Condo owners in a gated community dreaded getting their pool up to snuff. Decorative concrete contractor Julio Hallack showed them they had nothing to worry about.
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Acid Alternatives: Water-based Stains That Promise a Faux Acid Stain Look
Today’s contractors who love the look of acid stains but loathe the labor and time required to get the job done have more ways than ever before to bypass the troublesome application using safer-for-all water routes.
Giving Back to Veterans One Concrete Table at a Time
“It’s nice … to reacquaint with and meet guys I didn’t know that had an equal or similar experience,” he says. “It has been a soul-fulfilling deal for me. In taking these tables to these very real combat heroes."
Starting Small: Building Concrete Rails and Doors
If a contractor is intimidated by the leap from slabs and tops to entire decorative concrete houses, he or she might try Steve Kornher’s techniques on architectural details such as railings or doors.
Crackerjack Design Ideas
To quote Leonard Cohen, “There is a crack in everything … that’s how the light gets in.”
Indoor Waterfalls Add Unique Look to Any Space
Weeping walls are a water feature in which the water trickles down the side of a wall, a piece of glass or a similar surface. They can be built inside or outside, but they are becoming more popular in residential homes.
Concrete Silicate Colorant That Can Withstand Mother Nature
ColorJuice Concrete Silicate Colorant, the newest product from Arkansas-based American Decorative Concrete Supply Co., is not only inspired by Mother Nature – it’s designed to withstand Mother Nature.
Critiquing Polishable Self-leveling Cementitious Toppings
Four manufacturers of concrete resurfacing and repair products took on the challenge presented by the Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) Local 528 last July in Seattle.
Conference Attendees Build a Concrete Alamo to Remember
Conference attendees got a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate one on one with concrete artist and build the concrete version of the Alamo they would never forget.
Tips to Prepping Heavily Pitted Ceramic Tile Prior to Decorative Concrete Application
If you think that converting 22,000 square feet of flooring from heavily pitted ceramic tile to sleek, glossy, stylish concrete isn’t hard enough, try completing your mission in a “live” supermarket. Take on the added challenge of racing the clock in the middle of the night to get one section completed before the daily load of feet and shopping-cart wheels travels over its still-unfinished and barely dry surface.
