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Foundation Armor has announced the release of Armor UTN60, which offers a superior nonslip finish for concrete floors that resists scratches, abrasion, heat, chemicals and acid. The Armor UTN60 is a proprietary two-component, low-VOC, high-solids aliphatic polyurethane coating formulated from a special blend of resins and additives. The Armor UTN60 […]
PerfectPrimer is a universal primer that bonds your substrate and coating together without the need for first grinding or shotblasting the surface. PerfectPrimer is used directly over cutback glue, tile, sealed and unsealed concrete, VCT, wood, epoxy, linoleum and others. It is specified for use both indoors and out. Once […]
Water Cannon, suppliers of industrial and commercial pressure washers, introduces its Hot Water Diesel Pressure Washer (product ID 18L34) powered by a Kohler KD 420ES electric-start 10-horsepower power plant with a 12-volt self-contained electrical system. The portable four-wheel push bar frame boasts 13-inch no-flat foam-filled tires. The efficient Beckett 12-volt […]
It’s party time at Quest Building Products! The Quest Building Products location in Anaheim, Calif., has a full day of events planned to celebrate its grand reopening following a store and warehouse remodel and the coming introduction of its improved Kretus materials line. Join Quest for the Summer Polishing Event […]
Kemiko has officially released two new colors in its Stone Tone Stain line. Stone Tone is a reactive acid stain, which reacts with concrete to create a permanent concrete stain. The new colors are Walnut and Garden Gold. These new additions expand the Stone Tone Stain line to a total […]
It all started when I got a call from interior designer Julie Doran. Been a long time. Where you been? “Second career as a flight attendant, third career as a full-time mom. Now, I’m back into design.” What’s up? “Got a new client. I’m designing a tricked-out outdoor kitchen. I think you may be just the guy to do the countertops.”
Fishstone Studios Inc., operators of Concretecountertopsupply.com, has moved to a new location, at 110 East St, Crystal Lake, Ill. The new location features a decorative concrete showroom featuring finished architectural concrete, furniture, fire pits, mail houses and more. The new location also includes a complete retail store. You can try […]
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.
“The imagery was kind of inspired by the playfulness of the site,” Lucking says. “It’s like psychedelic cactuses, which is what Fourth Avenue is like.” They decided Lucking would execute the design in a mosaic on the pavement, and Goldlust would render it as cutouts in the station’s steel benches and partitions.
Glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a highly specialized form of concrete distinguished by a cement-rich mortar containing a very high load of alkali-resistant glass fibers. The fibers are the main ingredient responsible for producing high flexural (or bending) strengths in GFRC.
