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Concrete Screeds
Dragon Screed Uses Skid Steer to Finish Concrete Up To 22 ft. Wide
Dragon Screed
Skid-steer attachment is said to cut labor in half, leveling subgrade and screeding concrete on pours from 6 ft. to 22 ft. wide
January 16, 2019
Dragon Screed Grading Gravel
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.
Concrete
Winter Lightweight Concrete
Placing lightweight concrete can be challenging, but if you plan appropriately, it doesn't have to be.
January 11, 2019
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Concrete
Floors without Control Joints
PrīmXComposite jointless concrete flooring system’s shrinkage-compensating admixture causes steel fiber in the concrete to act as pre-stressed reinforcement
January 11, 2019
The only joints in a “jointless floor” is a construction joint and these are carefully layed out so as to not occur in high traffic areas. Placing PrimX concrete is very close to the process used to place other flooring systems.
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
Concrete
Placing Concrete Smarter - Part 3: How to Get Smarter
WL Concrete, division of BlueScope Construction
The third and final article in this series will discuss how to increase your organizational knowledge data base, define culture and improve your ability to place and finish slabs on grade.
December 18, 2018
Figure 1: An example of Best Practice. Overlap of the screed head for high tolerance floor.
Concrete Polishers
Maintaining Polished Concrete Floors
The good, the bad, and how to avoid the ugly.
December 18, 2018
Building Green Chart
Concrete
The Traker from Aaron Hilbert LLC
Aaron Hilbert LLC
The Traker is a manual tool for installing contraction joints in concrete slabs-on-ground. Compared to saw-cuts, Trak Joints are four times faster, 75% less costly, and dust free.
December 7, 2018
The Traker
Concrete Hand Tools
Aaron Hilbert LLC
2 Moyer Place
Oakland, CA 94611
December 7, 2018
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Concrete
Bredel Hose Pumps Preferred in Abrasive Cement Slurry Applications
A number of Bredel pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) are proving highly successful in the circulation and transfer of waste return slurry from concrete slab manufacturing processes.
November 13, 2018
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Concrete Repair
QUIKRETE Re-Cap
The QUIKRETE Companies
Designed to provide a permanent wear resistant concrete surface that can withstand foot, vehicle and other heavy traffic, new QUIKRETE Re-Cap delivers 4x greater bond strength, superior workability and longer working time than other resurfacing products.
November 6, 2018
Re Cap Bag
Concrete Repair
Concrete Control Joints 101: How to Apply Filler
SpecChem, LLC
Applying control-joint filler demands balancing hardness to transfer loads, flexibility to move with the slabs and application timing to minimize tearing.
October 18, 2018
Today's joint fillers are intentionally over-applied in warehouse and industrial applications, and flush-trimmed with a floor razor to keep out debris and protect slab edges from spalling.
Sustainability
How Asphalt Contractors Comply with LEED v4
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
Released October 2017, LEED v4 has registered 1,500 projects and it won’t be long before asphalt paving contractors and mix suppliers will start receiving requests for documentation EPDs, recycled material content and more. Learn how to comply today.
October 15, 2018
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Paving
How to Become a Certified Sweeper for Parking Lots
North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA)
NAPSA’s certification program aims to improve sweeper operator safety, retention, professionalism
October 1, 2018
NAPSA’s CSO-Parking Lot training relies on text, video, and graphics to convey concepts. This graphic shows how if an operator can always see the ground between the object and sweeper, it is impossible to hit it. “Normally this would suggest putting the object on the driver side when required to get close to it, but rather than stating a rule we try to visually teach the concept,” says Mark Carter. “This one graphic speaks volumes and will save contractors thousands.”
Concrete Repair
Metzger/McGuire SRG (Surface Refinement Grout)
Metzger/McGuire
Developed to fill/repair concrete floor surface imperfections such as air holes, pop-outs, surface pitting, scratches and gouges, etc.
September 28, 2018
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Concrete Polishers
Euclid Chemical Company/Increte Systems Introduces Level Top PC-Agg
Increte Systems
Level Top PC-Agg contains a graded natural aggregate that enables the topping to resemble a polished concrete floor after grinding and polishing.
September 28, 2018
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Concrete Polishers
EZ Polish System
EZ Polish
EZ Polish System is the scientific way of polishing concrete with exact and constant results EVERY TIME. We provide a simple and effective system of steps to achieve the desired finish to your concrete flooring.
September 27, 2018
Ez Polish
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