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H&C has launched its Hard Sample Box Series, featuring H&C stains, dyes and color packs. The samples are 2 inches by 2 inches and are packaged in boxes that are easy to carry and store. Every sample includes on its backside the decorative color system used to create the sample. […]
Walttools has just released a new flatwork line to their Tru Tex roller offerings. Tru Tex Flatwork rollers are available in an 18-inch and are designed for concrete, overlayments and even microtoppings. Currently there are four popular textures: Travertine, River Slate, Flagstone and Pitted Granite. They can be used as […]
Rhino Linings Corporation, a leader in protective coatings, announces the release of Concrete Solutions Cool-It, a heat-reflective concrete stain and sealer. Cool-It is designed to reduce the temperature of outdoor surfaces while also providing a uniform, protective, colored finish. It is ideal for pool decks, sidewalks, patios and benches and […]
Shoe-In Pro Finish shoes are designed to help decorative concrete jobs go faster and more efficiently. The first shoe in the product line, the Shoe-In Pro Finish, is a strapless shoe that you can slip your existing shoe into with ease. It helps keep heel marks and tread patterns out […]
Located in the East Bay District of Olympia — Washington’s capital city — the East Bay Public Plaza celebrates a theme of water stewardship with interactive water features that re-create natural shoreline, streambed and wetland areas.
Behind every successful slab of stamped concrete is an accumulation of effort by you (the decorative concrete artist) and your local ready-mix provider. If one participant falls short the project becomes compromised, maybe not to the point of being unsalvageable but still to where it does not meet the goal of most professionals.
Kut-R ite Manufacturing Inc.?has introduced the EDGEKutter Hand Grinder/Polisher Dolly Kit. The kit turns a handheld grind- polish machine into an effective tool for finishing quality edges on a polish job. The kit includes one dolly, one dust shroud and a 12-segment cup wheel. It contains all the tools you […]
I love color. Bright, vibrant, fun colors that pop. Deep, rich tones that soothe. Soft, gentle tones with minimal contrast. Thinking about color always leads to texture, mottling, layering, variegation or marbling. I cannot think of one instance when I would want a paintlike solid color on one of my projects. To me, color and depth go hand in hand.
The acceptance of glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) has inspired a current trend toward light, thin and delicate concrete furniture.
To illustrate what GFRC can do in furniture form, Jeffrey Girard of The Concrete Countertop Institute describes three projects — a table, a lounge chair and an S chair — that show off the strengths of the material.
Decorative concrete is more than an occupation or a career for Cory Hanneman. It gave him direction at a time when he needed a compass.
