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In the past when someone mentioned concrete, people rarely got excited. Concrete was usually seen as dull in appearance, somewhat expensive, and an unwise choice for a paving material given the harsh abuse of Mother Nature. When it came to flatwork around the home, home-owners usually ended up settling for asphalt driveways and hoped they could afford traditional masonry for their sidewalks, patio or pool deck. Thanks to new advances, concrete is quickly redefining its role in the residential marketplace. Today concrete can be made more durable with overlays applied in a wide variety of finishes and colors offering the home-owners endless design possibilities. With new tools and practices it can even acquire the look and feel of brick, slate, tile, or cobblestone for a fraction of the c...
As Milwaukee County prepares to spend $6.6 million to repair the O'Donnell Park garage, questions are emerging as to whether the county should -- or can -- hire contractors involved in the original project. Fifteen-year-old Jared Kellner was killed and others were injured when a 13 1/2-ton decorative concrete panel dropped from the outer wall of the garage June 24. The lawsuits filed by Kellner's family and others injured in the accident charge that four contractors were responsible for incident.
Repair work has begun on Fairborn's Maple Avenue overpass and will continue for a couple months. America's Decorative Concrete is working on walls, sidewalk and curbs on both sides of the bridge. Work will be done on Maple Avenue between Dayton Drive and Erie Drive while traffic on one lane in each direction will be maintained.
Jean Ward-Jones is not only a master gardener, but also a master at another craft, leaf casting. Leaf casting is a technique of using real leaves as molds to create decorative concrete likenesses.
DAILY MAIL STAFF Flowers aren't the only things popping up in Bill Mills' garden.
Wilmer Concrete provides a variety of concrete products, including stamped concrete, stamped overlays and resurfacing, exposed aggregate, concrete foundations and flatwork, acid staining, concrete countertops and more. The new showroom and design studio will be a place where homeowners, landscapers, architects and other professionals can shop for custom concrete and decorative services. At the show, attendees can view an example of a decorative concrete patio installed and designed for a Master Spa(R) hot tub.
The emphasis on outdoor living for a good number of years now has been about decks and how to furnish them. Front porches are making a comeback, too.
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