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How to Prepare a Concrete Floor for Coatings

Believe it or not, when it comes to applying coatings to a concrete floor slab, it’s not enough just to cast your eyes on the surface – and if it looks dry – think that it’s ready. To avoid the costly problems that can happen after installing coatings, there are two crucial steps you must […]

How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

How a Microtopping Is Used to Resurface and Renew a Concrete Floor

For concrete floor resurfacing and renewal, microtoppings are perfect. A common misconception is that once old concrete starts cracking, discoloring.

Five Tips For Installing A Concrete Driveway

If your driveway has entered its second decade of life, it is probably time to stop trying to repair it and replace it. Concrete driveways are a popular choice over asphalt because when properly installed, they can last between 25 and 50 years. If you are looking into installing a new driveway, concrete is a …

How to Color Concrete

Get an overview of four popular techniques for coloring concrete. Includes stains, integral pigments, color hardeners and concrete dyes.

How to use concrete kneeboards and concrete sliders

I'll show you how to use concrete kneeboards to mag float a patio slab in preparation for a broom finish.

Considerations in purchasing a wood-frame house for renovation

If you’re considering renovating an older wood-frame home, a thorough evaluation of the structure can help you to determine whether an investment in the home is worth it. In order to determine if it is worth rehabilitating, systematically inspect the house and compare the necessary repairs with the estimated value of the finished home. Inspecting the following components of the home should help you decide whether…

BuildBlock Concrete Design Mix

BuildBlock Concrete Design Mix is crucial to your ICF building or home. BuildBlock has listed the met requirements and specifications of their concrete mix

"Speed Mixing": 3 Ways to Mix Faster with Better Results and Happier Clients

Imagine how much more money you could make if you were able to double your mixing speed overnight. Or maybe you’d be inclined to think of how much more of life you could enjoy if you were able to work fewer hours wile making the same amount or more. If you could release twice as …

Decorating: The Smooth Secrets of Polished Concrete

It may be the brutalists’ star material, but concrete can also be sensuous, tactile and truly beautiful

Potting Soil Mix Explained: Ingredients and Labels

Let's break down what's in your potting soil mix, where those ingredients come from, and the environmental impact of each, from coco coir and compost to perlite and peat moss.

Cutting Concrete’s Carbon Footprint

New approaches could reduce the carbon-intensity of cement production and lessen concrete’s broader environmental impact.

Dessert Upgrades to Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix

You can easily use a boxed chocolate cake mix as the foundation for a dessert fit to be served in a five-star restaurant. Here's what you can do.

Seven Steps for Cleaning Up Your Music Mix

Saturday, I was conducting an audio training session and I was given the opportunity to work on their mix with the worship band. The mix was pretty good so instead of re-building their full mix, I focused on cleaning up the mix. There are seven areas to consider when cleaning up a mix. Mind you, like I said, this

10 Electrolyte Drink Mixes Ready to Keep You Hydrated and Healthy