- Solving decorative problems.
In the October 2003 issue of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION magazine, the Decorative Concrete column was about troubleshooting decorative problems. Many of these problems relate to basic ......
- Residential concrete products.
In July, Hanley Wood LLC published the first issue of RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE, a new magazine dedicated to the growing uses of concrete in homes. Here ......
- Fancy Flatwork 2: more trade secrets for decorative
concrete.
Most decorative concrete techniques involve changing the color and texture of a concrete surface to make it look like a more expensive material such as ......
- Resin for exterior coatings.
Eliokem has introduced a new grade of its Pliotec latex technology. Pliotec PA05 is an acrylic latex for use in tough exterior water-based coatings....
- Get Wet
It looked at first like a typical public works project. A team of contractors working on the 1600 block of North Water Street in Downtown ......
- Stamp it
HEADNOTE Stamped concrete mixes things up. WET CONCRETE IS IMPRESSIONable. Children write in it, dogs leave footprints in it, and now contractors are getting in ......
- Scaled color layer. (Decorative Problem
Clinic).
Q. I am a contractor in a freeze/ thaw climate. Last year we installed a stamped concrete driveway at a residence. This past spring I ......
- Making A Good Impression
When a man wants to dress up, he wears a suit and tie or a tuxedo if the event is formal. For an increasing number ......
- Contractors salute their shining stars with awards
The city of Beaverton is installing a new type of traffic safety post to make sidewalks near a pedestrian friendly intersection even friendlier and safer....
- Pattern-imprinted concrete--a unique aesthetic medium
HEADNOTE lain Christie, Roy Hatfield Ltd, outlines the manufacturing process and provides examples of the creative use of pattern-imprinted concrete attern-imprinted concrete, also known as ......
- Raising the Bar
Ask most decorative concrete contractors and they'll tell you the biggest threat to the industry is shoddy craftsmanship.
- Super Stone Inc. (Sealing Masonry).
Cure and Seal acrylic sealer is formulated with adhesives and a surfactant that enable it to bond with and penetrate concrete and masonry surfaces by ......
- Training the industry
When thinking of expanding your knowledge in the Decorative Concrete Industry, come join us! Whether getting started in the industry or expanding and diversifying your ......
- Keeping a step ahead
HEADNOTE Marketing, innovation have made Graf Concrete an industry leader IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Tom Graf has always been focused on staying ahead of the competition....