In a recent week, I’ve had two overlay projects with cracking. The first project had lots of short random cracks, the longest about 3 inches long. We noticed them the afternoon of the same day the overlay was applied.
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Why Concrete Sealers May Leave a Lingering Odor
Is it possible to smell sealer months after application? Someone asked me this regarding a stained and sealed floor in a Colorado residence.
Match the Concrete Mix with the Right Equipment
Too often mixing decorative overlays becomes an afterthought or path of least resistance process. This is the drill and paddle I have used for years, so it must be OK. Worse yet, and I am guilty of this, those of us on the training and manufacturing side default to whatever mixer is provided when we show up for a product demonstration.
Bell Tower in Texas Modeled After Historic European Version
Bruce Williamson, of Carrollton, Texas, and a team from French manufacturer Decopierre used a unique limestone veneer to give this bell tower a historic look.
Trends in Concrete Curbing Equipment
Keeping up with the newest trends in the concrete curbing market. Take a look at four awesome concrete curbing machines.
What to Do When Decorative Concrete Cracks
Grout it, fill it or design around it? In decorative concrete, every crack presents a contractor with a unique set of problems.
Mottled by Design: One Company’s Technique for Imitating the Look of Acid Stain
Unlike acid stains, which achieve their natural good looks with a chemical reaction, today’s water-based copycats often rely on employing proper techniques.
What’s New in Decorative Concrete
If you missed this year’s World of Concrete in Las Vegas, let me bring you up to date on what is happening in the decorative concrete industry. The decorative all-stars were out in full force and they certainly delivered and the decorative concrete information highway ran straight through Las Vegas this year.
Westcoat Introduces New Blonde Acid Stain
Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems announced its new Blonde color to its Westcoat Acid Stain palette. Previously offering 10 colors ranging from greens to browns, the Blonde color adds a lighter neutral tone. This color is similar or a wheat or sand hue. Westcoat Acid Stains penetrate and react with concrete […]
The New Product Made from Recycled Concrete: Eckocrete
The material has crushed recycled concrete for aggregate and fly ash waste from coal mills for the base. Other industrial byproducts provide nanofibers for crack reduction and nanoparticles for surface density to reduce water penetration.
