<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Collingwood Epoxy — Blog</title><description>Dated notes on concrete floors in South Georgian Bay: what the salt season is doing to your slab, when the cure window opens and closes, and how the shoulder seasons decide the schedule.</description><link>https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/</link><language>en-ca</language><copyright>© 2026 Collingwood Epoxy</copyright><item><title>The Autumn Shoulder Week Is the Last Slot Before Salt</title><link>https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/booking-the-autumn-shoulder-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/booking-the-autumn-shoulder-week/</guid><description>Late October into November is the last realistic window to coat a Georgian Bay garage floor before the salt season starts, and the escarpment rental properties take those weeks first.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasonal</category></item><item><title>If You Took Possession This Spring, Your Slab Is Ready Now</title><link>https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/new-build-slabs-are-ready-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/new-build-slabs-are-ready-now/</guid><description>New Collingwood builds handed over in spring passed the 28-day concrete cure mark weeks ago. Coating before the first winter is the cheapest version of this job.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>local</category></item><item><title>What Five Months of Brine Did to Your Garage Floor</title><link>https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/what-five-months-of-brine-did/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodepoxy.ca/blog/what-five-months-of-brine-did/</guid><description>April is when winter salt damage becomes visible on a Collingwood garage slab. What to look for, and how to tell surface pitting from a slab losing its section.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasonal</category></item></channel></rss>