Many decorative jobs require cleaning up an existing slab. Here’s a look at products that remove paint, rust, adhesives or grease.
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Broaden Your Knowledge with Concrete Techniques
Having many techniques in your arsenal can bridge the difference between your client’s vision and the reality of a project. Today’s clients are more sophisticated. They expect more. Plain gray concrete is no longer good enough for them.
What is the Right Amount of Reinforcement for a Concrete Countertop
Reinforce your knowledge and make structurally strong concrete countertops.
Slip Resistance Guide for Concrete Surfaces
Part of the problem has to do with standards for slip resistance: Who has guidelines and which ones do you use for decorative concrete? Then there is the testing aspect: Which testing methods are appropriate and reliable, and in what testing conditions?
The Amazing Vince Schrementi of Everlast Concrete
Seamless has been coating floors since 1939. Now the company has taken a decorative direction.
Soy-based Concrete Stains
Using soy-based materials to strip, stain and seal concrete can be about as healthy as it gets. Concrete artisan Dana Boyer is selling the soy-based line through her concrete contracting outfit, Concretizen. Developed by friends of hers at New Century Coatings and sold by several "private label" resellers, the products have been personalized by Boyer to fit her vision.
Techniques for Stamping an Overlay
Concrete Decor‘s Technique section is designed to offer readers helpful information on methods for properly preparing concrete surfaces and installing decorative concrete products. This month, we’ll focus on techniques for stamping an overlay
Decorative Concrete Restoration Contest Winners
From indoor pools to backyard fountains, the winners of Concrete Decor’s first annual Concrete Restoration contest gave faded concrete a new lease on life.
Mike Miller a.k.a. The Concretist Inc.
Mike Miller, a Benicia, Calif., artist, calls his work "sensory concrete."
Quick Draw Design & Layout Tool for Concrete
Artists can use Quick Draw to create large and highly detailed designs comfortably from a standing position. For detailed drawing, the chalk-holder piece of the assembly, called simply Quick Draw, can be removed and used alone.
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