Jennifer Faller Concrete Decor

Author: Jennifer Faller

Concrete Decor columnist Jennifer Faller explains how doing mock-ups of decorative concrete can help you have a successful project.

Mock-ups of Decorative Concrete Jobs Make Sense

Concrete Polishing Vol. 10 No. 8 - November/December 2010 by Jennifer Faller Comments are Disabled

You can fine-tune your concrete polishing bid by figuring out before the job begins how the concrete is going to grind, what diamonds you will need and how to prepare. Walk on the slab, pour some water on it, scratch at it and put a diamond on it.

There’s More Than One Way to Start a Concrete Polishing Job

Concrete Polishing Vol. 10 No. 6 - August/September 2010 by Jennifer Faller Comments are Disabled

The "first cut" is the foundation for the polished concrete floor that you are going to create. But what is a "first cut"? In speaking with a wide range of concrete polishers, I’ve found that there seems to be three ways this question can be answered.

What Do I Tell the Owner About Those Ghost VCT Lines?

Concrete Polishing Vol. 10 No. 4 - May/June 2010 by Jennifer Faller Comments are Disabled

So we’re in the early stages of a polishing project after the old VCT (vinyl composition tile) has been removed. We’re progressing with initial grinding diamonds to open the floor, only to have the building owner walk through and complain, “What happened to my floor? What are all those lines? Is my floor ruined?

Why the Formula Approach for Polished Concrete Hurts Our Industry

Concrete Polishing Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Jennifer Faller Comments are Disabled

The weak economy does not have to make our industry buckle under price pressures. We’ve forgotten that polished concrete is already the best bargain in the flooring industry, and what’s more, we’ve allowed the formulaic installation to become entrenched in specifications.