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One ever-popular way to hide cracks is to conceal them as grout lines in a flagstone pattern.
A how-to guide on fixing or repairing cracks in concrete.
Southern Color, recently bought by Rockwood Pigments, continues its tradition of customer service while it expands nationwide.
Polishing colored concrete creates an easy-care, lustrous floor.
Contractors working in decorative concrete can often benefit from the use of water reducers. Here’s a look at two types of decorative concrete work and how water reducers can make the job easier and improve the finished product.
Contractors across the country have plenty of good things to say about polished concrete. “It’s a great alternative to surface coating and that’s what excites me the most,” says Rick Zingale of Centennial Surface Technology in Phoenix. “There are inherent problems with coatings,” adds Zingale, who’s been in the concrete […]
Acrylic stains are finding new uses among decorative concrete artisans, both on their own and as companions to acids.
You may be enjoying the benefits of water reducers whether you know it or not. Tony Schlagbaum, group product line manager at DeGussa Admixtures Inc. in Cleveland, estimates that 70 percent to 80 percent — maybe as high as 90 percent — of concrete mixes contain some form of water reducer
For a woman who loves design, concrete has turned out to be the perfect medium. Check out the beautiful work of Mikhal Zambon and her associates.
Safety and training will be two hot topics on the agenda for the CSDA 2005 Annual Convention, scheduled for Feb. 14-19 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Bruce Swanson, director of the OSHA Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor, will make the opening-day presentation, which will address how […]
