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Successful Concrete Businesses No Matter Where You Call Home

Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Doug Carlton discusses his favorite trait of the decorative concrete industry: Passion.

Must Haves in Concrete Stamps and Texture Mats

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Meet a few of the newest in texture mats and stamping tools for concrete.

Let it Shine: Installing Fiber Optic Light Effects

Outdoor Spaces Concrete Countertops Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Whether you are embedding a shimmering logo in a front counter or spreading a galaxy of stars across a bar top, you need to master fiber optic lighting. Here’s how some experts get the job done.

Decorative Concrete Contractor Finds Success By Staying Up On Trends

Featured Contractor Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

Networking and new techniques help keep John Belarde’s Seattle-area decorative concrete outfit on the sunny side.

Building Relationships with Architects

Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Howard Jancy, CSI, CDT Comments are Disabled

An underutilized opportunity for potentially creating more jobs and visibility for your company exists within the design community. Architects and landscape architects are key members of the project team for commercial and high-end residential installations.

Why the Formula Approach for Polished Concrete Hurts Our Industry

Concrete Polishing Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Jennifer Faller Comments are Disabled

The weak economy does not have to make our industry buckle under price pressures. We’ve forgotten that polished concrete is already the best bargain in the flooring industry, and what’s more, we’ve allowed the formulaic installation to become entrenched in specifications.

Processes that Ensure Quality Work Are Needed Now More Than Ever

Business & Technology Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Mark Maher Comments are Disabled

The lack of communication between owners and designers at the top of the building process and the workers at the production end, as well as the training needed for a seamless transition from client’s conception to finished project can create a dysfunction in the industry that is in desperate need of fixing.

Pretty and Pervious: Decorative Options for Pervious Concrete

Bridges, Roads & Highways Concrete Placing Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

With its distinctive Rice Krispies look, pervious concrete was designed to let liquids pass through it. The material poses some clear challenges for decorative concrete contractors.

Hand-Shaped Faux Stones Made to Look Like Tin Foil

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 2 - February/March 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Ryan Neal of SBR Concrete was hired by a former client to create a basement floor that had to be not only easy to clean, but also unique. The end result was a floor made with hand-shaped rectangular "stones," each individually colored so that no two would look exactly the same.

Transformed Museum Courtyard Using Forms and Concrete Stains

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Events & Recognition Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 3 - April 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Bob Harris of the Decorative Concrete Institute was asked about his experience training and working at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix as part of the Concrete Decor Show & Decorative Concrete Spring Training.