Cleaning and Sealing Tile and Masonry Training Class

 Rio Grande Co hosted a training class on the 7th of December to instruct on the intricacies of the ever changing business of Tile and Masonry. We were instructed by Ed Nagel of Nagel and Associates who represents Prosoco. Ed has over 20 years experience selling and teaching about these products and systems. The class was very informative and was attended by over 35 contractors. It was a pleasure to have Ed and all the customers that chose to be with us for this fantastic event. We will hold similar events in the near future. Our training center at Rio Grande Co is ideal for hosting these types of training classes and we are thrilled to have vendors who are willing to partner with us to stand with us as leaders of the market in each of the product categories that we represent.
 

Masonry Cleaning and Water Repellent Seminar a huge success

We were finally able to hold our Masonry Cleaning and Water Repellent systems class today. We had 15 people here for the class and consider that a huge success considering that we had to schedule three times due to inclimate weather. It has been a tough spring to get these types of things done outdoors. This class had a classroom portion to go over the Prosoco powerpoint program identifying the reasons that it will be hard to clean in the future the same way we will now. The reality is that we will not be able to use chemical cleaning products for much longer. This is going to cause the masons and cleaning contractors to find new ways to make sure their masonry looks sharp when they are finished. In reviewing the appropriate steps to get this cleaning done, Ed Nagel, Prosoco representative was very helpful and instructional. We worked on substrates built of smooth faced block, ground faced block, brick veneer, and manufactured stone. With all the different needs of each of these individual products, Ed was careful to show which ones best suited the needs of that application. Color and bleaching are always issues when using chemicals to clean with as well as the color of the mortar in the joints.

The food and weather were great and we are glad that we were able to host this fantastic and informative class. Thanks for all those that were behind the scenes and put this together!