The Innovator — December 2005
December 2005 "Sponsored by the Decorative Concrete Forums and Decosup Inc."
Dear Friends 2005 was a very exciting year for us and 2006 will be even more so. In this issue of The Innovator we introduce Counter-Weight , a state of the art lightweight concrete mix for countertops that has everyone raving about it. We also bring you an update on our conference and two excellent troubleshooting articles from Lindy Ausburne and Steve VandeWater. Enjoy
Art Pinto in this issue
- Counter-Weight Concrete Countertop Mix
- Decosup's First Annual Conference a Success!
- Lindy Ausburne
- Steve VandeWater
- Contractor Highlight
Decosup's First Annual Conference a Success!
Despite the bad weather many contractors showed up for our first conference and they all agreed on one thing: It was well worth their time.
We had many speakers and presentations designed to address real issues in the decorative concrete world and it was a great networking opportunity for contractors looking to enhance their business and learn a trick or two.
Read more about the conference..
Lindy Ausburne Lindy Ausburne , the technical service manager for Golden Look International in Euless Texas has been an industry leader for a long time. A frequent visitor and collaborator on the Decorative Concrete Forums she is always happy to share her wealth of knowledge with anyone who needs it. In this edition of The Innovator Lindy writes about hot to prepare floors before a decorative concrete application.
Read this great article on floor prep...
Steve VandeWater Steve VandeWater , owner of Artisticrete LLC of Noblesville Indiana has been around for a long time. He specializes in stamped concrete, acid staining and concrete countertops.
Steve had presented seminars at the world of Concrete and written articles for several magazines, his expertise is extensive and on this edition he shares with us some great tips on how to deal with an important issue using a little ingenuity and some very simple tools.
Learn Steve's solution to crusting cracks...
Contractor Highlight When it comes to engraving concrete Mark Osteen from Red River Concrete is as good as they come. Mark started his business only a couple of years ago, he did go through some troubles and tribulations but soon found his niche and has quickly become a very proficient installer.
Mark was recently awarded the Project of the year award from Decosup Inc.
Check out Mark's work....
Counter-Weight Concrete Countertop Mix
Finally! A state of the art concrete countertop mix that fully integrates all the requirements of a great mix into a lightweight product that truly works better than anything else.
The feedback we've gotten from people that tested it says it is absolutely phenomenal. The advantages of his product are numerous: lightweight formula, high strength, faster setting, light color, may be used for pre cast or cast in place and so much more.
See Counter-Weight live demos and samples at the WOC Booth 12029 South Hall.
Please follow the link to get all the details about Counter Weight.
Find out more....
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