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How to Get Your Decorative Concrete Projects Noticed by Editors
Trade-magazine editors are always looking for great projects to cover and they love to hear from contractors who have a story — and great photos — to share.
Use Aggregate Add Pizzazz to Concrete Projects
Beautiful, durable and nonslip… what more could you want from a concrete surface that dazzles its beholders?
Terrazzo and Honed Concrete Chosen to Finesse Airport Rental Car Complex
When weary travelers pull or carry their bags across the plaza and into one of the lobbies of the Consolidated Rental Car Center at Lindbergh Field at the airport in San Diego, they probably won’t give much thought to the decorative concrete and terrazzo beneath their feet.
Hospital Solves Water Issues with Concrete Waterproofing Products
Challenges arose at the Hawkesbury District & General Hospital when additions were planned. Below ground level was a substrate composed of solid rock with gravel on top. That meant there was no place for accumulated ground water to go, except maybe to seep through the concrete into the building and damage everything that got in its way.
How the Polished Concrete Market is Shifting
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a shift in the polished concrete market. As the industry has grown, there has always been three sizes of contractors.
Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame 2016
Dan Sieben, one of the founders of Bomanite, along with his Bomanite cohort, John “Jack” Dryden, are among the 2016 honorees. Joe Garceau of Butterfield Colors and George Lacker of GLC3 Concrete and Couture Concrete Systems round out this year’s selection.
Susan Brimo-Cox
Susan Brimo Cox, a recognized glass artist loved Touchtone Center for Crafts. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and passed away in 2012. In Susan’s memory, her family made a generous donation to the center. The project was completed in late summer and the new facility was dedicated in the fall of 2015 as The Susan Brimo Cox Glass Studio in her honor.
When Downtime Must Be Minimal, Polyaspartics are Paramount to the Job
When fire stations are upgraded, contractors must complete improvements while minimally disrupting operations and firefighters’ access to equipment. Oftentimes, the return-to-service window of products used is paramount to completing this task, especially when coating and sealing concrete apparatus bays.
How To Add Dimension to a Stained Concrete Tile Pattern
In the previous two articles, I discussed my bread-and-butter designs. I probably do one of those designs every other week and sometimes twice a week. They’re quick and easy once you become familiar with them. Practice drawing them on your warehouse floor a couple of times until you get used to the routine.







