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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.
A Look Inside Green Buildings and Why They Matter
Are you asking why green matters? To answer that question, this article takes a look at the benefits that are encouraging property owners and designers to choose finished concrete floors instead of other floor coverings.
Profitable Concrete Stamping in Five Steps
Profit is the byproduct of a high-quality decorative job. There is a big difference between learning to stamp concrete and learning to stamp profitable concrete. In this article we will discuss how to set your job up, as well as the installation process.
Using Decorative Concrete to Address Drainage Issues
Although aesthetics are certainly a key component in any decorative concrete project, that doesn’t mean function should take a back seat. When a Joplin, Mo., homeowner was experiencing drainage and erosion problems, Jim Snodgrass installed a series of walls and stairways that not only controlled water flow, but was visually pleasing to the rest of the high-end subdivision.
Planning for Success in Polished Concrete
There are new profit opportunities in polished concrete for the decorative concrete contractor. This is a fact, and every decorative concrete contractor should look into polished concrete. However, nothing ever caused more people to go broke than too much optimism and too little planning.
