{"id":5532,"date":"2025-02-26T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americancsllc.com\/?page_id=5532"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:28:08","slug":"elephant-armor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/case-studies\/elephant-armor\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Armor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5532\" class=\"elementor elementor-5532\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b3a53 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5b3a53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac47a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac47a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Elephant Armor?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80c608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e80c608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elephant Armor\u00ae is high performance Mortar product made by \u201cGlobal Sealer Technologies\u201d (GST International). This product has many applications such as resurfacing concrete, repairing concrete, patching asphalt, overlays for stamped concrete and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1a01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c1a01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Client<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0042f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0042f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article we will be going over American Concrete Services application of this product, on some townhomes in Arlington, VA.<\/p><p>Our client called with the complaint. Her concrete stairs were \u201ccrumbling in front of her eyes\u201d and asked if we could help repair them. When we arrived the caps of their steps were effectively sand. However, we were able to take a $30,000 dollar job and turn it into a $3,500. That\u2019s a total of $26,500 saved with the use of Elephant Armor\u00ae. Most importantly, this client owned not only the original unit but several others which had the same issue going on. We ended up repairing 5 staircases and 350 sq ft of patios and landings. Our clients paid a total of $31,000 something. If we had to replace all of the concrete, it would have easily been well over $150,000. By using Elephant Armor\u00ae, no HVAC units had to be removed and all areas were ready for foot traffic within hours of completion.\u00a0<\/p><p>Unlike normal resurfacing products, Elephant Armor\u00ae is unique. Not only is it a fibrous mortar, but its bonder is Epoxy and not polyurethane like most mortars. This means, not only it is strong, and flexible, but it bonds well to surfaces, something most resurfacing products do not do. As a concrete manufacture, I have to admit my skepticism when I first learned of the product. However, after applying it for ourselves and seeing what it is capable of, I would and will recommend Elephant Armor\u00ae as a solution to anyone that needs to repair concrete.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc709bd gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"dc709bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5532 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-edited-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-edited-1.png 266w, https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-edited-1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-edited-266x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-edited-266x400-1.jpg 266w, https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-edited-266x400-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture5-edited-266x400-1-e1745866853192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture5-edited-266x400-1-e1745866853192.jpg 266w, https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture5-edited-266x400-1-e1745866853192-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2-533x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2-533x400-1.jpg 533w, https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2-533x400-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3-534x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3-534x400-1.jpg 534w, https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3-534x400-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Elephant Armor? Elephant Armor\u00ae is high performance Mortar product made by \u201cGlobal Sealer Technologies\u201d (GST International). This product has many applications such as resurfacing concrete, repairing concrete, patching asphalt, overlays for stamped concrete and more. The Client In this article we will be going over American Concrete Services application of this product, on some townhomes in Arlington, VA. Our client called with the complaint. Her concrete stairs were \u201ccrumbling in front of her eyes\u201d and asked if we could help repair them. When we arrived the caps of their steps were effectively sand. However, we were able to take a $30,000 dollar job and turn it into a $3,500. That\u2019s a total of $26,500 saved with the use of Elephant Armor\u00ae. Most importantly, this client owned not only the original unit but several others which had the same issue going on. We ended up repairing 5 staircases and 350 sq ft of patios and landings. Our clients paid a total of $31,000 something. If we had to replace all of the concrete, it would have easily been well over $150,000. By using Elephant Armor\u00ae, no HVAC units had to be removed and all areas were ready for foot traffic within hours of completion.\u00a0 Unlike normal resurfacing products, Elephant Armor\u00ae is unique. Not only is it a fibrous mortar, but its bonder is Epoxy and not polyurethane like most mortars. This means, not only it is strong, and flexible, but it bonds well to surfaces, something most resurfacing products do not do. As a concrete manufacture, I have to admit my skepticism when I first learned of the product. However, after applying it for ourselves and seeing what it is capable of, I would and will recommend Elephant Armor\u00ae as a solution to anyone that needs to repair concrete.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5537,"parent":5528,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-5532","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5532"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5547,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5532\/revisions\/5547"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancsllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=5532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}