Cheg Concrete awarded Best in Show in its fifth annual Circle of Distinction Design Challenge to Keelin Kennedy and her Chicago-based firm, Barefoot Design.
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Canadian Concrete Contractor Dabbles in Landscaping to Go with Decorative Concrete
From quirky flights of fancy to classic looks, this Canadian contractor can handle it all even landscaping.
ASCC/DCC Awards Go To Best Concrete of the Year
The Decorative Concrete Council, an arm of the American Society for Concrete Contractors, has selected these projects as the best of 2008 in their categories. These results represent the DCC’s first annual decorative concrete competition.
An Overview on Some of the Newest Concrete Grinders on the Market
A look at the various grinders on the market and their benefits for you and your decorative concrete polishing business.
The New Trend Towards Green Concrete
Green was a hot topic at this year’s World of Concrete show. It seemed that every exhibitor had some mention of green in their displays. In some cases this seemed to be little more than lip service, but in other cases, some very real steps are being taken towards greener concrete.
A concrete solution to climate change?
A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete.
Sorting Out Responsibility When New Work Fails
When a problem occurs with a recently installed decorative concrete job, who is responsible? I understand that this is a loaded question, and there are lots of factors to consider, but the question still stands.
The Wondrous World of Concrete Wall Panels
Imagine homeowners having the choice of covering their walls with paint, wallpaper, tile – or concrete panels 1/4 inch thin. Or new homes built with precast modular exterior walls up to 20 feet high that can be manufactured off-site and snapped in place in a few hours.
An Alternate Countertop Forming Method Now Available
Concrete Countertop Solutions has developed an alternative countertop form that will help create cast-in-place countertops with a variety of edge styles. Z-Counterform reduces labor time and doesn’t require any double-sided tape or drilling into kitchen cabinets.
Thoughts on Polishing: The Lack of Maintenance Standards is a Debacle
The polished concrete industry has been plagued with a slew of maintenance systems that confuse and aggravate end users of polished concrete. Many suppliers of tools, equipment, chemicals and cleaning products rush to offer systems of maintenance, none of them adequately tested or proven.
