Concrete Decor

Ask Concrete Decor: Concrete Resurfacing and Overlays

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Concrete Overlays & Toppings by Ester Brody Comments are Disabled

Many of those pedestrian-traveled venues that look like cobblestone, slate, brick and marble are in fact, cement surfaces fashioned to look like more expensive materials at a fraction of the cost. If you have questions, we have the answers.

Cookie Cutter type Aluminum Stamps for Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

“Cookie Cutters” stamps offer unique characteristics and advantages not found among other stamping systems. In talking to various contractors who use aluminum stamps regularly, Concrete Decor found several valid reasons today’s concrete contractors should consider the aluminum stamps as a valuable tool for decorative concrete applications.

Surface retarders / concrete photo engraving process

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Grace Construction Products now offers a comprehensive line of products for architectural concrete, including Top-Cast surface retarders for exposed aggregate concrete and an exclusive process for photo engraved concrete. Both products were developed by Pieri SA, which Grace acquired last year.

Concrete Industry Spotlight: The British Are Coming!

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Business & Technology by Jim Peterson Comments are Disabled

Cross-pollination is one of my favorite concepts to think about. (Isn’t it odd that one could have so much time on their hands!) It’s when an idea or a product from one industry is taken and used in an entirely new way by a person from outside that industry. The person from outside the industry sees the idea or product from a totally different perspective — and also has his or her own set of unique talents to add to the process.

Tips and Pitfalls of Fast-Drying, Self-Leveling Concrete Toppings

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Concrete Overlays & Toppings by Susan M. Brimo-Cox Comments are Disabled

Fast-drying, self-leveling products are often the product of choice when leveling and topping new construction concrete floors — or resurfacing old concrete floors — in a fast-track environment, such as malls, retail spaces, restaurants, hotels, casinos, museums, showrooms and warehouses. But these products have advantages and disadvantages. Below are a […]

Diamond grinding wheel from Sawtec

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Sawtec offers a diamond grinding wheel for use with concrete grinding tools. The Supreme cup wheel is designed to remove coating, level, and grind softer materials without loading up.

Richard Smith Custom Concrete, West Hills, Calif.

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Featured Contractor by Bruce Hackett Comments are Disabled

Rick Smith, owner and presidentof Richard Smith Custom Concrete of West Hills, California, subscribes to a business maxim that he believes is crucial to the success of any contractor business, or, in fact, any business: Do more listening and less talking.

The New Finishers Edge – Metal Straight Edge for Cutting Concrete

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Concrete Placing by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The Finishers Edge is a new “straight-edge” cutting system designed to provide fast, affordable and a highly simplified means for cutting straight lines in concrete. Enclosed in a durable carrying case, the Finishers Edge comes with five stainless steel tracks; a 2′, 3′, 5′, and (2) x 10′ pieces.

Integration services through alliance – Construction Software

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On Center Software and nSpin offer a technology designed to enhance construction industry software using integration components that link industry-leading take-off, estimating, and accounting products.

ZipWall’s Pioneering “Dust Wall” System Isolates Concrete Dust in Work Areas

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Safety by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

It doesn’t matter how good your dust recovery system may be, but when it comes to working indoors a dust control barrier system is imperative to maintaining clean and happy customers. ZipWall is the award-winning product that offers an effective method to isolating the dust and debris that’s associated with concrete cutting, profiling, or other applications.