These days, homeowners who fall for waterfalls may be able to get exactly what they have in mind. Thanks to decorative concrete, options are almost limitless.
Outdoor Spaces
Concrete is the ideal material to use to transform outdoor spaces into outdoor rooms surrounded by stunning hardscapes and equipped with all the comforts of home.
One Contractor’s Quest to Rid the World of Ugly Concrete
Even on the thumb tip of northwest Washington state, decorative concrete is making its mark, thanks to this father-son outfit.
5 Tips for Photographing Concrete Hardscapes
The beauty of decorative concrete comes from its versatility and stunning final results. Each project’s unique traits help sell the next project. However, your future potential clients don’t necessarily have access to your past projects, which is why photography is a crucial component of your marketing plan — regardless of your company’s size.
Shop Drawings Guide Decorative Concrete Work at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
When it comes to delivering difficult designs — like this circular plaza that highlights the entrance to the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills — you’ve got to have a plan. And we’re not talking just a quick sketch but a detailed drawing that clarifies precisely what joints and finishes are to be placed where.
Backyard Amenity
Features Concrete Dock
At first glance, the dock looks like it’s floating just above the water. “It turned out exactly how I wanted it,” says Reuben Keim, co-owner of Keim Concrete in Wooster, Ohio, about his concrete platform. The pier and dock, which sit about a foot above the surface of a 2-acre pond in Keim’s backyard, was fashioned with Proline form liners.
How this Concrete Contractor Moved From Flatwork to Decorative Concrete
Troy Lemon, founder and president of Cornerstone Decorative Concrete in Holland, Mich., starts his story with a familiar admission. “I was a concrete guy way before I was a decorative concrete guy,” he says.
Cemrock: Globetrotting Decorative Concrete Powerhouse
You might think that rappelling from cliffs, learning about orangutan habitats and studying the prehistoric skeleton of a triceratops are activities without much relevance to decorative concrete.
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.
Dirty Job’s Mike Rowe on a Decorative Concrete Job Site for a Day
When Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show called Richard Smith Custom Concrete about sending host Mike Rowe out to a decorative concrete job site for a day, Rick Smith rubbed his hands with glee, thinking to himself, "We’re gonna get this guy filthy!"
Jump in! Perfecting the Decorative Concrete Pool Deck
Beyond the beauty of its surface, a well-made pool deck can keep your customers cool and safe.
