Has Your Pool Side Gone by the Wayside?

The snow has melted (for the most part), and the sun has finally come out.  With the exception of a few drops of rain here or there, Spring is here and Summer is on the way.  That means barbecues, pool parties, swimming and more.  Is your pool area ready?
If you are like a lot of […]

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Got Decorative Concrete? It’s Not Just for Driveways Anymore

It used to be that when we thought of concrete, we thought of just a few things, such as sidewalks, driveways and cement slab house foundations.  Most of the time the concrete used has been a pretty dull gray.  Once in a while, for instance, in some southwestern towns, we could find some sidewalks that […]

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Resurface And Save Money!

If your concrete is not looking as fabulous as it once did, if years of wear and tear and taking away the beauty that once was, why not resurface the concrete. Resurfacing is great way to take the old concrete and make it look new, at a fraction of the cost of a completely new […]

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Honorable Mention - Poem On Concrete

I realized while surfing the net that we all take certain things for granted. One of the items we take for granted is concrete.
Oregon and Washington State have decided they will no longer aid and abet this trend of failing to recognize the Superstars of the concrete industry. I found this article on www.constructionpros.com.An important […]

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Paying The Price For Good Concrete Work

I recently came across an add for stained concrete installed for .95 cents a square foot. Wow! I almost fell off my chair. How can someone advertise this when you can’t even buy the right products for that price; let alone labor, insurance, phones and business expenses? I understand that we all should try […]

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World of Concrete 2008 - WOC

The big reveal of “concrete ideas worlds first 2008″ will be proudly displayed at booth # S14221 make a note of the booth, you won’t want to miss this!
If you thought last years, worlds first all concrete poker table was innovative, you will not believe what we have for you this year! It will without […]

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Search Of Decorative Concrete

Up until a few years ago it was almost an impossible task finding local decorative concrete product suppliers and decorative concrete contractors . The yellow pages wasn’t sure where to list them either in Concrete or Flooring or Contractors, and there really wasn’t a section for decorative concrete products at all. Only recently with the […]

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Booming Outdoor Living Trend

Booming Outdoor Living Trend Leads to “Concrete Ideas”
With all of the hype these days on outdoor living, a new website spotlights “concrete ideas” with creative ways to spruce up your landscape, patio, deck, or pool area using decorative concrete technology.
(PRWEB) April 17, 2007 — Imagine; images of relaxing with the sun or moon beaming down […]

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Concrete Patios

The idea of living outside and creating an outdoor living space in your backyard seems to be the fastest growing element of home improvement and remodeling. The notion of cooking, listening to music, drinking and generally socializing in an outdoor setting is somehow all of a sudden become the thing to do.
It is understandable especially […]

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Protecting Decorative Concrete

I’m not sure what it is or why it continues to happen, but what’s the deal with keeping a concrete slab clean and free of debris so that the floor staining and coloration process will end up looking great? It sometimes seems to be an incessant continual banging of your head against the same wall, […]

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