Vanessa Salvia Concrete Decor

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Define Your Decorative Concrete Business Goals for 2015

Business & Technology Vol. 15 No. 1 - January 2015 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Many experts believe the decorative concrete industry will experience large amounts of growth in 2015. That will come from new products and techniques, and a growing awareness of the versatility of decorative concrete.

Crowning the Top Brawler at the 2014 Concrete Decor Show

Events & Recognition Vol. 15 No. 1 - January 2015 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

New to the Concrete Decor Show in 2014 was a Brawl in the Fall competition where eight preselected teams of decorative concrete professionals vied for a chance to win their part of $10,000 in cash and prizes, with the first-place team netting booty worth $5,000.

Kid’s Hair Salon Awash with Artistically Stained Concrete

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Terry Keener Jr. of TNT Resurfacing Concrete in Lodi, California, helped oversee the decorative transition of a children’s hair salon in Chico, California. When he started the job, the salon’s existing 1,900-square-foot floor was vinyl composite tile.

How the Family Business Turned into Passion for One Concrete Contractor

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Featured Contractor Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

You don’t have to be born into the family business to be good at it, but in Emil Gera’s case, it sure helped. Gera’s father, also named Emil, was a union concrete finisher who would take his son along with him to help on weekend projects. Some of young Emil’s earliest memories involve concrete and a trowel.

A Legacy of Giving Back at the Concrete Decor Show

Events & Recognition Training & Education Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

A crew of trainers and the people who signed up to take their workshops transformed much of the Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth, Texas.

Artisans Pushing the Limits of What Can Be Done With Concrete

Featured Contractor Concrete Countertops Vol. 14 No. 7 - October 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Bars and countertops are “anticlimactic” to this month’s artisans in concrete, Justin Burd and Nathan Smith. “We’ve been trying to push the limits of what concrete can do as a medium by creating good design and shapes that are not often seen within our industry,” says Smith. Burd, 36, who […]

One of a Kind Concrete Chandeliers & Faux-Bois Furniture

Concrete Art Concrete Furniture Vol. 14 No. 7 - October 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Connecticut-based faux-bois artisan Michael Fogg spent eight years as a journeyman cabinetmaker and architectural woodworker. He then managed his own cabinetmaking business for six years before feeling stifled.

Integrally Colored Concrete at Fort Worth’s Skateboard Central

Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 14 No. 6 - August/September 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

The concrete in a skate park must be completely smooth to accommodate a skateboard’s small, hard 40 to 55 mm urethane wheels, yet also be nonslippery.

Art Museum Now Has a Parking Garage Worthy of its Mission

Concrete Coatings Building with Concrete Vol. 14 No. 6 - August/September 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

The Kimbell Art Museum houses one of the country’s most well-known collections of art. The original building, designed in 1966 by Louis I. Kahn, opened in 1972. In 2010, ground was broken on an expansion, this time utilizing the design of Italian architect Renzo Piano.

Performance Hall in Texas Features Concrete Both Indoors and Out

Building with Concrete Vol. 14 No. 6 - August/September 2014 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Located at the intersection of Routh and Flora streets in the Dallas Arts District, the Dallas City Performance Hall (DCPH) opened in September 2012. Concrete played a major role in its construction and as the interior and exterior finish.