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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.

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.

Brilliant New Concrete Color from QC Construction Products

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

Here’s a design truth retailers understand: before customers make the decision to purchase, they make the decision to enter the store. This showroom floor has proven irresistible to shoppers, with show-stopping color from QC Construction Products.

Diamond blades, abrasive blades, demolition tools for Concrete

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Wacker offers blades, hammer drill bits, and demolition steel for a variety of applications.

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.

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.

To get this polished concrete looking floor add color to the concrete sealer prior to applying the concrete sealer.

How Adding Color to Concrete Sealers Creates Beautiful Effect

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Concrete Sealers Staining & Coloring Concrete by Craig Park Comments are Disabled

Creating Beautiful Effects Takes Knowledge and Practice One of the least expensive and most practical ways to add decorative effects to a concrete project is to add a color to the finishing sealer. While many contemporary projects are using integral coloring or color hardeners, tinting sealers offer an alternative that […]

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.

Decorative Resurfacing of Cracked Concrete Balconies

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

More often than not, decorative resurfacing begins with some type of repair, whether it be patching of small holes before a chemical stain, thin repair of spalled concrete, crack repair, or a full depth structural repair. This article will discuss a project requiring both repair and prevention of recurring cracks on post-tensioned concrete decks.

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.