2019 Decorative Concrete LIVE!

Matt Sampson working at Decorative Concrete Live!

working on a sculpture for decorative concrete live.

Discover the Power of Concrete at 2019 Decorative Concrete LIVE! 2019 Decorative Concrete LIVE! at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas offers up a power-packed mix of the latest technologies in products, tools and equipment for concrete enthusiasts. The challenge each year is for Concrete Decor to meld products from every aspect of the concrete industry into its ever-evolving exhibit. In addition, artisans from around the country will demonstrate the many ways concrete adds sustainability and energy efficiency to building projects.

During the show, stop by Concrete Decor’s exhibit located at #O40412 in the Silver Lot in front of the South Hall and talk with the experts. Watch as materials are applied or grab some gloves and give the sponsored products a test-drive. Best of all, Decorative Concrete LIVE! is a place to meet new people and connect with old friends while building yourself a network of associates you can lean on throughout the year.

It’s all brought to you by people that know this industry best, namely Concrete Decor and the companies it has teamed up with to bring you Decorative Concrete LIVE! See you there!

Artisans at work

Here’s the list of concrete artisans who will be demonstrating their techniques while working with a wide variety of products and systems. Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the show:

Emil Gera of Gera Concrete and Troy Lemon of Cornerstone Decorative Concrete will showcase the use of Viper II moisture barrier products from ISI Building Products and Elite Plastiform products for slab-on-grade and radius concrete walkway applications.
Ben Wiese of Multiquip will be operating equipment to consolidate concrete and finish a slab with a power trowel. He’ll also use an MQ Whiteman mixer for cast-in-place concrete wall caps made with Z Counterform decorative edge molds.
Ken Williams of Legalett will install an air-heated radiant floor.
Scott Kummer of Visions Below will use SASE polishing equipment and Aquron products to densify and polish a concrete slab seeded with white marble.
Danny Carrillo of Graco Inc. will demonstrate how to use Graco equipment to apply Quikrete lightweight stucco and Stone Edge Surfaces products.
Scott Kummer will install an epoxy terrazzo front porch. This “porch” will feature an aluminum waterjet-cut stencil by Creative Edge Master Shop.
Shellie Cordell-Rigsby of Acanthus Concrete Stain Designs will demonstrate how to apply concrete stains on concrete and overlay surfaces. These surfaces are scored with the exclusive Engrave-A-Crete line of products.
Debbie Ohland of Engrave-A-Crete will use Engrave-A-Crete scoring tools for designs on both new and existing concrete surfaces.

Additional Artisans at work

Cindee Lundin of The Studio by Cindee Lundin will showcase her extraordinary skills with vertical applications. She will use Brickform products on Fox Blocks Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) walls.
Jeff Szalony of BC Decorative will present an array of decorative concrete applications using Laticrete/HP Spartacote products.
Troy Lemon will apply vertical carving products to Fox Blocks ICF walls for high-end commercial applications.
Matt Sampson of Matthew Buckley Sampson Inc., Emil Gera and Troy Lemon will show ways to stamp concrete walkways. The group will put an emphasis on how accent colors can add distinguishing characteristics.
Marty O’Mara of Nox-Crete will demonstrate how to both enhance and protect the life of decorative concrete applications with Nox-Crete products.
Representatives of Convergent Concrete Technology will install new ColorFast colors on polished concrete
ICP’s Ron Cope and Mark Haen will apply Pli-Dek waterproofing systems to both concrete and nonconcrete surfaces.
Mark Haen will demonstrate the use of choice Arizona Polymer Flooring products.