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Section: Concrete > Slabs & Flatwork
Decorative Concrete
Polished Concrete Overlay Revitalizes Floor in Florida J.C. Penney
How I Did It: Contractor Sam Godbey explains the work his company performed on a recent retail rehab project.
March 19, 2013
Artistic Surfaces placed and polished 3,500 square feet of concrete overlay for a J.C. Penney rehab project.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Shoe In Pro Finish Overshoes
Thorogood
March 19, 2013
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Business
Lease/Leaseback Project Delivery Method Works Through Project Challenges at Performing Arts Center Construction
McCarthy Building Companies
McCarthy Building Companies used the lease/leaseback method to work through challenges during preconstruction and help maintain the project budget
March 18, 2013
Construction workers pour concrete for the main stage; seating area in the background.
Decorative Concrete
A Concrete River Runs Through It
A hand-painted river design on polished concrete floors tells the story of the flora and fauna around Arkansas’ largest natural spring.
March 13, 2013
The river's three-dimensional design offers depth and movement, thanks in part to airbrushing techniques.
Decorative Concrete
A Floor that Reflects Its Surroundings
Florida decorative concrete contractor Artistic Surfaces uses a polishable concrete overlay to renew an old concrete floor in a multi-million dollar residence.
March 13, 2013
Artistic Surfaces recently gave a multi-million dollar residence in Florida a flooring upgrade with polished concrete, replacing its previous terrazzo, marble and granite floors.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Back to Basics Part 2: How to Polish for the Commercial Sector
The proper concrete grinding and polishing steps will help you achieve success with this growing flooring option in commercial and industrial applications.
March 13, 2013
Lippage issues, prior coatings and overall floor flatness will determine what grit level of metal-bond abrasives a contractor should start with on a concrete grinding project.
Decorative Concrete
3 Essential Steps to Maintaining a Polished Concrete Floor's Finish
Regular, mechanical and chemical maintenance should be employed together for properly maintained polished concrete floor.
March 12, 2013
Diamond impregnated pads are used to mechanically maintain polished concrete floors.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Phoenix Curb Machine with Topcon System Installs Challenging Parking Lot Curb
Midsize curb machine and automated grade control allow contractor to tackle a tough curb project featuring deep placement, tight radii
March 11, 2013
The corner curbwork was done quickly and with less formwork than would have been possible with a large curb machine.
Business
Rolling the Dice on Late-season Sealcoating
Atlanta’s Asphalt Enterprises sealcoats a parking lot to help a loyal customer qualify for BOMA award
March 8, 2013
Owner Gerry Signs says that despite the weather the crews were able to complete sealcoating areas quickly enough so there was enough time for the sealer to dry between coats.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Floor Grinder
EDCO Equipment Development Co.
February 22, 2013
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Concrete Polishers
Video: Characteristics of A Good Concrete Polished Floor
Husqvarna Construction Products
HTC partners with a polishing contractor to offer a basic concrete polishing seminar at the World of Concrete
February 21, 2013
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Concrete Repair
Repairing and Leveling a 20-Year-Old Concrete Subfloor
Concrete contractor only had two days to repair and level a severely cracked, 4,000-square-foot concrete subfloor
February 18, 2013
Covalt Floor Leveling used a polymer-fortified, portland cement-based self-leveling underlayment capable of being poured from feather edge to any thickness in a single pour for this repair job.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Video: Certainteed Concrete Foundations Products
Certainteed offers a variety of concrete foundation products including footing, forming and insulation products
February 14, 2013
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Concrete
2012 Golden Trowel Competition Sees Three World Records Set
Birdwell & Associates sets two world records and wins four awards at the 2012 Gold Trowel awards
February 7, 2013
Sweeping
Parking Lot/Staging Broom
Whart Hog Street Sweeper Brooms
February 5, 2013
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Cranes
Three Potain Tower Cranes Building Italian Sea Front Project
Three Potain cranes will work together completing ground preparation and lifting the reinforced concrete slabs that will make up the structure of a modular-designed building
February 4, 2013
Two of the cranes are working at hook heights of approximately 118 ft. and the third crane operates at a height of approximately 150 ft.
Decorative Concrete
Brooks Construction Makes Concrete Beautiful
Decorative concrete contractor Brooks Construction Services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been offering stamped and stained concrete, concrete countertops, glow-in-the-dark concrete and more for more than four decades.
January 16, 2013
Ray Brooks says glow-in-the-dark concrete aggregate is his new favorite thing.
Concrete Screeds
Q&A with the Inventor of the Somero Laser Screed
Somero Enterprises
The Somero Laser Screed revolutionized the concrete industry by increasing concrete floor quality and taking some of the physical burden off concrete workers.
January 16, 2013
The first Somero Laser Screed, serial number 001.
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