Concrete countertops are a very hot item these days, and fabricating them can be much easier than you think — when you use the right tools and technique. This is the key to eliminating frustration and ultimately producing a quality product.
Vol. 7 No. 2 – March/April 2007
New Countertop Sealers Do More Than Just Protect
More demand means better ingredients — but are they really all that different from floor sealers?
The ideal concrete countertop sealer is a product that provides protection from stains, looks and feels like bare concrete and is safe to use.
How One Artisan Created Perfect Harmony with a Concrete Table
The Chomisteks call this piece the “Harmony Table.” The concrete table depicts harmony between earth, fire and water. At the same time, it maintains the harmony within their clients’ household.
Restore, Refurbish, Maintain: Caring for Colored Concrete
You don’t have to stain in vain — restoration and maintenance can fight age and wear on just about any colored concrete slab.
Restoring High Traffic Areas Using Concrete Overlays
The floors of this 80,000-square-foot outdoor mall on the island of Kauai were patchy, cracked and worn out. One sweeping restoration changed everything.
What Your Sealer Shouldn’t Look Like and How To Fix It
Decorative concrete can be temperamental. Materials we have used for years can suddenly become problems. It is always best to brainstorm with both your crew and the manufacturers to come up with the best solution. Sometimes a problem can be fixed by allowing people to think outside the box.
Marketing and Selling Concrete Countertops
Concrete countertops are countertops. They just happen to be made out of concrete.
This should affect your marketing and selling techniques. If you understand how countertops are most commonly and most effectively marketed and sold, you will be much more successful at marketing and selling concrete countertops.
Growing Your Decorative Concrete Business by Offering Less
Decorative concrete has become the fastest growing segment of the concrete industry. But in part because of this, the decorative market rarely allows individual contractors to effectively master and install each type of decorative concrete.
Spray it Forward: The Decorative Concrete Community Gives Back
Decorative concrete overlays, stampings, fountains and countertops created from scratch. And the best part of all was that the majority of the work the artisans created are to become a permanent working part of Walla Walla County Fairgrounds.
Staying on Top of Stenciling
Concrete toppings developed for stenciling decorative concrete differ from general-purpose overlays in several ways.
