Anything Wood Decks Can Do, Concrete Can Do Better!

Here's an example of what a concrete decking system can look like...Wood...only better than wood because it will never rot, it won't need to be sanded stained and sealed every year and it will never put a splinter into your foot.

This walking deck system, with a SuperKrete stained stamped finish is perfect for your deck, balcony,  concrete patio or roof deck!

Find your perfect deck at DeckExpert.com today.

Looks like wood, but it's concrete! 

Engrave A Crete Published Idea Book on Decorative Concrete Ideas.

The full-color Concrete Engraving Idea Book from Engrave-A-Crete is full of examples of beautiful decorative concrete floors both stained and engraved.
Some of the most common stain color combinations and the most popular engraved designs are represented.
This is an excellent way for homeowners to see what is possible with decorative concrete staining and engraving.

This Concrete Engraving Idea Book is in Adobe PDF Reader format, and is free to download.

Coatings won't Stop This Problem-Swamped by sulfates, Meadows HOA files suit

Concrete degradation can occur from many airborne contaminants. But when the problem is in the ground, no coating can stop this problem...read on!

Swamped by sulfates, Meadows HOA files suit With sulfates causing patios to crumble and wall foundations to be less secure, the Maricopa Meadows subdivision homeowners association is taking part in a claim against the subdivision developer.

Filed last month and being handled by Phoenix-based attorney John Chaix, the lawsuit came about in response to a questionnaire filled out by residents, which revealed a high number of those in the subdivision suffering from similar sulfate issues.

In communication to residents asking for those who wish to sign up to be part of the lawsuit, Chaix identifies more than 200 residents in the Meadows who claimed some measure of damage caused by sulfates – a mineral salt, which eats away at the concrete and walls of many homes.

According to the same letter, a special Type V mixture of concrete should have been used to avoid the deterioration problems now being seen. READ THE REST BY CLICKING HERE

Kool Deck falling out of favor?

Feeling hot, hot, hot'
New surfaces keep our backyards, patios cool

From AZCentral.com comes this article on Pool Decking and new choices for pool decks...read it all at their website.



Brian Anderson
At Home Week
Mar. 16, 2007 12:00 AM
Arizona backyards are getting hot, hot, hot. But it's not so much the sole responsibility of Kool Deck anymore to keep the heat at bay.

Homeowners around the Valley are sprucing up patios, pools and landscaping with resort-style amenities and materials that not long ago were considered exotic.

Flagstone, bricks and pavers are in style while Kool Deck - the textured topping invented by Tucson's Mortex Manufacturing Co. more than four decades ago, is slowly falling out of favor - at least at the upper end of the economic spectrum.
Big spenders
"No client that we deal with would consider installing Kool Deck," said Steven Rogers, a registered landscape architect with Sonoran Desert Designs in Cave Creek.