Many contractors are used to hearing this line from their clients: “I want a floor that’s slip-resistant, but I also want it to be easy to clean.”
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Getting an Early Start on a Profitable Spring
For some in the decorative concrete industry, this spring can’t come too early. The doldrums of winter take a toll not only on the pocketbook, but also on our creative juices as artists and promoters.
How Reading the Specifications Can Help Your Wallet
The specification is the best protection that you have, other than the contract itself, to keep from getting taken advantage of by the customer. If you know the specifications forward and backward you are in excellent shape if any conflict arises.
Contractor Finds His Niche with Concrete Countertops
Greyrock Concrete Design owner Steve Gartner has come a long way from when he got into the business “by accident” after fabricating and installing his own countertops.
Film-Forming Concrete Sealers and Their Effect on Color
If you think clear sealers won’t affect the color of concrete, you’re right in some instances and wrong in others.
Aurora Epoxy Dust for Metallic Look from McKinnon Materials Inc.
Pearlescent metallic effects are the latest hot trend in epoxies, and Aurora Epoxy Dust from McKinnon Materials Inc. is the most recent product to join the 3-D party.
Aurora Epoxy Dust is a powdered “nanopigment” that can be mixed into 100 percent solids epoxy. It is available in 12 standard colors.
Marketing Decorative Concrete
These days, making a living in any trade associated with building is tough. Companies new and old have been forced to close up shop because of lack of business and dwindling capital. But some have found ways to hold their own, while others are even prospering.
Picking the Right Sprayer
Viscosity and solids usually dictate the pressure required, with higher viscosity or higher solids dictating higher application pressure.
Recipe: Self-leveling on Two Substrates
This is an expert self-leveling application that can take an unfinished floor with two different substrates (in this case concrete and plywood) and turn it into one beautiful, continuous floor.
Hot New Markets in Decorative Concrete
The best training and the best products mean nothing if we can’t find projects to prove our talent, right? I’m not going to sugarcoat our plight – I have been peddling decorative concrete for nearly 20 years and have never seen as many challenges as the ones we face today. Having said that, my goal is to have the best year possible, and I’m going to let you in on a secret as to how this will be done.
