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Concrete’s natural color can be altered with powder or liquid stains, dyes and colored hardeners, as well as aggregates such as ground glass and stone.
In 2011, the city of Carmel, Indiana, revamped its major roadway, the Keystone Parkway, as part of a multiphase project to lower the grade under six major intersections. This created new interchanges and no traffic lights for north-south traffic over a five-mile stretch, while six new roundabouts managed east-west traffic. […]
A few colors of dye, some common butcher paper and a little creativity are all it takes to get this handsome mottled finish.
Choosing integrally colored concrete offers lasting color and design options with the right materials, tools and techniques.
Repairing cracks properly is one thing, making them a part of your design concept is becoming a popular alternative.
Here’s a design truth retailers understand: before customers make the decision to purchase, they make the decision to enter the store. This showroom floor has proven irresistible to shoppers, with show-stopping color from QC Construction Products.
Many comments, instructions, warnings, and confused looks surround the numerous ways acid stain colors can fluctuate from one concrete slab to another. Even under the tightest quality controls, concrete reacts with chemical stains differently every time. However, the sometimes-unpredictable reactions are exactly what produce the interesting and beautiful results one can achieve from acid stains.
A former computer software developer makes a career change and finds success in stamping concrete.
From start to finish follow these techniques to achieve the perfect acid etched concrete design.
The Los Angeles Cathedral proves that integrally colored concrete can be used with confidence on even the most demanding architectural projects.
Contractors choose acrylic stains over chemical stains for a variety of reasons. Acrylic stains offer an array of colors that chemical stains cannot. Designers and applicators are no longer limited to the eight colors commonly available with acid-based stains.
