How to prevent water damage from spoiling your project. Water is the enemy of decorative concrete. And the water can come from anywhere. Most often, it comes from irrigation sprinklers that are installed well after the concrete contractor is done.
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11 Proven Concrete Color Recipes
Step-by-step instructions and useful tips from people in the industry who have experimented enough to know what works.
Spray it Forward: The Decorative Concrete Community Gives Back
Decorative concrete overlays, stampings, fountains and countertops created from scratch. And the best part of all was that the majority of the work the artisans created are to become a permanent working part of Walla Walla County Fairgrounds.
Restore, Refurbish, Maintain: Caring for Colored Concrete
You don’t have to stain in vain — restoration and maintenance can fight age and wear on just about any colored concrete slab.
Keep Colored Concrete Fresh and Young
Here are a few products that can be used to breath new life into old concrete.
Staying on Top of Stenciling
Concrete toppings developed for stenciling decorative concrete differ from general-purpose overlays in several ways.
Concrete Countertops Push the Limits of Creativity
It’s pretty easy to create a concrete countertop that looks like a garage floor. But branching out from flatwork to countertops means embracing completely different ideas on aesthetics and performance, not to mention learning different skills. Mike Moncrieff has made the leap.
What Your Sealer Shouldn’t Look Like and How To Fix It
Decorative concrete can be temperamental. Materials we have used for years can suddenly become problems. It is always best to brainstorm with both your crew and the manufacturers to come up with the best solution. Sometimes a problem can be fixed by allowing people to think outside the box.
Restoring High Traffic Areas Using Concrete Overlays
The floors of this 80,000-square-foot outdoor mall on the island of Kauai were patchy, cracked and worn out. One sweeping restoration changed everything.
New Countertop Sealers Do More Than Just Protect
More demand means better ingredients — but are they really all that different from floor sealers?
The ideal concrete countertop sealer is a product that provides protection from stains, looks and feels like bare concrete and is safe to use.
