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DeWalt has launched the DWS535, a new wormdrive circular saw for framers, concrete formers and other professional users of circular saws. Featuring DeWalt’s Toughcord cord retention and protection system, a sturdy magnesium shoe, and rugged control levers and handles, the new worm-drive saw offers users increased durability. This model includes […]
MK Diamond Products Inc. has introduced the 14-inch walk-behind CX3 concrete saw with the new Kohler CH270 7- horsepower horizontal-shaft Command PRO engine. The wet- or dry-cutting CX3 Kohler is built with allaluminum- frame construction and features a folding handlebar for easy transportation and storage. With a 1-inch diameter blade […]
The Bresle Chloride Test Kit from The Paul N. Gardner Co. features Direct Sampling Procedure to ensure high speed and accuracy. It includes all the necessary equipment for assessing the level of soluble salts on blast-cleaned surfaces prior to coating. It also uses a small test sample for measurement. Inside […]
Chomp! Pull It Out Concrete Stain Remover is a waterbased cleaning solution that removes oil and grease stains commonly found on driveways and garage floors. The bleach-free, acid-free solution helps address problem spills. The solution can lift motor oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluids and other stain-causing materials from […]
Wagner Electronics has introduced Rapid RH WiNet. The system couples high-powered, long-range transmitters and Web-based receivers to allow remote monitoring and data collection of relative humidity and temperature readings in concrete slabs. Connected to Rapid RH Smart Sensors, the state-of-theart IEEE 802.15.4 technology transmitters send a sensor’s relative humidity and […]
AMT Enterprises LLC has launched the ScreedJoint, a rigid plastic control joint for concrete flatwork. It’s comprised of outdoor-grade PVC and comes in a variety of colors to complement any decorative project. During the forming stages of concrete, the ScreedJoint is set in place, where it remains during and after […]
Ryan Neal of SBR Concrete was hired by a former client to create a basement floor that had to be not only easy to clean, but also unique. The end result was a floor made with hand-shaped rectangular "stones," each individually colored so that no two would look exactly the same.
Modello Designs is now distributing and offering training on the Aurastone system for artistic countertop, wall and floor resurfacing. Aurastone is an environmentally friendly, zero-VOC product with unparalleled ease of use, durability, and aesthetic appeal. It is engineered with incredible bonding properties to go directly over almost any solid surface, […]
While dyes have experienced an increase in market share in the colored concrete industry over the past few years, it’s not unreasonable to say they’ve enjoyed an unmitigated bull market within the polished concrete arena.
There were even unbelievable benefits from a concrete contractor’s standpoint. As Singapore is near the equator, temperatures are very stable and don’t typically swing much or swing quickly. It’s also quite humid. What this meant, from a concreter’s standpoint, was great latitude as to contraction joints.
