Finishing concrete TOPTINT

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Overview
Toptint is a coloured decorative concrete supplied as bespoke mix designs with an integral colour pigment. It offers a range of surface finishes suitable for internal and external hardscaping and structural applications, allowing architects and contractors to achieve coloured, textured or polished concrete surfaces with long-term colour stability.

Available finishes

• Toptint Colour — integrally colour pigmented concrete
• Toptint Exposed — exposed decorative aggregate finish
• Toptint Polish — polished concrete with smooth surface
• Toptint Print — printed textured concrete, lifelike pavements and stone effects
• Toptint Glow — concrete with glow-in-the-dark chippings (LuminTech Technology)

Colours and textured finishes
Colours shown are illustrative. Availability depends on location and application. Toptint can be produced in a wide palette of integrally coloured mixes and textured finishes to achieve natural, polished or printed effects. Sample finishes and colours include:

• Alpine green
• Antique white
• Brindle
• Charcoal
• Cotswold
• Harvest tan
• Mahogany
• Red brick
• Sandstone
• Tile red
• Victorian grey
• Welsh slate
• Wheat
• Textured beige
• Texture green
• Texture grey
• Texture red

Where can Toptint be used?
Toptint is suitable for a wide range of internal and external applications including bridges, building façades, internal floors, pedestrian routes, promenades, stadia, wharves and quays, driveways, patios, pathways and swimming pool surrounds.

Applications by variant
Toptint Colour

• Integrally coloured concretes for decorative projects, driveways, flooring, footpaths and pavements

Toptint Exposed

• Exterior concrete with exposed aggregate for driveways, floors, footpaths, pavements and pool surrounds; skid- and slip-resistant and low maintenance

Toptint Print

• Printed textured pavements, stone and natural effects ideal for flatwork, driveways, pathways, patios, internal floors and pool surrounds

Toptint Polish

• Smooth, polished concrete for museums, hotels, restaurants, stations, showrooms, retail outlets and internal floors

Toptint Glow

• Glow-in-the-dark decorative concrete for garden paths, walkways, terraces, patios, pool surrounds, pavements and cycle paths

Benefits
Choices of finishes

• Range from natural textures to high-polish and printed effects simulating brick, wood and stone

Total flexibility

• Mix design tailored to application; installation can be comparable in time and effort to conventional concrete depending on project

Versatile

• Coloured and textured concretes applicable across many project types

Toptint Print — key benefits

• No risk of delamination of a surface colour layer
• No loose powdered colours to apply
• Printing schedule is flexible once concrete is level
• Reduced labour and safer installation with integrally coloured concrete

Easy to lay

• Installed using standard concrete placement and finishing methods

Durable

• Long-lasting, frost resistant and hard-wearing; requires normal cleaning and maintenance

Toptint Exposed — benefits

• Skid- and slip-resistant
• Low maintenance
• Suitable for internal and external use
• Embedded aggregate resists loss and vehicle rutting
• Safer installation and reduced dust exposure with integral colour

Toptint Polish — benefits

• Cost-effective alternative to natural marble
• Customisable to project colour schemes
• Unique, bespoke appearance with low maintenance

Long lasting colours

• Integral colour pigment, UV stable and evenly distributed through the mix for extended colour life

Wide choice of colours

• Many standard colours available; specialist colours and colour-matching possible for larger projects

Toptint Glow — benefits

• Formulated for concrete with high durability
• Strong decorative effect and easy application
• Improves night visibility; long life without additional maintenance costs

Additional info
Supplied as bespoke mixes to meet technical and aesthetic project requirements. Training is available for approved installers. Variants and mixes are designed for specific uses and performance needs.

Technical data / specifications

• Commercial name: Toptint
• Material type: Concrete (decorative coloured concrete)
• Variants: Toptint Colour, Toptint Exposed, Toptint Print, Toptint Polish, Toptint Glow (LuminTech)
• Finish options: integrally coloured, exposed aggregate, printed texture, polished, glow-in-the-dark chippings
• Colour: integral colour pigment throughout mix (UV stable)
• Delivery type: bulk (ready-mix) and bespoke mix designs
• Typical applications: bridges, façades, internal floors, pedestrian routes, promenades, stadia, wharves/quays, driveways, patios, pathways, pavements, pool and water feature surrounds, retail and public spaces
• Performance benefits: aesthetic finish, durability, skid resistance (Exposed), long life, variety of textures, reduced maintenance, recyclable options, thermal mass properties
• Construction benefits: pumpable as required, compatible with admixtures and pigments, can assist with building regulation considerations
• Certifications / sustainability examples: BES 6001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001; availability with recycled aggregates and reduced-CO2 mixes
• Installation: laid similarly to conventional concrete; specialist training available for approved installers