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.
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.
Cascading Concrete Waterfalls and a Spa in a Concrete Glass
RicoRock Inc., a leading manufacturer of residential pool waterfalls in the U.S., has hundreds of dealers, but Margaritaville’s owners wanted to work directly with RicoRock because of the scope of the project and the company’s more than 30-year history of creating waterfalls.
The Nashville Dinner Theatre Makeover on TV and Online
Some TV news coverage of the Nashville Dinner Theatre project sponsored by the 2011 Concrete Decor Show The work will be featured at the March 15-18 event.
Gil Santistevan, a Master in Crafting Decorative Concrete
It’s more dainty, more elegant, like between silk and cloth with hard-eners. The grays and browns last forever. He also likes to sprinkle color on top of the concrete with a brush to create freckles, just like real stones offer.
Is Your Ready Mix Plant Ready for Integral Colors?
Computerized systems make integral color to your concrete as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Selling Solutions, Not Just Concrete Products: Southern Color
Southern Color, recently bought by Rockwood Pigments, continues its tradition of customer service while it expands nationwide.
Stained Concrete Floors in a Huntington Beach “Warehouse”
Concrete artisan Shellie Rigsby use decorative concrete for artistic expression. So when installing a decorative concrete floor at a youth center she envited the young people there to put their own stamp on the place.
Concrete is an Expansive Canvas at Acanthus Inc.
Shellie Rigsby started by conquering acid stain. Now, the Texas-based artist is setting her sights even higher.
Restore, Refurbish, Maintain: Caring for Colored Concrete
You don’t have to stain in vain — restoration and maintenance can fight age and wear on just about any colored concrete slab.
Faux Finished Illusions on Concrete
Bob Harris is probably best known as founder and president of the Decorative Concrete Institute. But one of his side passions is faux finishing.
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