Winter’s on its way! It’s time to think about adding hearths and fireplace surrounds to your decorative concrete offerings
Vol. 5 No. 5 – October/November 2005
Eugene, Oregon’s Concrete Craftsmen, Water Brothers Construction Inc.
Installing foundations keeps this company grounded. Decorative concrete allows it to soar.
Plastic Replacement Blades for Power Trowels
Wagman plastic blades leave a hard, polished finish up to the standards of steel, but without the dark burnish marks that tend to show up when steel spins against concrete.
Aggregate Choices Can Add Dimension to Concrete Work
Naturally colored aggregate, varying dramatically from region to region, can add unusual dimension to your decorative concrete work.
Why Add Accelerating Admixtures to Concrete
A primer on accelerators and their use in decorative concrete. Accelerators are one of the most popular kinds of chemical admixtures. Like water reducers, retarders and plasticizers, when added to a concrete batch either immediately before or during mixing.
Tips and Hints from the Concrete Pros
A small sampling of helpful hints shared at demonstrations sponsored by the Decorative Concrete Council during the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Concrete Contractors.
Repair Concrete Cracks in the Substrate to Avoid Cracks in your Overlay
Most cracks in a substrate will telegraph through overlays if not prepared properly, so spend the extra time and dollars to prep the area correctly. If you repair problem areas prior to installing an overlay you will minimize the chances of cracks in your overlay.
