Spanning 480 feet across Interstate 520 in Redmond, Wash., the NE 36th Street Bridge is not your average overpass.
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Lumi Lumi products glow in the dark
Tom Ralston Concrete’s Lumi Lumi products will soon be available to the public. Lumi Lumi is a series of handcrafted glowing concrete products. Ten minutes of either direct or indirect sunlight will provide 10 hours of glow. They are used in gardens as ornamental art, on pathways as guides, and […]
Walttools adds to line of vertical tools
Walttools has made several additions to its collection of vertical concrete tools: three new texture roller sleeves, the Tru Pac X admixture kit for decorative vertical concrete, and an Old Castle Block vertical concrete stamp set. Gnarly Stone, Light Wood and Striated Slate are the latest texture roller sleeves, and […]
Acrylic Textured Overlay on a U.S. Naval Base Pool Deck
Acknowledging that the project was a logistical challenge — beginning with an eight-hour time difference between Texas and Bahrain — Sundek personnel also saw it as an opportunity to show their patriotism and support for the men and women fighting for our country.
ProLED Waterproof PAR36 Lights for Landscaping
Sollos Landscape Lighting is a Halco Lighting Technologies company. Recently the company introduced the ProLED Waterproof PAR36 series. This series is ideal for both landscape and outdoor accent lighting applications. The new ProLED PAR36 Series offers recent LED developments in a durable lamp enclosure. This enclosure protects against both dust […]
L. M. Scofield 2011 Decorative Concrete Award Winners
Decorative concrete product manufacturer L. M. Scofield Co. has announced the winners of its Fourth Annual Decorative Concrete Awards contest. This contest was open to any contractor, architect or designer who uses or specifies Scofield Systems.
Polycoat Products announces urethane mortar system
American Polymers Corp., which does business as Polycoat Products, has announced PC-Crete U, a three-part, heavy duty, 100-percent solids, aromatic, cementitious urethane mortar system typically applied at between 1/8-inch and 3/8-inch dry film thickness. It has a textured matte finish and can be used to form containment beams, form integral […]
Concrete Artisan Leaves Corporate Job for Decorative Concrete
Desperate to get away from the corporate rat race, Greg Hyde Hryniewicz started a concrete coatings company, and in the seven intervening years, he’s turned it into a decorative concrete firm that’s garnered numerous awards.
How to Design, Cast and Install a Concrete Oven Hood – Part 2
The finish of the hood needs to coincide with the complexity of this application. The expectation of the final outcome, and how you will accommodate errors in the finish, holes, sags, and other blemishes especially considering the mold is assembled as you spray, make it difficult to make a perfect crème finish.
AmeriPolish Wins Demo Pavilion Contest at 2012 Concrete Decor Show
AmeriPolish went all out with their entry at the 2012 Concrete Decor Show Demo Pavilion Contest. Their entry featured a dragon from Floormap Stencil Designs. Both Jason Campbell of AmeriPolish and Chris Swanson of Colour did the polishing and coloring. At the 2012 Concrete Decor Show, three companies went head-to-head […]
