Category: Contractor Education

When you have guests over, you want to be proud of your entire home – inside and out. That’s the reason you go to so much trouble decorating and cleaning the inside of your home, and refining your front lawn. After all, those are spaces that people can easily see. Our backyards, on the other… Continue reading 3 Landscape Ideas for Backyards

Pavers are a great alternative to poured concrete, whether you’re looking to lay down a new patio or replace your boring, drab driveway. But what do you do when you start laying your pavers and your design calls for more intricate designs, or you end up with awkward gaps? When your pavers don’t fit like… Continue reading How to Break a Brick Paver By Hand

Whether you’ve just moved into a new home or you’ve been in the same house since Ronald Reagan was president, there’s a good chance your yard could use a little sprucing up. And you’d be willing to do it… if it wasn’t so expensive and didn’t require so much back-breaking labor. Fortunately, there are dozens… Continue reading Creating a Beautiful Landscape for Your Front Yard on a Budget

Slate, one of the finest-grained stones available, has been used for decades by builders in a variety of ways. Since it’s both durable and easily split into layers, it’s a great medium for building both roofing and flooring. And its elegant look and variety of available colors (gray, green, purple, and more) make it even… Continue reading Cleaning Slate: A Guide for Beginners

Home DIY projects can help to add value to a home or property while also providing you with a new way to express your own sense of style and personality. When you have a home project in mind and you are thinking of hiring a professional, there are a few tips to keep in mind… Continue reading How to Find the Right Contractor for Your Next Home Project

                Concrete is a modern marvel. It takes the strength and durability of stone and combines it with the versatility of being able to shape it in any way imaginable. This has allowed concrete to be used in nearly every piece of modern architecture, from the tallest skyscrapers to the longest bridges and tunnels. In… Continue reading All About Reinforcing Concrete

What to do with Excess Concrete Waste?             Any major remodeling job will require demolition before reconstruction can take place. And if much demolition occurs around concrete, you can bet that you’ll have a lot of awkward, heavy material to deal with. So, how do you get rid of all that waste? After all, you can’t… Continue reading Effectively Recycling Concrete: Some Thoughts for Your Consideration

                When first installed, concrete has a porous surface that allows dirt, food, and other contaminants to stain it. In addition, it will absorb water and even scratch easily. But when you find the right concrete sealer for countertops, you ensure that your concrete countertops will last for years to come. What Should You Look… Continue reading Choosing the Right Concrete Sealer for Countertops

                You’re interested in giving that old concrete slab a new lease on life. But you haven’t decided which route to take. You could resurface it and use a stamp design to make it stand out. You could paint with colorful, outdoor-friendly paints. Or you could consider a color stain for concrete.                 Color stains… Continue reading Color Stain for Concrete: The Right Choice for You?

There’s nothing quite like a beautiful patio. Not only do they make a great place to entertain friends and family, if used effectively, they can become just as much a part of your living space as any den or bedroom.                 But if you’re going to use this space regularly, you’ll want it to look… Continue reading 3 Patio Ideas for Concrete Slabs

If you want a durable driveway that will stand out from the crowd, there’s no better option than a concrete stamped driveway. Not only does it have the benefit of concrete’s durability, it can be designed to look like most anything, from stone and slate to pebbles or even wood. And its ability to be… Continue reading Have You Considered a Stamped Concrete Driveway?

                Traditionally, textured concrete required a skilled professional to finish wet concrete with a trowel and other tools. By dragging his tools across the concrete at different angles and using different swipe patterns, he could give the concrete a variety of patterns, from broom finishes to rock textures.                 But today, there are easier and… Continue reading The Benefits and Beauty of Textured Concrete

Pressure washers are an incredibly convenient cleaning solution for reaching difficult or hard-to-clean places. Whether you want to clean a dirty car seat, mildewed siding, or your greasy driveway, pressure washers give you the ability to get dirt off fast. And because of the incredible power behind them, they can clean even the most caked… Continue reading The Top Four Pumps for Pressure Washers in 2020

In the early 1900s, an English engineer named John Alexander Brody discovered that concrete could be precast and then moved to wherever it needed to be installed. He was the first person to have a patent for the process of creating precast concrete products. Then, in the middle of the century, the Walnut Lane Memorial… Continue reading A Brief History of Precast Concrete

Your concrete is only as good as the curing process that it went through. When concrete is effectively cured, it has increased durability and strength, more volume stability, and a greater resistance to extreme temperatures. But effective curing requires time and the right conditions. Some concrete can take up to two weeks to fully cure.… Continue reading How Electrical Curing Can Save You Time