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Tips & How-Tos

Industry veterans, entrepreneurs and decorative concrete artisans reveal findings, divulge lessons learned and outline methods used to help advance the industry as a whole.

How to Create a Scroll Design on Concrete

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 17 No. 6 - August/September 2017 by Rick Lobdell Comments are Disabled

The theory of using the coordinates to plot points can be used anywhere in the room. It doesn’t only have to be about medallions. This is where I ask you to question what a medallion is to you.

Concrete Recipe for Success: Concrete Mix Design

Vol. 2 No. 1 - February/March 2002 Tips & How-Tos Recipes by Cindy Grawl Comments are Disabled

Creating the right recipes for your concrete mix will ensure high quality installations with a decorative finish every time.

Decorative Concrete Tips: When To Drain a Pool for Pool Deck Repairs

Concrete Repair & Restoration Tips & How-Tos Vol. 4 No. 3 - June/July 2004 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Trouble can arise when working beside a filled pool, in all sorts of ways. BBs from a shot blaster, for instance, can get into the water and leave rust stains. To protect pools, some contractors fashion floating drop cloths. Bubble Wrap taped to the tiles can do the trick. Other contractors prefer working on emptied swimming pools.

Finishing the Perfect Pool Deck

Concrete Coatings Stamping & Texturing Concrete Tips & How-Tos Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 15 No. 3 - April 2015 by Jason Geiser Comments are Disabled

Pool deck solutions are discussed, involving sealers, anti-slip additives and deck drains. All three of these items are important for your clients’ overall satisfaction, as well as the eventual success of your installation.

How to Make Troweling Concrete Easier on the Job Site

Tips & How-Tos Tools & Equipment Vol. 16 No. 7 - October 2016 by K. Schipper Comments are Disabled

Let’s face it, working concrete is a hard job. It’s hard on the hands, the back and especially the knees. Fortunately, for some contractors there’s an option that allows them to stand upright and still complete their jobs.

Decorative Concrete Tip: Make Your Concrete Work Stand Out

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Art Vol. 4 No. 3 - June/July 2004 by Lee Levig Comments are Disabled

To make your concrete more distinctive, learn to think out of the box. The trick is to make your work unique and true to you. Put a signature on it.

How to Select Brushes and Brooms for the Ideal Concrete Finish

Tips & How-Tos Tools & Equipment Vol. 5 No. 2 - April/May 2005 by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

Concrete contracting doesn’t usually lend itself to sweeping generalizations, but here’s a good one: If a contractor wants to give a curing concrete slab more slip resistance, the easiest, simplest solution is to drag a broom across it.

How to Prep a Surface for a Cementitious Microtoppings

Tips & How-Tos Surface Preparation Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Mike Dawson Comments are Disabled

In case you had any doubts… surface prep is everything. The most important thing about a microtopping is what lies underneath.

Eliminating Color Spots in Microtoppings

Concrete Coatings Tips & How-Tos Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Richard Smith Comments are Disabled

Are you seeing spots? How to get rid of spots when adding color to your microtoppings.

Water Drainage Options for Decorative Concrete

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Placing Vol. 6 No. 5 - October/November 2006 by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

Tips on choosing the right type of drain system — and for ensuring that it doesn’t ruin the look of your decorative concrete project.

Tips & How-Tos

How to Create a Scroll Design on Concrete

Concrete Recipe for Success: Concrete Mix Design

Decorative Concrete Tips: When To Drain a Pool for Pool Deck Repairs

Finishing the Perfect Pool Deck

How to Make Troweling Concrete Easier on the Job Site

Decorative Concrete Tip: Make Your Concrete Work Stand Out

How to Select Brushes and Brooms for the Ideal Concrete Finish

How to Prep a Surface for a Cementitious Microtoppings

Eliminating Color Spots in Microtoppings

Water Drainage Options for Decorative Concrete

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