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The ancient Romans had the right idea. If you want a structure to last for centuries, shelve the sticks. Build it out of concrete.
And although most Europeans grasped onto this concept eons ago — their dwellings are built to be passed on from generation to generation — it’s taken the less frugal Americans awhile longer to literally bring the concept home.
Photo highlights from our tour of Disney World, plus the inside story of how concrete makes the park what it is today.
From skate parks to highway barriers, concrete walls are taking on a new look. Rather than monstrous monoliths of flat concrete looming on the horizon, extraordinary three-dimensional creations are popping up in cities and suburbs, along highways and beaches, next to mountains and in deserts — as one-of-a-kind works of art.
From Cairo to Seoul, this contractor has taught the basics of concrete around the world. Michael Archambault was more than a casual contender. Back in the ’70s, before he was 25 years old, the sassy lad who grew up in San Diego had Houston by its concrete tail. He not only owned a Patterned Concrete Industries franchise but eventually bought out the mother company and served as president.
Chris McMahon’s high-quality work and bold marketing plan help him stand out from the pack.
Creative contractors looking for new ways to boost their profits and differentiate their work would be wise to check into the stencils available from Stencil Systems Inc. and its distributors. Headquartered in Sandy, Utah, Stencil Systems is part of the Decorative Technologies Group, an Australia-based company that manufactures and supplies […]
Computerized systems make integral color to your concrete as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Artflor Systems’ vibrant cementitious and polymer colors make this concrete floor the center of attention.
If you’re into stamping concrete (and who isn’t these days?), here’s a tool that should be part of your repertoire. Concrafter® LLC design stamps — the brainchild of Theo Hunsaker and his sons, Kip and Sean, out of Vernon, Ariz. — require no special forming or pouring to create decorative edges. The process is so simple and fast, the Hunsakers say, you’ll literally gain “the edge” over the competition once you master the technique.
