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Sustainable design road — permeable paving on Berkley Street

Blog Concrete Placing by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

It shouldn’t come as a total shock that a roadway surface constructed of permeable concrete materials would be designed and built in one of the country’s most progressive, environmentally conscious cities.

Concrete Tables Include Fiber Optics That Flow And Glow

An “outrageous” beach house on the French side of the Caribbean island St. Martin needed an anything-but-usual outdoor table.

Contractors Have Fun with Faux Textures On Concrete

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 16 No. 1 - January 2016 by Gaye Goodman Comments are Disabled

I got into acid staining as an extension of my former life as a painter on canvas. In fact my earliest works were not on canvas, but on hardboard panels mounted on stretcher bars and coated with plaster of Paris.

Concrete Pool Embedded with LED Lights

Outdoor Spaces Vol. 15 No. 7 - October 2015 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

The pool, then, needed a finish worthy of the rest of the home. Luckily, her contractor-husband, Jeff Barger, handed their concrete contractor, William David Reynolds, a copy of Concrete Decor magazine that featured a patio embedded with fiber optics, providing the elegant touch the pool needed.

10 Favorite Concrete Decor Magazine Covers

Events & Recognition Concrete Countertops Special Features Vol. 15 No. 5 - July 2015 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

From day one, we put a lot of thought into the covers for each issue of Concrete Decor magazine. Because it isn’t available on newsstands, we don’t have to try to appeal to the average grocery shopper standing in line, but we definitely want our cover images to be attention-grabbing.

10 Noteworthy Products in the Decorative Concrete Industry

Tools & Equipment Vol. 15 No. 5 - July 2015 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete artisans are not only a creative bunch. They also are quick to figure out if there’s a better way to do something. Some of our top 10 noteworthy products from recent years are about more-efficient production while others involve cool technology that we hope will soon make its way into the forefront of daily work.

Residential Concrete Project Mimics River Water and Starlight

Staining & Coloring Concrete Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Mark Womack of Monster Constructors in Fort Worth, Texas, inadvertently became something of an expert when two back-to-back clients asked him for concrete work that included fiber optic lights.

Installing Fiber Optic Lighting in Stamped Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 12 No. 4 - May/June 2012 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

The job’s biggest challenge was figuring out a way to texture the surface without burying or breaking the fibers, Denny says. “The customer was intent on having stamped concrete, so not stamping wasn’t an option.”

LED Lights and Fiber Optics Offer New Possibilities for Lighting Effects

Concrete Countertops Vol. 11 No. 4 - May/June 2011 by Jeff Kudrick Comments are Disabled

There are few things you can add to decorative concrete that are as impactful – or as unpredictable – as light. Just like water, light is a natural entity with subtleties and effects that unfold in unexpected ways. Light can create an environment without help from structure, shape or texture.

Sink Molds, Edge Detail Molds, Tools and Fiber Optics for Concrete Countertops from Infinicrete

Tools & Equipment Concrete Countertops Vol. 11 No. 3 - April 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

For the past three years, decorative concrete artisan Jeff Kudrick has been developing his own sink and countertop molds and decorative concrete tools under the brand name Infinicrete, using them regularly in high-profile projects and distributing them through manufacturing companies Cheng Concrete and SureCrete Design Products.