Longtime artist and acid stain master Gaye Goodman, 66, wasn’t always a guru of colored concrete.

Cutting-edge decorative concrete takes center stage at the newest resort complexes in Las Vegas

In the United States, decorative concrete is advanced at a level that it is not at anywhere else. When you’re overseas, be prepared to educate.

While most New Englanders today are keeping their purse strings drawn tight and few are investing in concrete countertops for their homes, it’s a different story for area restaurants that serve drinks, says Michael Littlefield, owner of Custom Concrete Design in North Berwick, Maine.

There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays. All have different characters and makeups with which to achieve decorative looks.

A look at several ways you can promote maintenance services that help relieve headaches and save the industry from a tarnished reputation.

A great example of hillside sculpting done right is a job that California-based Tom Ralston Concrete recently completed in Saratoga, Calif.