze-thaw, low water tables, moisture migration and salt erosion which can lead to spalled concrete, and even cracked and broken concrete slabs. After quickly realizing that any thin concrete overlay used over these kinds of slabs would simply spall and crack just like the concrete below it, we had to find a way to fix the original concrete slab before any aesthetic modifications could be done. And so, concrete restoration was born. By filling in cracks with a flexible substance such as urethane or epoxy, cracks could be managed before they progressed to an unfixable state. We learned to cut slabs in specific size increments so as to allow the concrete to move and lessen the need for cracks. Then we discovered how to densify our concrete. By employing a lithium densifier, we are able to slow moisture migration, strengthen the concrete integrity and help prevent some of the problems that cause concrete to fail. This miracle product called lithium densifier can help prevent issues like salt erosion, moisture migration and freeze-thaw problems throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.
 
Concrete Countertops - For as long as concrete has been around, people have been finding new and interesting ways to work it into architecture. The most popular feature being the concrete countertop. This first started as merely taking the same bag mix that was used to make your driveway and pouring it into a stationary mold that was right where you wanted it, then removing the mold to reveal your new piece. Concrete countertops have evolved into an ever changing and progressing industry in North Carolina and South Carolina. Now we can make concrete countertops that are lightweight and stronger than normal concrete. What used to take weeks can now take hours as we discovered high early strength concrete. We can do in four hours what would normally take a week, and at half the weight of normal concrete. Now it is possible to make a concrete countertop in very little time and make it lightweight enough to carry into your jobsite with very little effort. Even do it yourself DIY projects are possible with concrete countertop mixes.
 
GFRC - After years of toying with concrete in many different facets, GFRC is considered by many to be the end all of the precast concrete industry. With the ability to cast at very thin, yet still exceedingly strong, rates, GFRC or Glass FIber Reinforced Concrete has paved the way for a myriad of new uses for concrete in art and architecture anywhere in North Carolina and South Carolina. GFRC panels are made to cover the exterior of buildings with a beautiful decorative facade that would normally be nearly impossible to make by hand. GFRC molds are even used in small art pieces and crown moldings or other decorative pieces to give a very real look while still maintaining a lightweight product that can be easily installed and moved. The biggest advent of this industry came when it was discovered that the contents of what would normally make up a GFRC mix could all be placed into a bagged mix to be easily accessible to the general public and be cost effective for large and small projects alike. This put GFRC back in the realm of "normal concrete" just like people had been used to with all others - just pick up a bag, mix some liquid and start working.
 

Turning Point Innovations serves most of North Carolina and South Carolina including: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Fayetteville, Cary, High Point, Wilmington, Albemarle, Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Clemmons, Concord, Eden, Elizabeth City, Fort Bragg, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greenville, Havelock, Henderson, Hickory, Holly Springs, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kernersville, Kinston, Laurinburg, Lenoir, Lexington, Lumberton, Matthews, Mint Hill, Monroe, Mooresville, Morganton, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Shelby, Statesville, Thomasville, Wake Forest, Wilson. Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Rock Hill, Mount Pleasant, Greenville, Summerville, Spartanburg, Goose Creek, Sumter, Aiken, Anderson, Conway, Easley, Florence, Greenwood, Green, Hanahan, Hilton Head Island, Lexington, Mauldin, Myrtle Beach, North Augusta, North Myrtle Beach, Seven oaks, Simpsonville, St. Andrews, Taylors, Wade Hampton with decorative concrete materials, concrete countertop supplies and eco-friendly concrete repair and resurfacing solutions.