When Steve Moore, a retired escape artist and Harry Houdini historian, went looking for someone to help restore a damaged bust from Houdini’s grave, Bart Sacco’s was the first name to come up.
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The Right Rubber Material for Your Custom Molds
Science has continued to perfect specialty compounds for mold-making. These compounds are designed to address the very specific challenges associated with very different mold applications, including architectural and decorative precasting.
A Concrete Tribute to 9/11 at World of Concrete
Under the tutelage of Ed Gruetzner, a decorative concrete practitioner and retired firefighter from New York City, and Michael Eastergard, owner of PreiTech Corp., a concrete form company, students from both MTSU and Chico State created a memorial to members of two companies of firefighters who were lost at the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001.
High-performance Mix Design for Concrete Countertops
When I entered the concrete countertop industry after 25 years in the architectural precast industry, I had a hard time understanding some of the practices in use. There seemed to be a lot of misinformation surrounding the how and why of mix designs when it came to concrete countertops. Some […]
The Geometry of Artistry in Concrete Countertops
Jeremy French doesn’t sound like a big fan of delayed gratification.
"I never finished high school," he admits, before explaining his transition from landscape designer to the owner of Mandala Design, the high-end concrete design firm he founded in 2004 in Asheville, N.C.
Concrete Countertops Turns into a Dream Gig for One Artisan
Compared to working on deadline with Christina Aguilera, Phil Collins and the Spice Girls, decorative concrete is a breeze.
enVisions Casting Mat from PreiTech Corp.
It’s hard to describe enVisions using words alone. The plastic casting mat, which is laid into a countertop form before the concrete is poured, creates a genuinely unique, shimmering visual effect on a concrete surface.
Custom Concrete Furniture Molds from Buddy Rhodes
Stained concrete floors, decorative concrete countertops… the list of popular concrete applications continues to grow. And now, decorative concrete contractors can add another new service to their businesses: decorative concrete furniture.
A Concrete Fish Story for the Record Books
When planning your next fishing trip, check out the big catch in the Canadian city of Calgary, where 144 trout over 15 feet long will soon be seen "swimming" alongside the daily traffic at a busy interchange.
Decorative Concrete Tips: A sound foundation for your countertops
When blueprinting the process of forming cast-on-site counters, an important detail that’s overlooked, is using the right material for the job.
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