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  • Decorative Concrete at Its Best

    All week decorative concrete contractors have worked on their projects showcased in the Artistry in Decorative Concrete area, located in the Concrete Surfaces & Decorative Pavilion in Silver Lot 3, opposite the South Hall.

     
  • East Meets West

    This year, a team of CIM University students will again take part in a project presented by Concrete Industry Management Student Artistry projects at World of Concrete.

     
  • Decorative concrete contractors say sealer failure is their No. 1 problem. When this happens to you, get ready for an agonizingly difficult and expensive experience.

    Installing Sealers More Successfully

    A CC-sponsored ASCC conference looks for solutions in sealer applications.

     
  • Customizing Concrete Countertops

    Concrete countertops can be customized to customers' wants and needs.

     
  • Something Better Co.

    Concrete Surfaces & Decorative Pavilion

    Coloring, polishing, and repairing contractors visited exhibitors at the pavilion.

     
  • The kitchen center island concrete countertop is shown in the foreground with one of the concrete shear walls in the background.

    Concrete House Featuring Decorative Concrete Work

    A new house in Sun Valley, Idaho, features decorative concrete throughout.

     
  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete

    Showcasing their decorative skills and handy craftwork, this year's artists come from all over the world to take part in the 9th annual Artistry in Decorative Concrete demonstrations.

     
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    Help With Color

    As the use of decorative concrete continues to grow, so does the list of products and tools to assist the contractor in using and applying this incredibly versatile material in the field.

     
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    Learning Decorative Concrete

    Watch leading artisans demonstrate the most innovative decorative concrete applications and techniques in integral color, stains, color hardeners, stamping, polishing, stenciling, overlays, sculpting, and more!

     
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    Defining the Market: Techniques and Products

    Decorative concrete work results from creativity and skill, learning the proper techniques, and using products that make a job even better.

     
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    Adding Art to Pervious

    Fundamental differences exist between flatwork made with pervious concrete and standard concrete. The surface texture differs noticeably, and when it comes to holding water, they're at opposite ends of the spectrum. But neither of those differences means that pervious can't be decorative.

     
  • VanEvery Residence

    Specializing in countertops and precast installments, New Edge Design, created these custom concrete countertops and island to aesthetically complement the kitchen's design.

     
  • Trends in Retail Flooring

    Within the past six years, advancements in concrete construction have come about more quickly than for any other construction material.

     
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    The 2008 Artistry Demos

    At the 2008 World of Concrete, Artistry in Decorative Concrete demonstrated diamond polished concrete, custom-stamped concrete, an integral cast-in-place sink and countertop overlay cement, precast concrete, and handcarved rockwork.

     
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    Concrete Furniture

    The world of decorative concrete keeps expanding, even into the realm of furniture. On first blush it doesn't seem that using concrete to make furniture is a good thing to do. It's brittle, it cracks, it has little tensile strength, and it's much heavier than wood. Even so, all around the country...

     
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    The Artistry Demos

    For the fifth year, Concrete Construction magazine and the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a Council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), is sponsoring Artistry in Decorative Concrete demonstrations at the World of Concrete (WOC) in Las Vegas, the centerpiece of the outdoor...

     
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    Public Decorative

    Driven by an almost limitless color palette and realistic pattern options, as well as long-lasting beauty, colored and stamped concrete is often the material of first choice for residential paving.

     
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    Coloring Decorative Concrete Green

    Concrete's strength, durability and resource efficiency make it ideal for sustainable buildings, but the predominant raw material for the cement in concrete—limestone—makes concrete plain and gray, not a desirable look for most buildings. Now contractors

     
  • Decorative Concrete Products

    Stay up to date on the latest decorative concrete products.

     
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    Decorative Concrete: Installing Salt Finish Concrete

    As one of the older more traditional decorative concrete finishes, salt finish concrete is the most popular in nonfreeze/thaw regions around the country. For little additional cost you can add texture to just about any hardscape.

     
 
 
 
 

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