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Contractors Have Fun with Faux Textures On Concrete

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Gaye Goodman Comments are Disabled

I got into acid staining as an extension of my former life as a painter on canvas. In fact my earliest works were not on canvas, but on hardboard panels mounted on stretcher bars and coated with plaster of Paris.

Hybrid Concrete Sealer Promises a Change for the Better

It’s no secret that most people think sealers are the Achilles’ heel of decorative concrete. You can do nearly everything perfectly while installing your concrete masterpiece only to have something like a sealer decimate all your good efforts.

UV Cured Coatings for Concrete are Back in the Mix

Concrete Coatings Business & Technology Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Concrete artisans and contractors are always searching for the ideal coating, but end-users and equipment manufacturers are behind the latest push for one specific coating formulation — UV-cure.

UV Light Cured Coatings are Fast and Prosperous

Concrete Coatings Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

A great deal of Scott Harrison’s work involves large facilities, so he understands the importance of being able to do a lot in a limited amount of time.

Get the Most Out of Your Concrete Polishing and Grinding Diamond Pads

Concrete Polishing Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Gail Elber Comments are Disabled

Diamond tools, and how they’re used, can make the difference between a profitable polishing job and a not-so-profitable job. So how should contractors select tools that are long lasting and deliver what they want? Read on.

How to Measure RH in Concrete

Tools & Equipment Business & Technology Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Jason Spangler Comments are Disabled

How valuable is 48 hours to you and your business? Can you put a price on it?

And does the price go up if you run into a moisture-related problem with a concrete slab in the later phases of a project?

Transform Ordinary Concrete Into The Extraordinary With Epoxy

Concrete Coatings Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Debby Canto Davis Comments are Disabled

From commercial kitchens, fire stations, spas and salons to basements, garages, veterinarian clinics and airport hangars, epoxy materials are being applied to concrete floor surfaces.

Liquid Dazzle Coats Ascend Amphitheater Green Rooms

Concrete Coatings Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

According to Paul Koury, president of Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems, one of the company’s recent projects was the green rooms of the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee.

An Epoxy Hole to the Middle of the Earth

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Imagine getting a phone call from Shaquille O’Neal asking you to create a concrete floor in his house. Oh, and the floor is to depict a hole going down into a pit of fire. No problem, right? “You don’t say no to Shaq,” says Michael Jensen, president of Atlanta Concrete Artist.