Expanding on a few technical points in a previous article about concrete densifiers that require further clarification.
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How to Color Concrete Sealer with Metallic Powder
Adding a metallic color treatment to interior decorative concrete floors or cementitious overlays is a simple step and adds a very distinctive look with concrete stenciling applications.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Polished Concrete
Although LEED credits aren’t yet available for polished concrete, it’s “green” as can be.
Concrete Table by Architect Bjorn Ollner
Architect Bjorn Ollner met Gary Jones while they were both working on a pirate museum in the Bahamas (and if you know Gary, that doesn’t seem like an odd place to find him). Ollner started his career in Sweden designing free-form concrete houses.
How did David Jack Corp. produce 480 countertops in just six weeks?
Burbank, Calif., contractor David Jack Corp. specializes in countertops. So when Los Angeles-based Reform Furniture hired the firm to cast a group of workstation tops for a client back East, it was business as usual — with one exception.
Architects Use Kemiko Concrete Products
Kemiko products were used by architectural greats such as Frank Lloyd Wright before decorative concrete even had a name. The company continues to thrive and grow with the times.
ASCC Workshop and Demos Emphasize Preventing, Correcting Problems
The annual meeting of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, held in Denver in September, was a showplace of what can go wrong — by design.
Tips and Hints from the Concrete Pros
A small sampling of helpful hints shared at demonstrations sponsored by the Decorative Concrete Council during the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Concrete Contractors.
Lafarge’s Decorative Concrete Products Grace a New Home in British Columbia
Tim Higginson is not just a decorative concrete sales manager, he’s also an enthusiast incorporating many concrete design features both inside and outside of his home.
Why Add Accelerating Admixtures to Concrete
A primer on accelerators and their use in decorative concrete. Accelerators are one of the most popular kinds of chemical admixtures. Like water reducers, retarders and plasticizers, when added to a concrete batch either immediately before or during mixing.
