In this Tooling section, Concrete Decor magazine focused on walk-behind models, handheld models, edgers and other tools that can be helpful to decorative contractors on small and medium-sized jobs.
Vol. 7 No. 1 – February 2007
Talking the Talk, Walking the WOC
Walking the walk, not just talking the talk, is more important than ever for our young industry. As the polished concrete industry enters its second decade, we’re still the infants of the floor coating and floor covering industry, an industry that is worth more than 25 billion dollars annually.
Organization at the Decorative Concrete Job
This column is all about stacking the deck in our favor. You have probably noticed there are few safety nets in this business, which validates the importance of doing everything possible to control the controllable. Ask any successful decorative contractor and I will bet there is at least one thing they all have in common: organization.
Marketing Your Work With Photos
In today’s world, we tend not to listen anymore. There are so many of us, we are all talking, and our words have become background noises for the stimuli that really distract us. If you want to say something today, you have to use the language that transcends culture, geography, and time. You have to use imagery.
Pneumatic Chip-broadcast Hopper Gun
Traditionally, when decorative or specialty flooring contractors wanted to broadcast decorative vinyl color chips or colored quartz onto a horizontal or vertical surface, they preferred doing it by hand.
Mike Miller a.k.a. The Concretist Inc.
Mike Miller, a Benicia, Calif., artist, calls his work "sensory concrete."
Cheng Design Awards Best in Concrete Countertop Design
Concrete countertop guru Fu-Tung Cheng saluted his latest group of top proteges at January’s World of Concrete.
Applying an Overlay Over an Overlay
When applying overlays over overlays, certain tools and techniques can make the job easier.
Concrete and Glass Mosaic Map of Bainbridge Island, Wash.
In 2005, Mesolini Glass Studio was commissioned by the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island to create a concrete-and-glass mosaic map of the island to be placed at the new Rotary Gateway Park.
Soy-based Products for Concrete: Nontoxic and Biodegradable
The healthy choice for floors. Soybeans are one of the oldest crops in the world, but soy-based products are new to the decorative concrete industry. There are soy-based products available for every phase of a project. Should you be using them?
