Everyone knows you should use white cement to bring out brilliant colors in your concrete projects. What isn’t so widely known is how to prevent white specks from appearing in some of those deeper colors.
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A Visit to the World of Concrete Asia
A seminar at World of Concrete Asia was titled "What’s New in Decorative Concrete," showed off colorful pictures of stamping, staining, overlays, polishing, concrete countertops and vertically carved concrete.
How to Prep a Surface for a Cementitious Microtoppings
In case you had any doubts… surface prep is everything. The most important thing about a microtopping is what lies underneath.
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.
Carved Concrete Animal Kingdom
With initial experience as a concrete contractor, ironworker and plasterer, an artistic streak found ready expression using skills that were learned in the trades.
Water Drainage Options for Decorative Concrete
Tips on choosing the right type of drain system — and for ensuring that it doesn’t ruin the look of your decorative concrete project.
How to Create a Concrete Surface with a Sand Finish
With concrete surface retarders, concrete can have a sand-etched finish.
Stained Concrete Floors in a Huntington Beach “Warehouse”
Concrete artisan Shellie Rigsby use decorative concrete for artistic expression. So when installing a decorative concrete floor at a youth center she envited the young people there to put their own stamp on the place.
