Making concentrated concrete stains in Arkansas, with these stains water makes them better.
Staining & Coloring Concrete
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.
When to Use or Not Use Dry Shake Color Hardener
Some say avoid this combination altogether. But others say it can be done well — as long as contractors are aware of potential pitfalls.
Things to Remember When Designing Decorative Concrete
Designing decorative concrete is no different from any other process that has endless options. The first step is to ask the questions that define the project and guide the design.
Synthetic Rock Features using GFRC
Glass-fiber reinforced concrete and other materials can be molded to make rock structures so natural-looking, even Mother Nature will be fooled.
Turning Tragedy Into Triumph: Art and Design Concrete
It took a serious automobile accident to steer these contractors in the right direction for their business. But once they found the way, they were off.
Secrets to Special Effects with Concrete Stains
The nation’s best decorative concrete artisans have years of experience laying down color combinations that glow, spark and shimmer. Even better, they’re willing to share their secrets with you.
A Decorative Concrete Oasis in the Hills: Griffiths Home, New Braunfels, Texas
Details Decorative Concrete created and developed many decorative concrete projects from scratch. But the Griffiths Home was different. It contains many interior decorative concrete surfaces already in place, including floors, tub and shower.
Stained Concrete Floors with a Sacred Meaning
Architects and designers working on the construction of the new Potawatomi Executive Building developed an elaborate stained-concrete floral pattern for the rotunda floor.
Concrete Contractor Cary Grant from Floor Seasons
Cary Grant was a laborer, stripping and waxing floors, the first time a boss told him he was going to learn to stain a concrete floor. He wasn’t impressed. “Whatever, dude, just pay me my hourly wage.” In his days of floor maintenance, Grant, who describes his socio-economic background as […]
A Leader in Decorative Concrete: Bomanite Corporation
Bomanite Corporation has been a leader in the decorative concrete industry for more than half a century. What began as a small company with a single vision has now grown into a worldwide organization that offers its franchise partners five separate licensing programs: Imprint, Toppings, Polishing, Precast and Grasscrete.
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