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As sustainable as it is durable, concrete offers an endless array of cost-effective possibilities and versatile results for residential and commercial buildings

A New Tool To Make Spraying Stucco Easier Than Ever

Building with Concrete Tools & Equipment Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Before the hand-held Stucco Sprayer, concrete contractors who wanted to work vertically had to settle for one of two extremes – a large, costly pump, requiring a crew of four to six, or hand-stacking. The new sprayer fills a niche between the two.

Hotel & Resort Design Ideas using Decorative Concrete

Concrete Repair & Restoration Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 7 - October 2010 by Emily Dixon Comments are Disabled

Check in and check out three examples of decorative concrete at its finest, in Georgia, Tennessee and California.

Meva is a family owned manufacturer of formwork located in Southwest Germany. A new central university campus with three faculties is being built in Delémont, Switzerland, using Meva formwork. The campus complex is 656 feet (200 meters) long and comprises four offset blocks with four levels each, plus an underground car park and a 9-story tower on the south side.

Slab Formwork Helps Construct New Swiss University

Building with Concrete Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Meva is a family owned manufacturer of formwork located in Southwest Germany. A new central university campus with three faculties is being built in Delémont, Switzerland, using Meva formwork. The campus complex is 656 feet (200 meters) long and comprises four offset blocks with four levels each, plus an underground car park and a 9-story tower on the south side.

Concrete walls are a common choice in both commercial and residential buildings or rooms where soundproofing is important.

How to Soundproof Concrete Walls

Blog Building with Concrete by Paul Brown Comments are Disabled

Concrete walls are a common choice in both commercial and residential buildings or rooms where soundproofing is important.

From the Ground Up: Building a Concrete Home

Building with Concrete Concrete Countertops Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Christina Camara Comments are Disabled

In this house, concrete is everywhere, from the floors to the walls to the tabletops. And it doesn’t stop there, the entire home was consructed using concrete and insulated concrete forms.

Using Fabric in Concrete Formwork

Building with Concrete Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

Pouring concrete into fabric instead of the usual rigid formwork represents, for some, the shape of things to come.

Inspired Designs Using Tilt-up Concrete Construction

Building with Concrete Concrete Placing Vol. 8 No. 8 - December 2008/January 2009 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

How the decorative concrete revolution is starting to push tilt-up walls into the 21st century.

Concrete House Withstands Devastating Flood

Building with Concrete Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

As floodwaters in southwest Washington submerged entire Chehalis neighborhoods early December, Justin Farley and Kevin Winkler waved down a team of U.S. Coast Guard rescuers to help a family of five who had abandoned their home. Farley and Winkler, however, stayed put.

Starting Small: Building Concrete Rails and Doors

Building with Concrete Vol. 9 No. 7 - November/December 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

If a contractor is intimidated by the leap from slabs and tops to entire decorative concrete houses, he or she might try Steve Kornher’s techniques on architectural details such as railings or doors.

Indoor Waterfalls Add Unique Look to Any Space

Building with Concrete Concrete Art Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 9 No. 4 - June/July 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Weeping walls are a water feature in which the water trickles down the side of a wall, a piece of glass or a similar surface. They can be built inside or outside, but they are becoming more popular in residential homes.