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Staining & Coloring Concrete

Concrete’s natural color can be altered with powder or liquid stains, dyes and colored hardeners, as well as aggregates such as ground glass and stone.

Using Your Concrete Cutting Saw Skills

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 16 No. 4 - May/June 2016 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

Cary Grant — the Las Vegas decorative-concrete impresario, not the Hollywood movie icon — has crafted dramatic masterpieces through his company, Floor Seasons, that could be considered Oscar-worthy, if there was a decorative concrete category.

Sika Scofield Recognizes 2018 Decorative Concrete Winners

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Events & Recognition Concrete Polishing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 19 No. 3 - April 2019 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Five projects that featured products from the Scofield line, a brand of Sika Corp., were honored in the 11th annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition. First-place winners and runners-up were announced during the 2019 World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

Mobile Mixers Give Decorative Concrete Contractors More Control

Tools & Equipment Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 19 No. 1 - January 2019 by Todd Rose Comments are Disabled

Mobile mixers, sometimes called volumetric mixers or metered concrete, offer a variety of benefits to decorative concrete contractors, including only paying for what is used, eliminating hot loads, readily allowing mix design changes on-site, labor savings, admixture additions and color batching.

The Ultimate Backyard Hacienda Resort Adds a Concrete Pool

Outdoor Spaces Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 14 No. 3 - April 2014 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

Looking at it today, it’s hard to imagine that the focal point of the Weiner family’s backyard used to be a $300 aboveground swimming pool from Walmart. Now, the award-winning residential resort is more in line with the likes of Neiman Marcus with its outdoor kitchen, water slide, conversation area with fire pit, and concrete swimming pool and spa with a Baja shelf, two in-pool tables and a shaded pavilion.

Designing a Basic Tile Pattern on Concrete

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 18 No. 6 - August/September 2018 by Rick Lobdell Comments are Disabled

Now that summer is here I’m in full design mode on multiple projects that mostly involve basic tile patterns. Since I’m back in major math mode, I thought I’d share a challenging design project I did a couple of years ago for a client in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The Art, Science and Strategy of Concrete Color Restoration

Concrete Repair & Restoration Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 19 No. 1 - January 2019 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

Stained, integrally colored or other decorative concrete treatments will eventually need a freshening up if not a total do-over.

Using a Color Wheel for Your Concrete Work

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 15 No. 7 - October 2015 by Gaye Goodman Comments are Disabled

There is a famous paperback called “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White. Many writers treasure it as a guide to writing clearly and succinctly while avoiding common grammatical errors. The handbook itself is a model of clarity.

Shipping and Receiving Ramp Gets Concrete Makeover

Concrete Repair & Restoration Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 19 No. 1 - January 2019 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

As part of the Aagen Group’s renovation of its facilities in Houston, the Business Flooring Specialists refurbished the company’s shipping and receiving ramp. The ramp was showing wear and tear and also needed its traction improved — especially when it was wet.

Hand Brush Details on Concrete Borders

Tips & How-Tos Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 19 No. 1 - January 2019 by Rick Lobdell Comments are Disabled

Over the last couple of years, I’ve written articles on how I use math to break down design layout and my views of color theory. This time, I’m going to share one of the little details that help my projects look amazing — how to properly use a brush.

Cutting Pictures in Concrete with Diamonds – Engrave-A-Crete

Vol. 3 No. 4 - August/September 2003 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

A sophisticated design on a concrete floor made by cutting a series of straight lines into the floor.