Countertop concrete is not your grandfather’s concrete. It requires new approaches to the basic elements of mix design and reinforcement. This in-depth look takes you inside the bag.
Author: Amy Johnson
Epoxy Terrazzo Flooring : Elegance & Choice
Using epoxy instead of cement opens up all kinds of new possibilities for terrazzo floors.
Vertical Overlays: To Spray or Trowel?
If you’re one of the growing number of contractors making the move from horizontal to vertical, this may be one of your first questions.
Water-based Stains for Concrete: Will They Last?
Water-based stains hold tantalizing promise for the field of architectural concrete, but do they deliver the wearability, durability and ease of application that would help make concrete colored with water-based stains more appealing to customers?
Tips on Getting the Most From Your Radiant Heat Floors
Sure, radiant-heated concrete is warm and comfortable. But before you get too comfortable, there are underlayments, insulation and other factors to consider.
Synthetic Rock Features using GFRC
Glass-fiber reinforced concrete and other materials can be molded to make rock structures so natural-looking, even Mother Nature will be fooled.
Transforming a Show Room Floor with High-Gloss Metallic Epoxies
The big national chain needed a ritzy floor for one of its new high-end home furnishing stores. A San Diego contactor brought the glamour, including metallics and a pearl finish.
How To Achieve a Long-Lasting Floor: New Polyacrylate Terrazzo
Terrazzo is one of the most beautiful and long-lasting floor technologies in the world. It is often found where there is high traffic (airports, malls, retail) or frequent cleaning required (hospitals, restaurants)
Skate Park in Santa Cruz Replicates Waves with Concrete
A 16-foot-tall concrete wave? Concrete artists created this and more at a 15,000-square-foot skate park.
Restoring High Traffic Areas Using Concrete Overlays
The floors of this 80,000-square-foot outdoor mall on the island of Kauai were patchy, cracked and worn out. One sweeping restoration changed everything.
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