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Kansas City Area Concrete Trade Group Announces Winners of Annual Awards

Events & Recognition Vol. 14 No. 1 - January 2014 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The Concrete Promotional Group of Greater Kansas City has announced its annual Excellence in Concrete Awards. The awards recognize outstanding work in concrete construction in the greater Kansas City area, comprised of parts of Missouri and Kansas.

The Rewards and Realities of Concrete Color Restoration

Unlike a fine wine, decorative concrete does not always age well.

And a decade or two after the first massive surge in popularity of decorative concrete, plenty of owners of residential and commercial property are realizing that their patterned, textured and colored concrete does not look like it once did.

Patching Polished Concrete and the Art of Camouflage

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Polishing Vol. 13 No. 4 - May/June 2013 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

You’ve just finished a three-month polishing project. You went the extra mile to deliver a floor with great clarity. You left no residual scratch patterns. And your edge work blends flawlessly with the main body of the floor, and if dyed, it’s perfect. You’re excited to meet for the final […]

Taking the Big Leap into Concrete Color Restoration

Concrete Repair & Restoration Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 13 No. 3 - April 2013 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Our world is awash in decorative concrete. That’s the good news. The bad news is some of it is looking haggard or worn. This decorative trend can work in favor of those willing to tap a vast and growing market.

Hot Trends: Concrete Repair & Restoration

Concrete Repair & Restoration Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 6 - August/September 2012 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Are you in decorative concrete and looking for more work? I bet you are, and if so, I have some good news. Let’s listen to Dan’s auto repair business.

Revamping the Pool Deck at the White House

Outdoor Spaces Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 12 No. 4 - May/June 2012 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

When your country calls you to do a job, how much should you charge? That was the predicament Dick Krach, CEO of Sundek of Washington, came face to face with when his secretary fielded a call from someone at a “white house” concerning a pool deck that needed repair and some sprucing up.

Revive Color Refresher from L. M. Scofield Co.

Concrete Coatings Concrete Repair & Restoration Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 12 No. 4 - May/June 2012 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

It’s a fact we have to face — everything ages. And colored concrete is not immune. Sometimes it fades to a soft, mellow color, but often it just becomes dull and lifeless. Or worse, later repairs and additions don’t match.

Concrete Contractors Donate Time, Labor and Materials to Improve Paradise

Concrete Repair & Restoration Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Decorative concrete makeovers make ideal pro bono projects. A recent press release from Concrete Coatings Inc. describes a perfect example, in which contractors donated time, labor and materials to improve a northern Utah retreat camp for kids facing challenging circumstances.

Remember Watergate? Check out their Swimming Pool

Outdoor Spaces Concrete Repair & Restoration Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 11 No. 8 - November/December 2011 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

About four decades ago, the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C., was the site of one of the most talked-about political scandals in American history. The hotel is also home to a newly resurfaced decorative concrete pool deck that is reportedly sometimes mistaken for real stone.

How Densifiers Help with Concrete Maintenance

Concrete Polishing Vol. 11 No. 8 - November/December 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

In the 1990s, when concrete polishing took off in the United States, silicate hardener/densifiers were rarely used. Now, a concrete floor is not considered properly polished if densifier has not been applied to rejection.