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Decorative Concrete
'Concrete Cares' Will Install a Pink Ribbon Project in Every State
Murray Decorative Concrete Supply's program raises awareness for breast cancer; goal to have "pink concrete" project in every state by October 2013
November 9, 2012
The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Kansas City, Mo., got a patio makeover thanks to time and materials donations from local contractors and suppliers. Volunteers stamped the integrally colored patio with a faux wood plank design and applied an antique finish. A circle of integrally colored pink concrete features a stenciled ribbon design.
Decorative Concrete
Alchemy Concrete Creates Award-winning Backyard Retreat with Decorative Concrete
Contractor overcomes slope issues to create a stamped and stained concrete patio and pool deck.
October 31, 2012
Alchemy used mottled light browns for its backyard patio and pool deck project and highlighted the retaining walls/benches, patio steps and pool deck trim with a darker color.
Concrete
Saint Louis Art Museum Features Unique Concrete Elements
Coffered ceiling and polished exterior tilt-up concrete panels are just a few of the concrete features of the new 200,000 square foot expansion project.
September 7, 2012
The concrete coffered ceiling at the St. Louis Art Museum was formed with more than 1,600 cubic yards of concrete poured in place to form a 48-inch-tall framework with 698 rectangular openings that let in light from above.
Decorative Concrete
Hope and Change
August 24, 2012
Decorative Concrete
School Floors Make the Grade
August 24, 2012
The architect for St. Philip High School wanted a flooring system that incorporated school colors and decorative saw cuts. Polished concrete was able to achieve that look at less than half the cost of terrazzo.
Decorative Concrete
Put the Brakes on Hot Tire Pick Up
August 24, 2012
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How to Work with GFRC
A step-by-step guide to concrete countertops and other decorative concrete applications for the glass fiber reinforced novice by Buddy Rhodes.
August 24, 2012
Buddy Rhodes with the products he utilizes on GFRC projects.
Decorative Concrete
How to Achieve Success on Exposed Aggregate Polished Concrete Floors
Concrete polishing contractor Total Polish Solutions shares its best practices for this high-design, concrete floor finish that is often likened to terrazzo.
August 24, 2012
Total Polish Solutions was brought in to finish what other subcontractors could not on 99,000 square feet of exposed aggregate polished and burnished concrete floors at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Studio Arts Design Center.
Decorative Concrete
How to Improve Your Polished Concrete Photography
Tips on equipment, lighting and composition to help you improve your camera skills for polished concrete floors photos.
August 21, 2012
Photo 1a. With full control of where the camera is focusing, you can choose to a focus point near the camera to highlight the exposed aggregate (Photo 1a).
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Creating an Outdoor Polished Concrete Carpet
The WerkMaster COLOSSOS helps with grinding and polishing of over 23,000 square feet of concrete for the Comedy Carpet in England
August 6, 2012
The Comedy Carpet was over 23,680 square feet of outdoor concrete with over 160,000 individually cut granite letters embedded in the concrete.
Worksite Equipment
Aggregate Hardness Map of the United States
It's essential for contractors cutting and grinding concrete to choose diamond blades and abrasives based on the aggregate hardness of their geographical area.
July 23, 2012
Map of the U.S. featuring general hardness of the aggregate in that geographical location. Areas in red (California, Arizona, etc.) are granite, slate, traprock, basalt and quartzite. Areas in brown (Louisiana, Mississippi, etc.) are hard chert, quartz, flint rock and hard river rock. Areas in dark blue (Wisconsin, Indiana, etc.) are pit gravel, limestone and dolomite. Areas in light blue (Kansas, Missouri, etc.) are soft limestone, sandstone, dolomite limestone, siliceous and soft shell. Areas in yellow (New Mexico, Colorado, etc.) are medium hard river gravel, medium traprock, decomposed granite and medium crushed gravel.
Rental
How to Cement Customer Relationships with Decorative Concrete
The decorative concrete market spells opportunity for rental houses. Equipment and products are specialized -- and in many cases, costly -- so it pays to rent from both a DIYer's and contractor’s perspective.
July 18, 2012
Shown here is the Rental Branch decorative showroom: “One of the best things about getting in the decorative concrete business is that it complements what most rental stores already rent,” says Mike Branch.
Decorative Concrete
An Old Floor Gets a New Life
Decorative concrete contractor Get Real Surfaces restores a concrete floor in a Ronald McDonald House with a dye and polish.
July 9, 2012
The finished basement floor was a charcoal gray color and polished to an 800 resin.
Decorative Concrete
Picture Perfect Polish
Polished concrete offers a low-maintenance finish and light reflectivity for an airplane hangar.
July 9, 2012
“The owner was looking for a durable and abrasion resistant flooring option that looked good,” says Syncon, Inc. President Ryan Klacking of an aviation company's choice for polished concrete for a new airplane hangar.
Decorative Concrete
Polishing Goes Back to School
Eagle Valley High School in Eagle, Colo., has a concrete cafeteria floor that was dyed and polished by Concrete Floor Systems.
July 9, 2012
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Polished Concrete: An American Export
Contractors in Thailand learn polishing is a ‘stand-up’ industry.
July 9, 2012
Polishing contractors in Bangkok, Thailand, are happy to learn their new concrete polishing equipment will no longer require them to polish 1,000-square-foot jobs by hand.
Decorative Concrete
A Closer Look at Husqvarna
Although a relative newcomer to the concrete polishing industry, Husqvarna offers a full line of equipment and chemical products for polishing and grinding contractors.
July 9, 2012
The PG820 grinder is Husqvarna’s best selling piece of equipment for the concrete polishing industry.
Decorative Concrete
How to Choose a Decorative Concrete Sealer for an Outdoor Project
Decorative concrete sealer choice requires contractors to consider customer expectations and application environment when weighing the benefits and drawbacks of the many sealer types available in the industry.
June 25, 2012
Contractors need to weigh multiple factors, such as customer expectations and application environment, to make an educated choice in a decorative concrete sealer.
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