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MK Diamond Products has a new feature on its Web site called “Cut N’ Strut.” The feature provides customers with the ability to upload as many as 10 images of their projects directly to the site, showing the world the work they’ve completed with MK Diamond products. Categories include Tile […]
Hartman Equipment Inc., a concrete form manufacturer, has launched Concrete Form Exchange, an online marketplace for used concrete forms. The new Web site will allow contractors to post information about the forms they would like to sell. Concrete Form Exchange will feature forms in every category, including bridge, column and […]
Alpha Professional Tools has released the second DVD in its series of educational training videos. This video focuses on fabricating and installing granite countertop blanks. Prefabricated blanks are more popular than ever due to the ease of handling and the amount of work needed to make a custom countertop. This […]
Green was a hot topic at this year’s World of Concrete show. It seemed that every exhibitor had some mention of green in their displays. In some cases this seemed to be little more than lip service, but in other cases, some very real steps are being taken towards greener concrete.
When Adobe Coatings of Mesa, Ariz., was brought in to create new concrete floors for Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran Church in Gilbert, Ariz., the original plan was to use acid stain for the entire project. One hitch: The 11,000-square-foot project included some balcony space.
Decorative work is a growing part of this groundbreaking company, where business savvy meets design expertise.
The familiar mottled patterns of these stains are still in demand. What’s more, contractors have new ways to try for that look.
Surface prep is not the most creative part of a decorative concrete project, but it’s also rarely the same old grind.
One of concrete’s few downsides is the amount of waiting a contractor, and customer, must do while the concrete sets or coatings dry. Some of that waiting time is now significantly reduced, thanks to RapidShield from Epmar Corp., a subsidiary of Quaker Chemical Corp.
A high-strength cementitious material gave contractors exactly what they needed to restore this venerable and historic building.
