Innovative concrete blends often start with an innovative admixture. In the case of the new Xtreme Series line from SureCrete Design Products, that admixture is CarpenterStone.
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Recipe: Metallic Without Mud
Each layer will soften the contrast between the lights and darks as the metallic surface becomes stronger. This enables the metallic to be clean and crisp without being muddied by other pigments.
Should You Stop Sealing Concrete?
However, is it possible that sealing necessity is not a necessity at all? Could it be that all the hoopla on sealing concrete is being motivated by glossy pictures causing new contractors to assume this is an industry standard?
Vertical Overlays: To Spray or Trowel?
If you’re one of the growing number of contractors making the move from horizontal to vertical, this may be one of your first questions.
Maintaining Decorative Concrete Garage Floors
A garage floor is one heck of a challenging place for the beautiful artwork and skillful craftsmanship of a decorative concrete application. Hot tires, oil, battery acid, brake fluid and strong coffee make daily assaults on an applicator’s masterpiece.
Reactive Stain on Concrete
It’s possible for concrete to have stone-like qualities without trying to be stone. It’s possible for concrete to be random and variegated like the knots and grain in wood without trying to be that wood. It’s possible for concrete to develop a visually active graphic patina like copper without it being, you guessed it, copper.
Artisan Contractor Pushes the Limit with Concrete
Principal artisan Tommy Cook’s use of color, stain, gleanings from nature and even customers’ souvenirs takes this full-service firm to a different plane
RMC Research & Education Foundation Sustainability CD-ROM compiles reports
The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released their new “Research in Support of Sustainable Development” CD-ROM compilation. Included on the disc are all of the Foundation’s published reports and studies on pervious concrete, the “Ready Mixed Concrete Industry LEED Reference Guide” and the final report on “Crushed Returned Concrete […]
Husqvarna acquires concrete saw producer
Husqvarna has acquired Meco, Masterpiece Engineering Co., based in Prescott, Ariz. Meco is a leading producer of floor saws for cutting concrete and asphalt, primarily for highway construction and repair. The acquisition complements Husqvarna’s product range for the construction industry and bolsters its floor saw offerings. ? (913) 928-1000 www.usa.husqvarna.com
Specifying guide released
The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released a new concrete specifying guide — “Model Performance Specification Phase II: Guide to Specifying Concrete Performance.” This report is a follow up to “Model Performance Specification Phase I: Preparation of a Performance-Based Specification for Cast-in-Place Concrete,” which was published in 2006. This […]
