Standing on Solid Flooring Solutions

From durable moisture barriers to professional flooring tools and even concrete floor admixtures, our flooring products create and sustain longevity for a variety of floor types.

Flooring Documents

Flooring That Lasts for Generations

By offering an array of flooring solutions, we’re able to meet any need for any given application by providing value and enhancing quality of flooring.

Flooring Products

ORCON® Tapes & tools
DUCTILCRETE® Engineered Slab System
KOVARA® Moisture Barrier

A Moisture Barrier Like No Other

Every year, moisture causes over $1 billion in floor damage. KOVARA® moisture barriers are the industry's leading underlayment solution for protecting concrete floors from moisture. We've engineered our products to perform where relative humidity (RH) is highest. KOVARA® MBX protects against moisture in concrete slabs up to 99.5% RH and KOVARA® 95 protects up to 94.9% RH.

KOVARA® products also protect floors from alkalinity given off by concrete slabs. The result is performance that provides a dramatic reduction in bumps and faults in tile and other finishes for a smooth, safe and appealing surface. Their triple-layer construction enables the easy installation of all varieties of surfaces, including:

  • Carpet, Vinyl & Ceramic Tiles
  • Porcelain
  • Natural Stone
  • Carpeting
  • Engineered Wood, Bamboo & Laminate
KOVARA®

Seamless from Start to Finish

For top quality and performance, ORCON® seam tapes are flooring pros' choice for commercial and institutional buildings and residential homes. ORCON® seam tapes cover light-, medium- and heavy-traffic environments and almost every carpet backing imaginable. To make installation quick and easy, we make a full range of ORCON® tools and products, including:

  • Sealers
  • Cutters and Wall Trimmers
  • Carpet Pullers
  • Caulk Guns

If assistance is needed, our technical services team is ready and waiting to help with training, specifications and warranties as well as installation support.

ORCON®

Concrete Slabs Engineered for Greater Load

Our patented DUCTILCRETE® dual-layer engineered system is perfect for high-performance concrete floors with a greater load capacity. The DUCTILCRETE® engineered system is a combination of slab design, admixtures, fibers and method of placing the concrete floors. We provide engineered, stamped slab designs for your project while qualified and trained licensees install and finish the concrete with our proprietary admixtures and fibers to produce extraordinary, extended-joint slabs. In addition, the entire project is supported by the global experts in concrete construction.

DUCTILCRETE®

Case Studies

May 26, 2022

A Perfect Mix: VERIFI® and Portland Limestone Cement

Reducing CO2 is a critical endeavor for the concrete industry. As cement accounts for 8% of global man-made CO2…

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March 09, 2022

GCP Products Apply to 60% of GCCA's Actions to a Net Zero Future

The Way to Net Zero GCP product solutions address over 60% of actions outlined by the Global Cement and Concrete…

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October 01, 2021

ELIMINATOR® Bridge-Deck Waterproofing System Protects Bridge in Australia

When it came to selecting the waterproofing solution for bridge decks in Australia, the specifiers were looking for a…

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September 16, 2021

GCP and Votorantim Cimentos featured in World Cement news

World Cement recently recognized Votorantim Cimentos and GCP’s partnership in achieving their sustainability goals…

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February 18, 2021

Evaluating Liquid Waterproofing Membranes

Evaluating Liquid Waterproofing Membranes When it comes to waterproofing horizontal decking applications such as…

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February 08, 2021

The mechanisms of cement additives

The mechanisms of cement additives Cement additives enhance the efficiency of the grinding process. The cement treated…

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February 08, 2021

Clinker size and cement grinding

Clinker size and cement grinding Clinker size is important for the optimization of cement grinding, and is also an…

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February 05, 2021

Cement PSD and Water Demand

Cement particle size distribution and water demand Concrete customers usually prefer cement with a low water demand for…

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December 09, 2020

Five Ways to Accelerate Construction

From extreme weather to inadequate supply of workers, construction projects are prone to disruptions. In 2020…

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December 04, 2020

Decarbonizing the Cement Industry

Cement manufacture accounts for roughly seven percent of total man-made CO2 emissions. Today, cement and concrete…

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November 10, 2020

How to reduce bug holes in concrete

When working on a concrete structure where aesthetics are important, extra care needs to be taken to prevent bug holes…

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November 02, 2020

Controlling concrete setting times

Concrete chemistry is complicated, and the makeup of the mix can impact its behavior – from its workability to the set…

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September 15, 2020

Using alternative fuels in cement production

The use of alternatives to fossil fuels has been growing rapidly in cement production in recent decades. The selection…

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September 15, 2020

The benefits of clinker microscopy

The microstructure of clinker has a marked influence on the majority of cement and concrete performance characteristics…

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September 15, 2020

Blended Cements with Limestone

Portland Limestone cement has distinct advantages in terms of performance, controlling strength, reducing cost, and…

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September 14, 2020

Residential building material warranties

This article, at a glance: Warranty types How to read material warranties Review GCP material warranty When starting a…

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September 09, 2020

Concrete calculator

concrete / calculator Version 2.0 is here We've released a new version of the only concrete calculator that provides…

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September 01, 2020

Are you putting the right fiber for the right purpose in your concrete?

There are myriad options when it comes to fiber reinforced concrete, and it can be confusing to determine the right…

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