Tag: Kitchen & Bath

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The Bathroom Oasis: MgO Board Plays Key Part in Bathroom Remodel

Jeff Kudrick, concrete artisan extraordinaire and founder of the New Jersey decorative precast company JM Lifestyles LLC, had long wanted to create a concrete “oasis” in his own home. His vision: A seamless concrete floor-to-wall surround that would be continuous in an integration of shower, walls and floor. A key […]

Countertop Creativity – Part 1 Imagination and Hard Work Produce Stunning Results

A random sampling of concrete countertops created across the country display the ingenuity of a cadre of today’s decorative concrete artisans. Read on for an overview of three projects: One up on granite Shane Moseley, a concrete artisan by trade, moonlights as a graphic artist in his spare time. So […]

Artisan’s Invention Opens Possibilities for Bigger and Better Pieces

Before concrete artisan Josh Thiel of Thiel Studios in West Palm Beach, Florida, changed his career path, he was a mechanical engineer. From building combat robots for television and designing Power Wheels with Fisher-Price, he had one intriguing project after another. One that serendipitously prepared him for future concrete endeavors […]

Hydro Ban Shower Pan by Laticrete

Hydro Ban Shower Pan by Laticrete

Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, has launched the Hydro Ban Shower Pan, which comes in multiple interlocking pieces for easy transportability and sizing, and the Hydro Ban Shower Pan Kit provides everything needed for a shower installation in one package, offering customers a cost-effective system of products needed to waterproof a shower.

Concrete Contractor Expands and Diversifies into Decorative Field

Shawn Halverson, CEO of Surfacing Solutions Inc.in Temecula, California, talks about the time some years ago when he took a break from construction after working in the structural concrete industry for about 21 years, beginning in the mid-1970s. Then, this phenomenon called decorative concrete emerged as a major player in the trade, and Halverson became intrigued.