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KutRite’s KRazor EDGE helps get contractors off their hands and knees during the floor edging process. Improving on the design of the EDGEKutter, the KRazor EDGE is a 3-horsepower, 220-volt single- or variable-speed grinding and polishing edger featuring interchangeable heads. It gives operators the ability to put a hand-held finish […]
Bosch Power Tools is releasing the new DH507 12-pound SDS-max Demo Hammer, which offers improved ergonomics and new design features to help users maximize productivity during a variety of applications, including removing wall and floor tiles, repairing joints, cutting slots in concrete or masonry and creating recesses or breaking through […]
You’ve just finished a three-month polishing project. You went the extra mile to deliver a floor with great clarity. You left no residual scratch patterns. And your edge work blends flawlessly with the main body of the floor, and if dyed, it’s perfect. You’re excited to meet for the final […]
The design for the project evolved during a couple of visits to the site and four or five different sketches for a two-tier patio, plus a lower seating area, on the Krepskys’ sloping yard.
The competition is open to contractors, architects or designers who use or specify Scofield systems. Projects are judged on skill of installation, creativity, artistic expression and how the project integrates with the overall design.
To eliminate the guesswork associated with which diamond abrasive bond tool will best polish or abrade a particular concrete slab, contractors could consider adding a Mohs hardness test kit to their toolbox.
One message comes through loud and clear in any discussion, debate or disagreement about the various types of densifiers used in concrete polishing.
Almost all of them work, with one exception…
A knockdown finish on horizontal concrete is not dissimilar to the knockdown finishes common on drywall. It involves a cementitious material that is dispensed by hopper gun, applied with spatter brush, or in some cases screeded, troweled and textured with rollers or stamping tools.
Volunteers from the ASCC Decorative Concrete Council traveled to Hanson, Ky. to work on the hardscape of what is to become a therapeutic garden at the Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center. Three students from the Concrete Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University also assisted on the project.
Thicker pads will last longer, but are stiffer and commonly prone to cupping when they dry out. Cupped pads don’t wear evenly, and often the outer area doesn’t actually make contact with the concrete. Photos courtesy of The Concrete Countertop Institute
