Cleaning Concrete Pavers
Pavers. What a great product for so many applications. Commercial, residential, driveways, pool decks, walkways and patios.
As opposed to concrete stamping the installer doesn’t have to deal with adverse weather conditions, heat or rain. If pavers are affected by freeze thaw issues a section can be taken out and replaced using the same pavers. There [...]
New Opportunities In Real Estate
The beauty of the current recession is the abundance of new opportunities in real estate. As a professional blogger about building products, companies, contractors, solutions and real estate markets I have a unque perspective.
99% of those I speak with are so focused on what is not working that they can’t see what is happening. I [...]
Contractors First Aid Kits
Contractors First Aid kits are rarly a thought until you need one. However they are an essential tool in a contractors arsenal of provisions.
Zee Medical “America’s First Aid and safety Resource” has an extensive line of Contractors First Aid kits.
Their basic kits range in price from appriximately $60.00 – $250.00. When I was out in [...]
New York City Concrete Design Ideas
When I was at the recent World of Concrete show I met Jane Reamer of Iron Age Designs a designer and builder of custom Iron grates. My first thought was what an excellent New York City concrete design idea. The iron grates have an old historical high function appearance.
As you can see in the photos [...]
Opportunities In Real Estate Rehab and Restoration
At the recent World of Concrete Show in Vegas this company caught my attention. Something Better Company based in Arizona has an interesting line of concrete resurfacing products that will add value to real estate. If you are in the real estate rehab and restoration market you should contact them.
They have various products for resurfacing concrete [...]
Another Surfacing Solutions Treat – Concrete Countertops in Brea California
The more projects I learn about completed by Surfacing Solutions of Temecula California the more I appreciate their talents with concrete. In recent months I have updated concrete countertop projects they’ve designed and built in Newport Beach, Upland, Murietta, Chino Hills, Temecula and now these concrete countertops in Brea California.
This one is an open air [...]
National Concrete Canoe Association
In the late 1970’s I worked a few summers as a mason tender in Harwichport Cape Cod. I guess that’s where I got the concrete bug. During that time there was a local businessman and avid sailor in Harwichport named Russ Morgan who was building a concrete sail boat. As a concrete guy at the [...]
Joe Sheehan, Guru of Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
Visit www.gfonecoatings.com for more information about GF One Coatings of Minnesota.
During the past six months I spent a lot of time learning about Polyaspartic floor coatings from Joe Sheehan. Joe is based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings are a two component product that when mixed and applied to concrete floors creates [...]
The Metrocrete Stimulus Plan
Seems that the blog and social media world is all excited about the new Obama Stimulus package so I decided to create the Metrocrete version.
The whole point of Metrocrete is “How To Add Value To Real Estate” using the right products. Adding Value Stmulates the economy. So read on.
It always costs more to do it [...]
Flooring Insurance During Construction
I ran into this company in Vegas at the World of Concrete. Ram Board. It seems that this product is always needed when it’s needed. No one seems to think about ordering a product like this ahead of time.
It doesn’t matter what kind of flooring is put down in a construction project there will always [...]
Going Green With Concrete Countertops In Upland California
It’s always a treat to hear about projects completed by Surfacing Solutions in Temecula California. This one is a concrete countertop project in Upland California.
The client an enviromental attorney wanted to maintain the “green” theme in the kitchen remodel so choose concrete. She had a keen eye for color and design and [...]
Why Flattoos Work
Great photos, great results. But the real story is Flattoos provided a solution to a problem. Actually Tamryn Doolan owner of Surface Gel Tek provided a solution with her Flattoos.
Flattoos are graphics specifically made for creating designs on concrete with stains or dyes. Surface Gel Tek has taken it a giant step further [...]
Basement Concrete Waterproofing
Basement Waterproofing
We’re finally starting to see milder weather in Connecticut. The last month has been the typical winter combination of extreme cold, snow, then short term thaws followed by more cold. That causes ice.
As the mild weather has moved in the melted ice has saurated the ground causing tremndous moisture pressure which is is seeping [...]
Where Are Your Golden Nuggets?
Since I wrote The Contractors Guide I have been speaking with many many contractors, distributors and manufacturers. Everyone wants to know in their pile of greatness “where are my Golden Nuggets?”
Lets forget about the lousy economy, thats no excuse. As you stand there looking at your big pile of stuff think about those Golden Nuggets. [...]
Central Florida Decorative Concrete Success Story
Central Florida Decorative Concrete Success Story is an Engrave A Crete artisan based in Orlando. The business was started by Wolfgang Herzog owner of Etched In Stone Designs, LLC.
Wolfgang had an extensive career in home improvement, sales and marketing before attending an Engrave A Crete training workshop in 2005 where he was smitten by the [...]
