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Before texture stamping, stamping professionals were limited to interlocking stamp patterns and all of the frustration and anxiety that accompany them. Flash forward to 2014, and numerous opportunities exist to showcase your decorative talent, thanks to the many variations of texture stamp tools.
oncrete does exactly what you ask it to. Problems with casting concrete do not arise from the concrete acting up. Problems arise when we don’t understand what we are asking for. With concrete, watch out what you ask for because you may just get it.
On May 28, 2014, The Wall Street Journal’s “Real Time Economics” blog posted an article stating that construction loan volume is rebounding after a steep decline. According to the article, U.S. construction lending is seeing a slow, steady recovery much like what the rest of the nation’s economy is experiencing. […]
Excess moisture doesn’t just evaporate … it sometimes takes your design with it.
The International Concrete Polishing and Staining Conference (ICPSC) recently announced changes to its conference schedule. The organization will postpone its next conference until fall 2015. During this time ICPSC will be forming an advisory board of manufacturers, contractors and industry leaders to best reflect the growth and evolution of the […]
Located at the intersection of Routh and Flora streets in the Dallas Arts District, the Dallas City Performance Hall (DCPH) opened in September 2012. Concrete played a major role in its construction and as the interior and exterior finish.
Ardex has introduced a revolutionary system to control moisture in new or existing concrete slabs, address tolerance and surface finish issues and eliminate the disparity between Divisions Three and Nine, while expediting construction schedules. Called Ardex Concrete Management System, or ACMS, the system addresses these challenges through a novel specifiable […]
In August 2013, Texas Christian University opened two new residence halls for increased on-campus housing. The halls, called Worth Hills Village, accommodate about 400 students near the southwest corner of the campus.
A construction deadline: The owner wanted balconies to be ready to entertain VIP guests for the 2012 BMW Championship golf tournament at Crooked Stick.
In March of 2012 my company received a call from an outfit that was working on a project at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. They wanted to discuss the issues that they were having with the application of an acid stain on almost 50,000 square feet of floor.
