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As sustainable as it is durable, concrete offers an endless array of cost-effective possibilities and versatile results for residential and commercial buildings

Fly Ash instead of Cement

Building with Concrete Vol. 6 No. 1 - February/March 2006 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Fly Ash is a coal waste products that acts a lot like cement in the right recipe.

Backyard Amenity
Features Concrete Dock

At first glance, the dock looks like it’s floating just above the water. “It turned out exactly how I wanted it,” says Reuben Keim, co-owner of Keim Concrete in Wooster, Ohio, about his concrete platform. The pier and dock, which sit about a foot above the surface of a 2-acre pond in Keim’s backyard, was fashioned with Proline form liners.

Synthetic Rock Features using GFRC

Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Glass-fiber reinforced concrete and other materials can be molded to make rock structures so natural-looking, even Mother Nature will be fooled.

The Comfort of Radiant Heat in Concrete

Building with Concrete Vol. 7 No. 1 - February 2007 by John Vastyan Comments are Disabled

Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr isn’t your everyday installer of heating systems. The Rogersville, Mo., heating expert got turned on to radiant heat about 15 years ago and dove, well, toes-first into the technology.

Concrete Walls Save Lives

Building with Concrete Vol. 6 No. 5 - October/November 2006 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Just a little over three months after they first moved into their new home , a fire burned through the home’s garage, attic and roof, thanks to the home being build using ICFs..

Ductal: An Ultra-high Strength Concrete Looking for Problems

Building with Concrete Vol. 6 No. 2 - April/May 2006 by Michael Chusid Comments are Disabled

This high-performance concrete from Lafarge offers incredible flexural strength and endless possibilities for creativity.

A Leader in Decorative Concrete: Bomanite Corporation

Building with Concrete Events & Recognition Vol. 5 No. 4 - August/September 2005 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Bomanite Corporation has been a leader in the decorative concrete industry for more than half a century. What began as a small company with a single vision has now grown into a worldwide organization that offers its franchise partners five separate licensing programs: Imprint, Toppings, Polishing, Precast and Grasscrete.