A state DOT extends the life of its roads with thin whitetopping.
The use of glass as a special aggregate for decorative concrete is on the increase due to more color possibilities.
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Please tell me how to correctly prepare and apply a concrete topping. We recently placed a slab, and then topped it with a mixture of 1 part cement and 3 parts sand. The slab was given a broom finish before the topping was applied. We did not use a bonding agent between the slab and the topping...
Sometimes there's a need to alter the surface of concrete even though it's basically structurally sound.
An English and Spanish glossary of terms relating to decorative concrete.
This overlay material, created using nanotechnology, helps solve a local and global problem.
New technology, new systems, and creativity are changing the look and life of integrally mixed or seeded exposed aggregate hardscapes.
Walls of any shape or size can be built with sprayed concrete techniques. One wall system that makes it easy to build walls with low velocity spraying techniques was invented by EVG in Austria in the early 1970s. In the United States it is sold as the Tridipanel System.
There are three methods for manufacturing concrete stairs.
The Stucco Sprayer Hopper Gun applies plaster, stucco, EIFS, shotcrete, papercrete, and earthen mixes, ranging from 1/8-in. heavy texture to 1-in. structural layers.
They are concretes of a sort, masonry mortar and stucco, that is. They both contain portland cement and aggregates, but then they separate into distinct compositions and purposes.
Homeowners have begun to recognize that concrete has a fresh new look and they want to take advantage of it, especially in outdoor living areas, where people are spending more time and making a greater financial investment.
Learn about what can go wrong with overlay applications and what to do when it does.
These non-hazardous needle-like fibers are used in cementitious applications.
Interest in concrete overlays, as well as the use of these versatile pavement solutions, has grown significantly in the past decade.
Polished concrete is a major component of Port of Everett's facelift.
A small Midwest town is now the home of rose-shaped concrete fountain.
Traditional portland cement plaster is a time-tested exterior finish. It consists of portland cement-based materials and sand mixed with water to form a workable plaster that hardens to provide a strong, durable, and tough surface.
This line of base coat stuccos are portland-cement-based stuccos designed as the scratch and/or brown coat in a three-coat stucco application, or the first coat in a two-coat application.
Designed as a one-coat stucco over exterior boards, One Coat Fiberglass Reinforced Stucco is alkali-resistant and can be textured to specifications.