Suppose your little decorative concrete flooring business suddenly could make deals as if it were a coast-to-coast firm?
Vol. 15 No. 7 – October 2015
Contractor Gives Tips On Different Ways To Manage Your Customer’s Expectations
As a former contractor, manufacturer and now basically an owner’s representative on most projects, I’d like to share a relatively simple formula that will handle this issue for 90 percent of your projects.
Using a Color Wheel for Your Concrete Work
There is a famous paperback called “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White. Many writers treasure it as a guide to writing clearly and succinctly while avoiding common grammatical errors. The handbook itself is a model of clarity.
Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame Grows by Three
Three more men joined the ranks of the prestigious Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame established in 2010 by Professional Trade Publications, parent company of Concrete Decormagazine. Chris Sullivan and Michael Murray will be inducted and presented plaques.
A Concrete Master: Jimmy Hazel with Clastic Designs
Jimmy Hazel began his career working in the family stone business, but quickly tired of the monotony once he discovered decorative concrete’s variety.
CIM College Program Graduates Can Land Good-Paying Construction Jobs
Collaboration between industry and academia has created a mix of in-class learning and hands-on experience that is helping to solve an ongoing challenge for the concrete sector — adding youth to the workforce.
Lightweight Concrete Topping Provides Seamless Walls and Flooring
Honestone Seamless Flooring Systems in Tuggerah, New South Wales, is responsible for some of Australia’s most cutting-edge decorative concrete projects.
Make Your Own Color Wheel
You will need a few basics to create your own color wheel – an artist’s acrylic paint in yellow, blue, red, black and white, several, 3/4 inch wide, flat bristle brushes, 2 14 x 14 inch poster boards, a compass, a pencil, paper plates, scap paper and glue.
Concrete Pool Embedded with LED Lights
The pool, then, needed a finish worthy of the rest of the home. Luckily, her contractor-husband, Jeff Barger, handed their concrete contractor, William David Reynolds, a copy of Concrete Decor magazine that featured a patio embedded with fiber optics, providing the elegant touch the pool needed.
Using Concrete Antiquing Systems with Multiple Color Options
Welcome to the new age of antiquing stamped concrete. When it comes to antiquing and/or providing accent colors on stamped concrete, installers today have more options than ever.
