Techniques for making a smooth, durable finish on a concrete surface.

There are several ways to finish the surface of a concrete driveway. When it comes to edging, a unique finish called troweling is sometimes used to reduce the chances of chipping. Unfortunately, this ...

Three new surface finishes for as-cast formed concrete are defined in the new ACI 301-10 Specifications for Structural Concrete, which supersedes ACI 301-05. Rough-Form and Smooth-Form As-Cast ...

The first concrete-like structures were built in 6,500 BC in what is today, southern Syria. And, some of the casing stones used to build the Pyramids of Giza in 3,000 BC were, too, made from an early ...

Owners and architects choose polished concrete as an alternative to floor coverings, but the results can be particularly disappointing when polishing is specified for an elevated slab. Most ...