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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.
Sanders Saws celebrates 50 years
Sanders Saws Inc., one of the most respected names in cutting tools and diamond blades, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1953 by Eugene Sanders, the Honey Brook, Penn., manufacturer serves the professional concrete contractor and the masonry, refractory and quarry industries. Sanders Saws’ product line includes a full line of concrete and masonry saws, diamond core bits, diamond blades, and grinding heads.
Adhesive anchoring adhesive for concrete
Sika Corp. has entered the adhesive anchoring market with the introduction of four new injection cartridge systems. Geared to the professional contractor, Sikadur AnchorFix-2 is a high-performance epoxy acrylate anchoring adhesive that’s easily dispensed from a goodquality, standard caulking gun. AnchorFix-2 exhibits high load capabilities, can be dispensed in all […]
Davis Colors: A Company That Thrives on Chemistry, Color and Concrete
As decorative concrete has become more widely used, contractors in all parts of the country have grown increasingly skilled in the craftsmanship required for high quality colored concrete work.
