Decorative Concrete Consulting

Architectural Concrete Consultants' Jeff Potvin is an engineer who looks at a project with the technical eye of an engineer and the practical eye of a consultant with many years experience in development, education, and installation of decorative concrete. Alternative Finishes' Wes Vollmer brings the eye of the artist and the experience of a contractor with many years of teaching the development and installation of decorative concrete. Both radiate enthusiasm for the decorative industry and the desire to help the industry grow.

"We wanted it done right the first time!" reports Mike Allen of Drath & Allen, a decorative contractor in the Atlanta area. They employed Vollmer on a chemical stain restaurant project. Bret Henderson in Waterloo, Indiana, asked Potvin to be apart of his project in order to reduce the learning curve. We saved several months in learning and learned more than we expected," says Henderson. Jose Bello, a multi-media artist in the Tampa area wanted the artist's-eye training from Vollmer. Vollmer says, "My love for stained concrete helps because I am always striving for perfection, I feel that I am able to convey the ‘language' of decorative concrete easily, I am a contractor too and can understand the problems that occur on a daily basis."

As an architect, engineer, or property owner, hiring a consultant provides guidance in the early stages of design. A consultant can deliver ideas, define costs in time and money, establish and safeguard the sequence of construction events and assure proper preparation and protection of the concrete.