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The hardest part about writing a regular column is coming up with relevant subject matter. I try not to repeat topics too often as you can only read so many articles about sealer issues. As I begin year 12, new ideas are harder to come by. I often find myself […]
Generally speaking, you’ve got to be really good at what you do to have your methodology named after you. That’s the case with Ben Ashby, creator of the Ashby Countertop System line of products that are marketed by StoneCrete Systems in Orem, Utah. Ashby, who is a member of the […]
Amanda Seibel didn’t set out to be a LithoMosaic artist. A trained landscape architect in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, she first used the process in one of her own projects. After that, opportunities just kept coming in. A specialist in designing parks and playgrounds, she was hired about eight years […]
Is Facebook really listening to your conversations? While you may want to read your Facebook app’s fine print in the terms of service, Facebook — owner of Instagram and WhatsApp — thrives to become one of today’s most prolific interests and behavioral engagement platforms. If you can pinpoint who you’d […]
Before concrete artisan Josh Thiel of Thiel Studios in West Palm Beach, Florida, changed his career path, he was a mechanical engineer. From building combat robots for television and designing Power Wheels with Fisher-Price, he was involved with one intriguing project after another. One that serendipitously prepared him for future […]
As I write this article, I’m on day 11 of a 15-day self-quarantine. On a recent ski trip, I was in close contact with people that had come from a known virus hot spot. In an abundance of caution, my family and I went into a self-imposed lockdown. In a […]
Recently my youngest son, Kannen, and I were driving by Cabela’s and I said, “Wow! That parking lot is empty!” His response: “I wish I was back at school. This situation sucks. I just want things to be normal again.” That conversation led me to think about how this pandemic […]
If it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times: There’s no limit on the possibilities with concrete. Take, for instance, what can be done with a simple 4-by-4-foot, 1-inch-thick urethane mold. Combined with concrete and four legs, it could be used to make a plain Jane square table. […]
Imagine the perfect concrete sealing day — 70 degrees, sunny and no rain for the next 10 days. You just finished sealing a beautiful concrete pool deck. The homeowner loves it, and it looks so good that the next-door neighbor has asked for a quote. The homeowner pays you on […]
Very recently I discovered that my home state of Colorado will lower VOC limits for Architectural Industrial and Maintenance (AIM) coatings effective May 20, 2020, and adopt Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) VOC limits. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that the new law was passed almost one year ago, but […]
