Look through Amedeo Cilli’s decorative concrete project photos and you’ll find stone patterns with color complexity and rugged texture that look straight out of nature. Actually, they’re the result of several decades of technique fine-tuning.
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Getting Into Green Building: Trends, Ideas and Challenges
Industry experts predict that the demand for environmentally friendly, “green” building materials and methods will be the most significant driver in construction growth for the next five years and in the foreseeable future.
Taking Your Polishing Business on the Road
I went through this transition as a polishing contractor, so I thought that I would give you a few helpful tips and things to think about before you embark on this journey.
How To: Installing a Concrete Range Hood Part 3
Once you have successfully cast your parts and finished them completely, you are ready to install your cast concrete range hood.
New mix addresses moisture issues
U.S. Concrete has introduced new and innovative concrete technology with Aridus Rapid Drying concrete. Aridus is a ready-mix concrete solution for preventing floor-covering failures.
Concrete Contractors Donate Time, Labor and Materials to Improve Paradise
Decorative concrete makeovers make ideal pro bono projects. A recent press release from Concrete Coatings Inc. describes a perfect example, in which contractors donated time, labor and materials to improve a northern Utah retreat camp for kids facing challenging circumstances.
Restoration of a Piece of Magician History
When Steve Moore, a retired escape artist and Harry Houdini historian, went looking for someone to help restore a damaged bust from Houdini’s grave, Bart Sacco’s was the first name to come up.
Three Tips for Selecting the Right Molding Compound
There are many molding compounds available, so it’s important to get one that’s appropriate for the application at hand.
Why Compacting GFRC Matters
Compaction of each thin layer of backer is a critically important step in the fabrication of GFRC.
Vacuum ideal for fine dust
Metabo Corp. has introduced the ASR 35, a heavy-duty vacuum that features automatic electromagnetic vibration filter cleaning. The ASR 35 wet/dry vac is suited for the collection of fine concrete dust created when grinding or cutting. It works equally well in the shop collecting large volumes of debris or nonflammable […]
