Contractors working in decorative concrete can often benefit from the use of water reducers. Here’s a look at two types of decorative concrete work and how water reducers can make the job easier and improve the finished product.
Vol. 4 No. 6 – December 2004/January 2005
Go with the Flow: Incorporating Cracks into Your Concrete Work
One ever-popular way to hide cracks is to conceal them as grout lines in a flagstone pattern.
artScape Las Vegas Designer Mikhal Zambon
For a woman who loves design, concrete has turned out to be the perfect medium. Check out the beautiful work of Mikhal Zambon and her associates.
Solving Color Problems in Concrete
Colored concrete is beautiful, but laying it down can be an ugly business. So many things can go wrong — the weather turns, supplies run out unexpectedly, batches of cement vary in shade. Getting decent results often means spending hours or days compensating for circumstance.
The Magic of Water Reducers in Concrete
You may be enjoying the benefits of water reducers whether you know it or not. Tony Schlagbaum, group product line manager at DeGussa Admixtures Inc. in Cleveland, estimates that 70 percent to 80 percent — maybe as high as 90 percent — of concrete mixes contain some form of water reducer
Colormaker Workshop Lights Creative Fires
Check out the photos from Colormaker Floors’ workshop at the Institute for American Craftsmanship.
Leapin’ Leapfrogs, take a look at that concrete!
This “Sidewalk Textbook” was the first phase of a public art project funded by “Project WILD,” a Schoolyard Habitat Grant through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
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