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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.
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.
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.
The Chomisteks call this piece the “Harmony Table.” The concrete table depicts harmony between earth, fire and water. At the same time, it maintains the harmony within their clients’ household.
It’s a classic dilemma. The more beautiful the outdoor decorative concrete, the more those ugly drain and vent holes stand out. A half-circle of corrugated pipe poking into a carefully crafted design can thwart the best artistic intentions
Decorative concrete has become the fastest growing segment of the concrete industry. But in part because of this, the decorative market rarely allows individual contractors to effectively master and install each type of decorative concrete.
The DW5GA and DW5GA-ACID cordless sprayers, both new from SMK Industries Inc., offer a fresh way to spray concrete sealers, stains, curing compounds, acids and hardeners. Powered by cordless tool batteries, they are designed to fit on top of the 5-gallon buckets that concrete-related liquid materials often come in. Each […]
Initially developed to spray acid stain, the Patriot Spraysafe System from Patriot Sprayer Systems Inc. also allows the user to apply acetone dyes, cure-and-seal compounds, and other topical treatments and coatings with consistency and safety. The low-pressure sprayer uses carbon dioxide cartridges to propel liquid through its nozzle, and the […]
The Xtreme NXT airless sprayer from Graco is built to handle the toughest protective coatings and corrosion control applications. The sprayer features the Graco NXT air motor and an array of new technologies and options. Offering more capabilities and user control than ever before, the motor is available with DataTrak, […]
The Solvenator Premier Concrete Sprayer from Floric Polytech Inc. is a standard hand-pump model retooled with fixtures and seals that stand up to solvents. This sprayer applies solvent-based materials and can be cleaned with solvents, too. The basic steel sprayers are manufactured by Chapin Manufacturing Inc. with Floric Polytech’s name […]
