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Dur-A-Flex Inc. recently welcomed its first group of attendees to its new Contractor Academy for Owners, a program designed for independent commercial-floor business owners looking for a competitive edge in their industry. The business owners — called “Partners” and part of Dur-A-Flex’s reseller channel — came to East Hartford, Conn., […]
Super-Krete products are regularly used on the construction sets of major Hollywood motion picture studios to create scenes, rockscape, themed sets and props. Super-Krete Bond-Kote was used to create the Flying Dutchman pirate ship in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”. Last year, Bond-Kote was used to create the […]
Weeping walls are a water feature in which the water trickles down the side of a wall, a piece of glass or a similar surface. They can be built inside or outside, but they are becoming more popular in residential homes.
For decorative concrete artisans, an exciting new direction for polyaspartic coatings is countertops and sinks. One contractor, Dave Paterson of Desert Canyon Epoxy Floor Coatings, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has elevated the technique he uses for commercial floors to counter level.
Concrete Coatings Inc. Acid Stain and GemStain are now available in sample kits. Sample bottles hold 4 ounces and can be used for sample boards or artistic designs. Concrete Coatings Acid Stain and GemStain react with concrete to create antiqued marbled effects. The stains work on microtoppings, stampable overlays and […]
Cheng Concrete has introduced Cheng Concrete Countertop Products to brick-and-mortar stores for the first time. A select line of Cheng Concrete products are now available in four Home Depot stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Each store has trained associates on site to answer questions on how to make a […]
ProSpec, Bonsal American’s brand of professionally specified products, donated tile installation materials for the construction of the 2009 St. Jude Dream Home in Springfield, Mo. A Nixa, Mo., ProSpec distributor, Unique Tile, donated tile installation materials to the Homebuilder’s Association of Greater Springfield, which is coordinating construction of the home. […]
Bruce Williamson, of Carrollton, Texas, and a team from French manufacturer Decopierre used a unique limestone veneer to give this bell tower a historic look.
What is the best concrete polishing process for your job? Should you polish concrete wet or dry? To determine the answer, you must ask the following questions before each job. What is the condition of the concrete floor, the environment it occupies, and the desired look of the finished product? […]
Maintenance is something that torments most decorative concrete contractors, unless, that is, there is a significant maintenance profit center to their business. In the case of The Concretist, there is not.
