Take your time… and get it right! The good news is that you can make more money on decorative concrete than on plain old flatwork. Prices can increase by anywhere from $2 per square foot to as much as $13 per square foot in some states.
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Decorative Concrete Tips: Pigmenting Liquid Release for Concrete
Liquid release agent is quickly becoming the choice of many decorative concrete contractors. With the increased demand for quicker turnarounds, cleaner job sites and environmental concerns, using liquid release agent for stamped concrete becomes an obvious choice.
Stamped and Stained Concrete Elevates Vacation Retreats
To say there has been an explosion in demand for stamped concrete or stained concrete is quite the understatement. Homeowners are hiring decorative concrete contractors to color, stain, score, stamp, overlay or otherwise decorate the pool decks, entries, driveways and walkways concrete around their homes.
Tips for Buying and Maintaining Concrete Stamping Tools
Contractors and manufacturers share tips for buying and maintaining these essential tools.
Concrete Helps Architect Fu-Tung Cheng Make a Perfect Cup of Tea
Berkeley architect Fu-Tung Cheng combines ancient custom with modern design.
Contractor Helps Clients Warm to Decorative Concrete
Bomanite contractor Ira Goldberg paved the way for decorative concrete in New Jersey and surrounding areas. Here Ira Goldberg reflects on almost twenty years with Bomanite.
Applying Brush or Broom Finishes to Concrete
Brushes offer a variety of snazzy finishes for concrete without stamping or staining.
New director of marketing for Marshalltown
Marshalltown has promoted Dan Kester, formerly product development manager, to director of marketing.
Action at the World of Concrete 2003
World of Concrete 2003 delighted the attendees with all aspects of decorative concrete from polishing to stamping and everything in between.
Buckets of Integral Colors for Concrete to Go
Okay, so now you’re sold on this new color technology but don’t know of any ready mix plants in your area that have the proper equipment to produce integral colors. What’s a contractor to do?
