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In an effort to help contractors and home-owners reduce costs associated with the GraniteLook Faux Granite system, Concrete Coatings has introduced the GraniteLook Kit. Each kit includes enough material to resurface 60 square feet of countertops or floors. The kits include 7 C-Series Liquid Colorants, which can be used in […]
Nufinish Corp. has released a new line of metal tools designed to remove adhesives. Available in a 20 grit and a 35 grit, they are capable of removing substantially thicker and more difficult VCT and carpet adhesives than standard tools of comparable grit size. They are also effective for all […]
The Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame is pleased to honor its inductees for 2013: Ralph Gasser, Bill Stegmeier, Barbara Sargent and Byron Klemaske II. The Hall of Fame announced the group at the 2013 Concrete Decor Show.
Equipment Development Company Inc. has created a new generation of their popular Concrete Floor Grinder. This new grinder replaces the traditional Wooden Wedge System of installing grinder accessories with a faster, customer-friendly Slide-On System. Using only new holding cases, the profitable Dyma-Serts & PCDyma-Serts accessories slide onto the new grinders. […]
Marketing activities exist in multiple forms. In 1960, marketer E. Jerome McCarthy identified four distinctive types of marketing, often referred to as the “four P’s”: product, price, place and promotion. This marketing mix provides a standard framework for a decorative concrete professional to communicate and deliver lasting value to customers.
Watch out for water, especially in climates where you get cold winters. Water is by far the biggest challenge you will face as a decorative concrete professional. Words like “spalling,” “flaking,” “pitting” or “chipping” are not what people making a living in concrete want to hear. and rarely do these words mean a satisfied customer a profitable month.
Surely you’ve heard the phrase “concrete jungle,” but what about concrete in the jungle? In this case, the jungle is the Rainforest Habitat at Discovery Place, in uptown Charlotte. The exhibit boasts wildlife ranging from birds and reptiles to vegetation such as palms and epiphytes.
Concrete has many faces, and there are many preconceived and misconceived ideas about it. You should not navigate what people think concrete is — instead, explain to them what it actually is. This includes your concrete, its finish and all of its attributes.
Last fall, Architectural Concrete and Design Inc. was tasked with retrofitting the concourse of nearby Valley Fair Mall with a stampable overlay system. The specifications dictated that the selected concrete system was to be installed over existing ceramic tile without any demolition.
Sherwin-Williams Loxon Conditioner is a patented acrylic formula that offers exceptional resistance to alkali, enhanced efflorescence resistance, great adhesion and fast cure time. “Our improved Loxon Conditioner is an outstanding penetrating masonry sealer and conditioner. It is ideal for new or existing masonry and assures topcoat adhesion,” said Karl Schmitt, […]
