Tramex has introduced a new version of its popular CMEXpert digital concrete moisture meter with new and improved hardware features. The technology still utilizes the instant Tramex nondestructive moisture content test, but upgraded hardware, circuitry and a time-adjustable backlit display make this a better tool for assessment of concrete and […]
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Sealer Summit in April at new decorative concrete training center in Iowa
This just in from the folks at Surface 519: “Available for all your training needs is the new Surface 519 National Training Center! Open to the decorative concrete industry, our facility, centrally located in Des Moines, Iowa, is available to all manufactures, distributors or artisians for training purposes with their […]
Cheng Concrete Reveals 2011 Circle of Distinction Design Challenge Winners
Fu-Tung Cheng announced the 2011 winners of Cheng Concrete’s annual Circle of Distinction Design Challenge at the 2011 Concrete Decor Show & Spring Training, in Nashville, Tenn.
All the Sights from 2011 Concrete Decor Show in Nashville
A Nashville youth center gets a decorative concrete makeover as part of the 2011 Concrete Decor Show.
Preparing Your Concrete Countertops for Topical Sealers
The steps you take with your wet-cast or GFRC countertops prior to sealing them will affect sealer success more than the actual application of the sealer. It’s important to gain an understanding of what your concrete is doing, or more importantly, what you are doing with your concrete.
NeoMix D-FRC from Cheng Concrete
Born out of frustration with the long learning curve for mastering GFRC, Cheng Concrete’s NeoMix D-FRC is designed to not only shorten that learning curve for contractors, but also to outperform traditional GFRC in regards to flexural strength and abrasion resistance.
Diamond Blade brand from EDCO released
Equipment Development Co. has announced the new EDCO Diamond Blade brand.
Time Constraints? Try Burnishing Instead of Polishing Concrete
The terms “polishing” and burnishing” are sometimes used interchangeably in the decorative concrete industry to describe two very different processes.
Fu-Tung Cheng Plays with Concrete Walls
This house, built in San Mateo County, Calif., by Cheng Design, has the fingerprints of acclaimed precast-piece designer Fu-Tung Cheng all over it.
Transforming Poorly Polished Concrete Floors for Profit
All concrete polishers are aware of the many subpar polished floors out there that are giving polished concrete a bad name. I get several calls each week asking how to fix a bad floor, so I am sure that you are dealing with this as well.