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Cheng Concrete has relaunched its concrete design contest as a fresh series called the Concrete Maker Challenge, with the first contest focused on the Kitchen and Bath categories. The Challenge was open to any concrete maker with a kitchen or bath project made with any of the following Cheng mix […]
In its latest forecast, the Portland Cement Association forecasts 2013 cement consumption to reach nearly 80 million metric tons, a 4.5 percent increase over 2012. Consumption levels will reach 86 million metric tons in 2014, an 8.1 percent year-over-year gain. During 2014, the forecast states, it is possible that all […]
Winter and freeze-thaw have a way of exposing defects in concrete we normally would not see in warmer regions.
On some decorative concrete projects, the only people looking over your shoulder are other tradespeople.
Surfacing Solutions Inc., Temecula, Calif., got a refresher on one central principle of polished concrete as the company produced some 175,000 square feet of densified concrete floor surfaces at the glittering new San Marcos High School in Southern California.
They wanted to polish the concrete floors at their new location on Weybosset Street, in Providence, R.I. One problem — the substrate in the building was gypcrete and not polishable. Typical overlay products won’t bond to gypcrete. A clear-cut job was becoming complex.
Popular Concrete Decor columnist Chris Sullivan explores ways to fix a stamped concrete job that came out looking like a patchwork quilt
Today’s lesson is one each decorative concrete professional must heed: Creating the perfect project sample is the path to your artistic future.
At a recent meeting of the CPAA, the board of directors and active committee members met to help lead, develop and guide our future. The hottest topic was the presentation on standards for polished concrete. To our surprise evidence was indicating tgat properly polished concrete is one of the safest flooring choices available to the consumer.
Pennsylvania artist Robert Stadnycki has excelled in a number of media: textiles, painting, furniture. Last year, he tried decorative concrete for the first time, collaborating with SunWorks, Etc. LLC to craft three countertops in his distinctive style for a kitchen.
