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  • Concrete Paving, Colorado Style

    A state DOT extends the life of its roads with thin whitetopping.

     
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    Decorative Concrete Using Glass Aggregates

    The use of glass as a special aggregate for decorative concrete is on the increase due to more color possibilities.

     
  • Concrete topping

    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...

     
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    Surface Preparation

    Sometimes there's a need to alter the surface of concrete even though it's basically structurally sound.

     
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    Glossary of Terms for Decorative Concrete/ Diccionario de Términos para el Concreto Decorativo

    An English and Spanish glossary of terms relating to decorative concrete.

     
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    New Concrete Mix Helps Solve Heat Island Effect

    This overlay material, created using nanotechnology, helps solve a local and global problem.

     
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    Exposed Aggregate ‘Rocks’

    New technology, new systems, and creativity are changing the look and life of integrally mixed or seeded exposed aggregate hardscapes.

     
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    Building Walls with Low Velocity Sprayed Concrete

    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.

     
  • These stairs were created with a formlinera user-friendly, innovative way to create natural-looking decorative concrete stairs.

    Creating Concrete Stairs

    There are three methods for manufacturing concrete stairs.

     
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    Benron Stucco Sprayer Hopper Gun

    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.

     
  • Mortar and Stucco—Somewhat Companions

    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.

     
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    Concrete Patios and Pool Decks

    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.

     
  • Vertical overlay concrete can be applied very thin or very thick. In either case it must bond well to the substrate, retain enough moisture to cure properly, and it mustnt sag or run

    Troubleshooting Vertical Overlays

    Learn about what can go wrong with overlay applications and what to do when it does.

     
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    Nyco Minerals NYAD G

    These non-hazardous needle-like fibers are used in cementitious applications.

     
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    Concrete Overlays

    Interest in concrete overlays, as well as the use of these versatile pavement solutions, has grown significantly in the past decade.

     
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    Port Project Earns LEED Silver Designation

    Polished concrete is a major component of Port of Everett's facelift.

     
  • Central Park of Stephenson

    A small Midwest town is now the home of rose-shaped concrete fountain.

     
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    Portland Cement Plaster (stucco)

    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.

     
  • The Quikrete Cos. Inc.

    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.

     
  • COMPANY PRODUCT

    Designed as a one-coat stucco over exterior boards, One Coat Fiberglass Reinforced Stucco is alkali-resistant and can be textured to specifications.

     
 
 
 
 

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