In case you had any doubts… surface prep is everything. The most important thing about a microtopping is what lies underneath.
Vol. 6 No. 4 – August/September 2006
Transitioning to Decorative Concrete
Transitioning to Decorative Concrete Doug Carlton of Carlton Concrete offers sound advice on how to transition your structural concrete business into one that specializes in decorative concrete applications.
The Art of Bidding and Estimating a Decorative Concrete Job
Protect your business with these proven techniques for pricing jobs.
Eliminating Color Spots in Microtoppings
Are you seeing spots? How to get rid of spots when adding color to your microtoppings.
Wisconsin: Not the Epicenter for Decorative Concrete
Wisconsin is not exactly the epicenter of the decorative concrete universe, but this determined contractor is making a splash with his beautiful work.
Concrete to Dye For
Concrete dyes are tailor-made for color adjustment on staining jobs, and on their own, they offer an endless array of colors. So release your inner artist and give ’em a try!
A Peelable Concrete Stain Block
LesCoat is a concrete stain block with a surprise ending — it’s peelable.
Using Stencils on Outdoor Vertical Surfaces
Whether you’re working on a decorative wall in a backyard or the exterior walls of a 15-story building, consider stencils for vertical surfaces.
Fixing Another Contractor’s Mistake
Fixing Another Contractor’s Mistake Whether it’s your own work or someone else’s, you may be called upon to fix a decorative concrete project gone awry. Trowel & Error is a new column that celebrates the fact that there’s always a solution to every decorative concrete problem.
Stained Concrete Floors with a Sacred Meaning
Architects and designers working on the construction of the new Potawatomi Executive Building developed an elaborate stained-concrete floral pattern for the rotunda floor.
