Vertical & Carved Concrete

Concrete isn’t just for smooth, horizontal applications anymore. More and more consumers are interested in vertical concrete applications that typically involve specially made mixes carved and colored to resemble natural stone and concrete blocks.

Public Work Exemplifies Mingling of Science, Engineering and Art

Concrete Art Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 17 No. 2 - February/March 2017 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

A visually striking public art project near the University of Simon Fraser in Vancouver, British Columbia, was the result of science and engineering intersecting, orchestrated by a concrete artisan who was skilled enough to make it happen.

A Man Cave with Water Features and Carved Concrete

Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 12 No. 8 - November/December 2012 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

Their still-in-progress project includes a number of concrete features inside the home, the centerpiece being a cast-in-place, carved, stamped GFRC staircase that resembles rock and leads into the basement-level man cave, graced by a sun-and-clouds water feature on the wall next to the staircase.

Carved Concrete Animal Kingdom

Concrete Art Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 6 No. 5 - October/November 2006 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

With initial experience as a concrete contractor, ironworker and plasterer, an artistic streak found ready expression using skills that were learned in the trades.

Contractors Show Their Creative Uses with Shotcrete

Outdoor Spaces Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Concrete Placing Vol. 7 No. 6 - September/October 2007 by Susan M. Brimo-Cox Comments are Disabled

While swimming pools and road construction projects have been the mainstay of many contractors in the shotcrete industry, a number of shotcrete artists are taking the concrete medium to new levels of creativity and usefulness.

Vertical Overlays: To Spray or Trowel?

Vertical & Carved Concrete Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 8 No. 3 - May 2008 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

If you’re one of the growing number of contractors making the move from horizontal to vertical, this may be one of your first questions.

Artistic Decorative Concrete in Public Works Projects

Concrete Polishing Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 9 No. 6 - September/October 2009 by Emily Dixon Comments are Disabled

When a city, school or government chooses to spend a little extra money on decorative concrete, it demonstrates civic pride — and makes that lobby, city pool or roadside a little easier on the eyes.

Using Surface Retarders on Vertical Concrete

Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 9 No. 7 - November/December 2009 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

Exposed aggregate finishes are in demand on concrete walls. How do you get that rock to pop? One way is to use a surface retarder.

Building Thin-Shell Concrete Structures

Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 9 No. 7 - November/December 2009 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

There is more than one way to create a concrete home — and the thin-shell method produces dwellings of unparalleled beauty.

Newly Renovated J. Paul Getty Museum Features Concrete Walls and More

Concrete Repair & Restoration Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 11 No. 4 - May/June 2011 by Elizabeth Gillette Offensend Comments are Disabled

The primary design focus of the five year renovation of the J. Paul Getty Museum was to modernize the existing museum, which is a replica of a Roman villa buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and breath new life using decorative concrete.

Carved Concrete in Toucan Ridge Exhibit at the Assiniboine Park Zoo

Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 11 No. 5 - July 2011 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

In August 2010, the Assiniboine Park Conservancy in Winnipeg contacted Randall Klassen to get a quote for the demolition and removal of the Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Tropical House. The house had fallen into disrepair and the conservancy wanted to replace it with a rocky tropical oasis for animals, birds and plants.