Intended to mimic the look of travertine, this microexposure finish leaves the surface with a subtle texture that complements integrally colored exteriors beautifully.
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Fu-Tung Cheng Plays with Concrete Walls
This house, built in San Mateo County, Calif., by Cheng Design, has the fingerprints of acclaimed precast-piece designer Fu-Tung Cheng all over it.
NeoMix D-FRC from Cheng Concrete
Born out of frustration with the long learning curve for mastering GFRC, Cheng Concrete’s NeoMix D-FRC is designed to not only shorten that learning curve for contractors, but also to outperform traditional GFRC in regards to flexural strength and abrasion resistance.
All the Sights from 2011 Concrete Decor Show in Nashville
A Nashville youth center gets a decorative concrete makeover as part of the 2011 Concrete Decor Show.
An Artisan’s Tale on How He Made Rocketown’s Skateboard Steps
After an afternoon spent walking around the Rocketown campus, Jason Geiser and his team saw a great opportunity to not only enhance the area but also showcase the unlimited possibilities of concrete.
Concrete Steps and Much More in Great Falls
Concraft Concrete Construction, Leesburg, Va., submitted photos to us last year of decorative concrete work the company was wrapping up at a new home in Great Falls, Va., just outside of Washington, D.C.
A Master in Modern, Industrial, Experimental Concrete Furniture
Dylan Lauger has become a master in modern, industrial, experimental concrete furniture design and other artistic concrete skills while living on a remote peninsula in Wisconsin. Among other achievements, he once designed and cast an 8-foot-long GFRC sturgeon as a submission for a local arts competition.
Gaye Goodman and Roy Snowball – A Collaboration of Opposites
Gaye Goodman discusses a collaboration with artist Roy Snowball
How One Artisan Designs Decorative Concrete Installations
This article breaks down three different jobs and how one artistan developed the designs for each project, stage by stage.
Eye-catching Concrete Bridge Designs
Most bridges are built to be purely functional, but functional doesn’t have to mean boring. Decorative concrete contractors have played a key role in some recent artistically striking bridge construction projects. Using materials that add character and can withstand exposure to the outdoors, contractors are transforming concrete bridges.
