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Articles of Interest:  Cleaning Floors Before Concrete Staining: Tips from the Pros:by Anne Balogh, The ConcreteNetwork Once homeowners see how beautiful and easy to maintain decorative stained concrete floors can be, they often are eager to rip up their grungy carpets and yellowed vinyl tiles to expose the concrete underneath. These enlightened homeowners have become a significant market segment for stain applicators. But those newly naked floors often need extreme cleaning before they can be adorned with chemical stains. [read more...] Acid Staining Information by Joe Nasvik How-to hints for producing stained surfaces that satisfy customers Picture a concrete coloring material that produces a unique look whenever it's applied. No two floors or walls look the same after being treated with this material. That's the magic of the acid-etch chemical staining process - an infinite number of possible results limited only by the creativity of the installer. It's why installers get so involved with the process, and it's why their customers must have realistic expectations about the outcome. They should expect variability, not uniformity. [read more...] Colormaker Uses Concrete as the Canvas for Artistic Flooring by Anne Balogh, The ConcreteNetwork Great art doesn't just hang on walls or sit atop pedestals. You may also find it underfoot, in the form of a beautifully crafted and detailed concrete topping meant to be walked on as well as admired. [read more...] Customized Concrete Sets Florida's Elton John Design Studios Apart Juliet Farmer, ConcreteNetwork.Com Columnist Other than the name, Elton John Strawderman and that other famous Elton John have two major things in common: they're both passionate about what they do, and both men are artisans in every sense of the word. [read more...] June 2006 Industry Leader: Gary Jones: Concrete Artist Leads the Way with Innovation and Education Juliet Farmer, ConcreteNetwork.Com Columnist Australian-born Gary Jones, self-taught decorative concrete artist and managing principal of Colormaker Floors in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, put down his first topping in 1974 in Australia. He's since dedicated the last 20 years to toppings, with an additional interest in natural stones. [read more...] Outdoor Landscape Inspires Faux Concrete Streams, Rocks and Sand on Home's Interior Floor: Artist Kathy van Gogh of Fake It transformed an award-winning landscape architects' home to reflect life at the beach Kathy van Gogh of Fake It in British Columbia, Canada recently sent in pictures of an interior floor job she completed. "My client wanted their floor to reflect the location of their new house - one block from the beach," she said. The client shared his vision with her but ultimately left the design and artwork up to her. He never specified an exact color, just the feeling he wanted. "He said he wanted his home to look like Anthony and Cleopatra at the beach," she said. [read more...] The Concrete Impressionist Exhibits Skills, Beauty with WOC Tribute to New York Juliet Farmer, ConcreteNetwork.Com Columnist When Joe Nasvik called Dominick Cardone, owner of The Concrete Impressionist in Brooklyn, New York, about participating in the World of Concrete's Artistry in Concrete exhibit, there was only one answer to give. [read more...] Troubleshooting Common Acid Stain Problems: Why They Occur and How to Fix Them by Chris Sullivan, QC Construction Products, Concrete Network Columnist The practice of staining concrete comprises unequal parts of science, process engineering, and art, loosely tied together with a bit of the unknown. Throw in multiple environmental factors, and the common result becomes unpredictability and color variation! Not surprisingly, these two factors (unpredictability and color variation) are what create the stunning effects that have made, and continue to make, staining so popular. Also, not a surprise, these same factors, along with the infinite combination of concrete surface conditions - temperature, moisture, application methods, and sealer systems - create more questions and problems than in any other decorative concrete discipline. [read more...] |
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