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Concrete
How to Avoid Broomed Concrete Finish Disputes
KB Engineering LLC
Best practices can protect contractors and minimize disputes between job owners and architects.
December 9, 2019
Handleless rope brushes work well on large slabs and in confined areas where handles are awkward.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Concrete Polishing Restores Luster to Vintage Motorcycle Museum
A collaborative effort brought new life to museum's floor, which was stripped of its various floor coverings, stains and wear from decades of heavy traffic.
December 6, 2019
Layers of paint, epoxy, carpeting, luxury vinyl tile and vinyl composite tile once covered the floor at the Moto Museum in St. Louis, which houses some of the rarest motorcycles in the existence.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Guard, Gloss and Distinctness of Image
A given polished concrete floor may not be the same as another polished concrete floor. The DOI meter and the ASCC’s Polished Concrete Appearance Chart are a significant step in defining the difference.
August 15, 2019
Haze is a common problem associated with coatings and polished materials. Rhopoint Instruments' Concrete Clarity Meter (CCM) digitally reads the concrete surface profile, the sharpness of the reflected image, and the haze resulting from concrete imperfections, which gives a true representation of the finished floor.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
How to Apply Multi-Color Dyes to Polished Concrete
Texas Bomanite tackled the challenges of a four-dye application with decorative saw cuts and a one-color-at-at-time application approach.
August 15, 2019
The architect on this project chose four different colors of dye.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
How to Close the Maintenance Gap Between Contractor and Custodian
Maintenance of polished concrete floors doesn’t have to be difficult, so long as it is approached correctly.
July 18, 2019
Polished Concrete Floor
Polishing Materials & Equipment
How Epoxy Flooring Can Transform the Ordinary Into Art
Advanced epoxy flooring systems can mitigate, revitalize and improve overall aesthetics of average concrete floors.
June 22, 2019
S2S applied a micro-blend flake system to the common areas and hallways at a new automated self-storage facility in Texas.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Preparation is the Key to Polished Overlays
In the world of concrete overlays…it’s what lies beneath that matters most.
April 23, 2019
Ics Office A
Decorative Concrete
Dream Catcher Project Highlights Contractor’s Best Decorative Talents
Emil Gera has been developing his decorative concrete skills for the past 13 years to expand his father’s concrete finishing business, and it’s evolved well beyond the initial days of simple patio stamping.
April 23, 2019
The outdoor living space Emil J. Gera created displays some of the best decorative work this Pennsylvania concrete contractor has created to date.
Decorative Concrete
Attention to Detail Key to Columbia, SC Paver Project
Intense attention to detail was required to create a consistently level surface and meet DOT requirements.
April 15, 2019
Foundation Square features four distinct plazas made up of nearly 100,000-square-feet of Pavestone pavers.
Concrete
Noah's Ark rises above over 30,000 square feet of "mud" stamped concrete
Paul Schneider’s concrete stamping skills were put to the test when he was hired to create and complete a queue line area resembling a well-traveled mud path underneath the largest timber-frame building in the world.
March 11, 2019
A large portion of Patterned Concrete of Cincinnati's stamped work involved creating the massive area under the Ark where visitors form a queue to enter the Bible-themed attraction.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Place Maker
Bomanite’s Renaissance Deep-Grind delivers low-maintenance brilliance affordably.
February 14, 2019
At Olathe West High School, Musselman & Hall placed 25,000 square-feet of 2”-thick Renaissance Deep Grind as an unbonded topping slab integrating local aggregates and references. The project was recognized by the Concrete Promotional Group for the 2017 Excellence In Concrete Awards - Judges Award.
Decorative Concrete
Staining Concrete
Stains and dyes don't provide an opaque, solid color, but rather a variegated representation of color that shows off the character of the concrete surface to which it is being applied
January 11, 2019
The range of colors with reactive stains is limited to earth tones and can be used on a variety of concrete surfaces.
Concrete
A Floor of Peaceful Intentions
Ennis Art uses a special blend of art and science to produce fine art installations on finished concrete floors.
January 11, 2019
The church decided on a Tree of Life design for the entryway, a nod to the Bible’s parable of the mustard seed and birds resting in tree branches.
Decorative Concrete
Pushing on the Boundaries of Artistic Concrete
Transitioning from being a machinist to a decorative concrete contractor.
December 18, 2018
Keefe Duhon started as a machinist but became intrigued with decorative concrete and ended up starting his own decorative contracting company. His love for creative expression was a strong motivating factor.
Concrete
Cornering the Market
BORIDE’s Corner Tool fills a niche in floor finishing.
December 18, 2018
BORIDE Engineered Abrasives’ new BSD Corner Tool, available in 5 grits
Polishing Materials & Equipment
Maintaining Polished Concrete Floors
The good, the bad, and how to avoid the ugly.
December 18, 2018
Building Green Chart
Concrete
Beyond Vertical Concrete Turns Imagination to Reality
When art meets concrete, backyard fantasy escapes can be achieved as evident by Josh Russell’s latest pool concrete sculpture project.
August 21, 2018
A concrete canopy creates a secluded grotto, complete with a waterfall, at one end of the pool.
Coatings & Sealants
To Seal and Protect: Preserving Decorative Hardscapes
The best way to ensure a hardscape’s lasting appearance is to apply a good sealer.
August 21, 2018
Final results of application of a low solids solvent-based acrylic sealer.
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