Concrete floors in your home are more luxurious and hygienic than carpet. Concrete floors last longer and are exponentially more diverse in relation to options than wood floors because of the almost unlimited color, pattern and texture options. And, in addition to requiring less maintenance, concrete floors in your home are more professional looking than […]

When it comes to paving, you just can’t beat a material with a 2,000 year history. Developed by the Romans, concrete is one of the most durable paving materials on the market today. It bears up better to heat and traffic than asphalt and can even be used in permeable paving situations. In this post, we’ll

What Pervious Concrete Is and Is Used For Pervious concrete is concrete that dries porous. The sieve-like effect of pervious concrete allows water, sand and clay to seep into the ground below. An effect of mix ratios and finishing techniques, the purpose of the pervious concrete is to allow water to seep into the ground

An air impact wrench is one such tool that seems very practical, but you may be hesitant in purchasing one. Here are three ways that you can use an air impact wrench to make your at home jobs far easier, faster, and more enjoyable. When you are starting to think about an impact wrench, it

To the average person, concrete is all one hard and gray material. Despite what it might look like on the outside, different types of concrete actually vary greatly due to the ingredients and mixing methods used to create them. There are dozens of different types of specialty concrete, but most home and garden projects require just

A pneumatic air sander is powerful, reliable, and versatile. We have three great uses where a pneumatic air sander is a perfect tool for the project. Restoring a Classic Probably the most popular use of a dual action orbital air sander is refinishing classic cars or simply covering up a recent mishap. These sanders are

With few exceptions, concrete slabs need to be reinforced with either rebar or re-mesh. Concrete has exceptional compressive strength. However, in relation to its compressive strength, concrete has weak tensile strength. That is to say, it is very difficult to crush concrete. It is much easier, on the other hand, to pull it apart. Compressive

The Mix Ratio Concrete — the mixing of it — is an inexact science. But, it is a science none-the-less. The reason it is an inexact science is because most people do not understand the variables that determine how to cure concrete correctly. There are three things that affect the curing of concrete: the cement

There is a reason business and athletic clichés so often use construction metaphors, the importance of a solid foundation being a common theme in the analogies. As the clichés imply, if the foundation of an edifice fails, there can be a domino effect from the bottom up that brings down the entire building. At the

While it may sound daunting, DIY concrete projects around the house are actually some of the simplest and most productive of projects. The key to concrete projects is being prepared to pour the concrete before mixing the cement with your sand and aggregate. The only way you can really mess up a concrete project is