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Think about what happens to a kitchen counter every day. People splash acids on it. They spill things that stain it. They chop and slice on it. They set hot pots and dishes down on it. And they clean and clean and clean it with water and chemicals and green scrub-pads
Here are brief descriptions of different sealing materials – and some of the qualifications and circumstances you need to consider when dealing with products in each category.
Professional Trade Publications Inc. has announced a call for papers and presentations for the 2011 Concrete Decor Show & Spring Training, to be held March 15-18, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.
Fabricators’ approaches to sealing countertops are as varied as their creative countertop designs. Here are some observations from manufacturers and artisans about how they protect the work.
Self-leveling products vary widely in their makeup, so which one you choose may largely depend on what you plan to do with it.
In converting a warehouse in an offbeat neighborhood to an organic microbrewery, the married duo of Emily Thomas and Chad Brill proved to be up for anything.
Tim Becken, Cemstone senior vice president of operations, was installed by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association membership as the chairman of its Board of Directors. Becken succeeds Henry Batton of Concrete Supply Co., of Charlotte, N.C. Becken also received the NRMCA’s Joseph E. Carpenter Award for his lifetime contribution […]
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association has launched the three-level CSDA Certification Program for sawing and drilling contractors. Level 1 has been devised to evaluate if a company meets the basic safety and financial requirements of the industry. To attain Level 2, a company must show it is undertaking sound […]
Clay Fischer, president of Woodland Construction Co., in Jupiter, Fla., has been elected first vice president of the American Society of Concrete Contractors for 2010-2011. Scott Anderson of Houston, Texas, Mike Poppoff of Moxie, Wash., and Thomas Zinchiak of Woodbine, Md., were reelected vice presidents. Harry Moats of Douglasville, Ga., […]
The American Shotcrete Association has announced new president Patrick Bridger, of Allentown Shotcrete Technology Inc., and the 2010 class of new officers and directors. Bridger has been elected by the ASA membership to a two-year term as president. The president of Allentown Shotcrete Technology, he has been involved in the […]
