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Build Your Business on a Foundation of Innovation

Business & Technology Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Jacob Webb Comments are Disabled

For your decorative concrete business to grow, it must be built on a foundation of innovation. If you don’t do so, you will find it increasingly difficult to create lasting value for your business and your customers.

Cutting-edge Decorative Concrete Takes Center Stage in Las Vegas

Two recent decorative concrete projects on the Strip — for two very high-profile ventures, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the CityCenter Las Vegas development — illustrate why working in Las Vegas is a unique undertaking.

Getting the Most Out of Decorative Concrete Educational Opportunities

Business & Technology Training & Education Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

The cold truth is that our industry has seen its share of truly talented decorative concrete individuals fail, and it’s not because they weren’t good at their craft. Today’s artisans must be more than talented — they must be capable of overlaying talent with an entrepreneurial spirit. That’s where training and education comes in.

How to Choose an Overlay From the Four Different Types

Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by David Blasdel Comments are Disabled

There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays. All have different characters and makeups with which to achieve decorative looks.

Taking steps to incorporate a maintenance program for your customers is a great way to ensure ongoing business. Let’s look at several ways you can promote maintenance services that help relieve headaches and save the industry from a tarnished reputation.

How Do Concrete Stamping Contractors Handle Maintenance

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Maintenance Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Jason Geiser Comments are Disabled

Taking steps to incorporate a maintenance program for your customers is a great way to ensure ongoing business.

Let’s look at several ways you can promote maintenance services that help relieve headaches and save the industry from a tarnished reputation.

Sculpted Hillside is Home to a Serene Pool Deck

Outdoor Spaces Building with Concrete Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

When we think of sculpting, most of us probably picture statues or abstract artistic shapes, not a combination of walls and steps and terraces that enhance the natural surroundings. Yet that is what the sculpting of a hillside is shaping the landscape into an attractive blend of man-made and natural elements.

Virtual Ice Rink Created With Concrete Overlay

Concrete Coatings Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

Happenstance led Tyson Long, president of Calgary-based Hardscapes Inc., to the new location of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame museum in Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park, where he used white and clear epoxy coatings to transform the floor of the museum’s ice-hockey exhibit room into a virtual ice rink.

Dark and light areas of this concrete overlay give a geometric look to the space.

Two Systems from Westcoat Combat Moisture Issues

Concrete Coatings Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Second-story decks are popular outdoor spaces in both residential and commercial buildings. But, unless there is some sort waterproofing in place, the space underneath is essentially useless. Weather, over time, can even destroy it. In order to help combat moisture problems, Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems offers two popular and proven […]

Taking a Chance on Concrete Staining, Gaye Goodman, Faux Real LLC

Featured Contractor Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

Longtime artist and acid stain master Gaye Goodman, 66, wasn’t always a guru of colored concrete.

She spent the early part of her career creating batiks and abstract paintings. Forms found in nature often served as her inspiration. She finally landed in the decorative concrete industry and truly blossomed.

How to Survive and Thrive when Doing Decorative Concrete Overseas

Business & Technology Vol. 12 No. 1 - January 2012 by Mike Archambault Comments are Disabled

In the United States, decorative concrete is advanced at a level that it is not at anywhere else. When you’re overseas, be prepared to educate.

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Build Your Business on a Foundation of Innovation

Cutting-edge Decorative Concrete Takes Center Stage in Las Vegas

Getting the Most Out of Decorative Concrete Educational Opportunities

How to Choose an Overlay From the Four Different Types

How Do Concrete Stamping Contractors Handle Maintenance

Sculpted Hillside is Home to a Serene Pool Deck

Virtual Ice Rink Created With Concrete Overlay

Two Systems from Westcoat Combat Moisture Issues

Taking a Chance on Concrete Staining, Gaye Goodman, Faux Real LLC

How to Survive and Thrive when Doing Decorative Concrete Overseas

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