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Tools & Equipment

The right tools and equipment can be the winning combination for a successful project.

Shot Blasters and Concrete Surface Preparation

Tools & Equipment Vol. 3 No. 5 - October/ November 2003 Surface Preparation by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

A shot blaster is the tool of choice for concrete contractors when prepping a surface. Shot blasting gives the surface a rough profile so coatings and sealers will bond snugly with a floor.

The Smart Chair to Hold Rebar in It’s Place Prior to Concrete Pour

Building with Concrete Tools & Equipment Vol. 3 No. 6 - December/January 2004 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Smart Chairs were designed by contractors for contractors. Constructed with recycled high-strength polypropylene plastic, the chairs are designed to support steel, eliminate wire ties and stop steel displacement.

Everything You Need To Know About Portable Cement Mixers

Tools & Equipment Vol. 4 No. 4 - August/September 2004 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Reliable. Multifaceted. Maintainable. Portable concrete mixers are all that and more, says Warren Faler, mixer product manager for Multiquip in Carson, Calif. “They can be productive in a wide variety of applications.”

Decorative Concrete Systems New Auto Scrubber

Vol. 2 No. 1 - February/March 2002 Tools & Equipment by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Decorative Concrete Systems has introduced the Auto Scrubber, a self-contained cleaning machine designed to clean concrete floors after profiling and before coating or sealing.

Haivala Concrete Tools Magnesium Beveling Hand Tool

Vol. 2 No. 1 - February/March 2002 Tools & Equipment by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

On display for the first time at this year’s World of Concrete show. The new magnesium "beveling" hand tool is designed to slope the concrete edge under overhead garage doors keeping water from flowing into the building

Early-entry Cuts for Decorative Concrete

Vol. 3 No. 1 - February/March 2003 Tools & Equipment by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

Sometime in the early 1980s, a concrete contractor named Ed Chiuminatta pulled the wheels off a board and attached them to a Skilsaw. The result? A saw blade that could roll across green concrete, slicing a control joint in a fraction of the time it would take to carve the groove by hand.