Concrete Placing

Instead of pouring concrete, concrete installers place concrete where they want it to go. And there are right ways and wrong ways to do this.

How to Make Your Concrete Ready-Mix Supplier Part of Your Team

Contractors, subcontractors and suppliers can sometimes be put in adversarial roles. Because of the low-bid mentality that still dominates most construction sectors in the United States, trust is not always what it should be.

A Formed Concrete Circle Made for Wedding Ceremonies

Outdoor Spaces Concrete Placing Vol. 12 No. 8 - November/December 2012 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

Seeing a finished construction project put to good use is something any contractor welcomes.

Using Sealers to Fight Freeze-Thaw in Concrete

Building with Concrete Concrete Sealers Concrete Placing Vol. 13 No. 2 - February/March 2013 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Watch out for water, especially in climates where you get cold winters. Water is by far the biggest challenge you will face as a decorative concrete professional. Words like “spalling,” “flaking,” “pitting” or “chipping” are not what people making a living in concrete want to hear. and rarely do these words mean a satisfied customer a profitable month.

Concrete Contractors Warm up to Radiant Heating Systems

Concrete Placing Vol. 13 No. 8 - November/December 2013 by Gail Elber Comments are Disabled

In wintry areas of North America, heated walkways and driveways that melt snow have been a prized feature of upscale homes and businesses for decades.

Helping Decorative Concrete Survive the Winter

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Placing Vol. 14 No. 1 - January 2014 by Bart Sacco Comments are Disabled

Winter and freeze-thaw have a way of exposing defects in concrete we normally would not see in warmer regions.

Series of Turnpike Stops Get Decked Out with Decorative Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Placing Vol. 14 No. 3 - April 2014 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

If Florida’s Turnpike were a rail line, the Fort Drum service plaza in the south central part of the state would be the equivalent of New York’s Grand Central Station, with glitzy interior treatments that include terrazzo floors and decorative exterior treatments and landscaping that evoke Florida’s unique natural environs.

Concrete Walkway for a State Trooper’s Widow

Events & Recognition Concrete Placing Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Corporal Byron Dickson visited Bart Sacco’s workplace at Kingdom Products in Throop, Pennsylvania, a week before he was killed in an ambush shooting by Eric Frein, asking Sacco for a few tips on what would be involved with replacing the sidewalks in front of his home.

Decorative Concrete Trends in Colorado and Beyond

Concrete Placing Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Karen Keyes Comments are Disabled

Some of the concrete design trends in Colorado differ from those in other parts of the country. In Colorado, we see a strong push for higher quality in even the most standard concrete. Even though we specialize in decorative concrete, some of our larger contracts this year include a good portion of standard uncolored broom-finished concrete.