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Reward Wall Systems is reportedly the first insulated concrete form (ICF) to be officially certified to the new ASTM E2634 standard. This new standard will be referenced in 2012 IRC and IBC codes. The new ASTM standard was created to deal with the varying quality of ICFs on the market, […]
Brickform’s Color Wax is a water-based, wax-modified, colored concrete coating that is formulated for exterior and interior concrete surfaces. It has excellent adhesion properties and is resistant to ultraviolet light as well as acids, oils, mildew and alkalis. Color Wax is ideal for both fresh and restored concrete. It can […]
Antique-It from Brickform, a division of Solomon Colors Inc., is a water-soluble antiquing agent designed to impart a secondary color or highlight over stamped concrete or textured overlays. It is easy to apply, dries quickly and provides a durable color that resembles the look of release powder. The antiquing agent […]
Logix Insulated Concrete Forms Ltd. is now Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified and Greenguard Children & Schools Certified. Logix Platinum Series is made with Neopor by BASF and provides an R-value of R27 without the wall thickness of some comparably rated materials. Logix Platinum Series was launched in early 2010 […]
Park City, Utah, is a nationally celebrated ski town, home to the annual Sundance Film Festival, and one of those small Western resort communities where only the best will do. So naturally, the town’s new Great Harvest Bread Co. is going to boast the finest fixtures available to a franchise.
When polishing concrete using resin- or metal-bonded diamond abrasives, how do you know that the diamonds under your machine are functioning effectively?
There was plenty of flooring to do before Alfalfa’s Market, a new natural foods store, could open on Earth Day in a former Whole Foods space in Boulder, Colo.
Randall Klassen, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, sent us these photos of a monolithically poured concrete "bridge" over concrete "water" he constructed for Seven Oaks School Division, in northwest Winnipeg.
Most bridges are built to be purely functional, but functional doesn’t have to mean boring. Decorative concrete contractors have played a key role in some recent artistically striking bridge construction projects. Using materials that add character and can withstand exposure to the outdoors, contractors are transforming concrete bridges.
Troy Lemon, founder and president of Cornerstone Decorative Concrete in Holland, Mich., starts his story with a familiar admission. “I was a concrete guy way before I was a decorative concrete guy,” he says.
