Chemically stained concrete flooring has achieved huge popularity with the recent focus on sustainability and organic designs. Acid staining produces a unique surface that’s attractive, cost effective, and easily maintained. Although an increasing number of projects specify acid staining,...
Decorative concrete surfaces are a mix of traditional concrete contracting and art With stains, stamps, dyes, colored pigments, white cement, textured patterns, ornate sawcuts, epoxy overlay and more, decorative concrete surfaces are becoming increasingly attractive to home and facility...
Micro-Apartments: How to live comfortably and stylishly in small urban spaces Launchpad is the 325 square foot transforming micro-apartment built by Clei and Resource Furniture. The micro-unit is part of the groundbreaking exhibition “Making Room: New Models for Housing...
Epoxy Floor Care Prevention To maintain your epoxy floor, you should avoid: [list type=”cross”] [li]Chemical spillage (strong solvents, paint strippers, battery acid, brake fluid); in case of accidental spillage, wash immediately with plenty of water.[/li] Accumulated dirt and sands...
Urethane Floor Care Prevention To maintain your urethane floor, you should avoid: [list type=”cross”] [li]Chemical spillage (strong solvents, paint strippers, battery acid, brake fluid); in case of accidental spillage, wash immediately with plenty of water.[/li] Dirt and grit are...
This concrete easy chair is made for your garden! Swedish designer Maria Gustavsson has developed furniture partly made of a new material called ‘concrete canvas’, a fabric that is infused with portland cement, for her label ‘Swedish Ninja‘. She...
Test Concrete Slump at Point of Discharge or Point of Placement? by Eric Koehler Slump can be tested for acceptance at the point of discharge or at the point of placement. This small detail can have large implications. So...
Water Repellent Concrete could put an end to potholes and cracking highway surfaces by Michael Keller A new water repellant concrete impregnated with tiny superstrong fibres promises to leave roads and bridges free of major cracks for up to...
Table of Concrete Flooring Classifications This list of floor uses and service conditions will help to determine the “class” of concrete floor needed. CLASS ANTICIPATED TYPE OF TRAFFIC USE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FINAL FINISH SINGLE COURSE 1 ...
Saving space in your factory or warehouse? Space constraints are frequently a problem for industrial operations. We’ve seen facilities where there was plenty of square footage, but cramped quarters in areas like palletizing, shipping, or packaging due to poor...