From fiber optics to fire hydrants, this Ohio craftsman is expanding the boundaries of what can be included in a decorative concrete project.
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A LEED guide to Sto products
Sto Corp., a leader in cladding, coating, and restoration systems, has released a guide to qualifying for LEED points using Sto products and qualifications. Sto offers a wide selection of coating and cladding systems (such as EIFS) that fulfill green building criteria. The brochure features an easy-to-use chart showing Sto […]
Stamping Concrete in Cold Weather
This stamping won’t warm your feet, but it will fill your bank account in the winter months. Here are some tips to get your cold weather concrete stamping jobs going.
Tindall expands in Virginia
Precast concrete system manufacturer Tindall Corp. announces a major expansion at its Virginia Division manufacturing facility in Dinwiddie County, Va. Once completed, the operational capability of the expanded facility will nearly double its current output of precast, prestressed concrete building system components. A new office building, expanded support facilities, additional […]
Effects with Reactive Stains on Concrete
There are unlimited opportunities to create fabulous effects with reactive acid stains. Acid stains are most mutable from the time they are sprayed onto the concrete until the reactive color change develops.
Design studio announces GFRC workshops
Gore Design Co. has scheduled four glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) training workshops for 2008, each with a capacity of 16. Participants will learn how to handcraft concrete countertops and sinks that weigh 30 percent to 75 percent less than comparable wet-cast pieces, require no rebar, vibration, slurry-coating or waterpolishing and […]
Countertop conference judged a success
The Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, October 25-27, 2007, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., drew more than 400 people from throughout the United States, Canada and as far away as Australia. Conference highlights included 11 in-depth seminars, including a design seminar by Fu-Tung Cheng, a mix design seminar […]
Generating New Business Relies on Making the Phone Ring
It all starts with a call. It doesn’t matter how talented or artistic or expensive or cheap you are, all new business starts with a call. New work is the lifeblood business growth.
ASTM International news
Responding to an increasing level of interest from engineers, regulators and communities, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has formed Subcommittee C27.70 on Precast Concrete Products for Stormwater Management. “New environmental regulations, as well as vastly improved methods of meeting these, have created many new products and practices […]
Resurfacing a Failing Pool Deck
Condo owners in a gated community dreaded getting their pool up to snuff. Decorative concrete contractor Julio Hallack showed them they had nothing to worry about.
