We’re skeptics when words like “revolutionary” are used to describe new products, but when it came to basalt fiber reinforcement for concrete, it’s the only word that fits. To help explain why basalt is so perfectly suited for concrete reinforcement, we’ve asked Mike Heidebrink, President of Concrete Exchange, to share a few of the questions he answers daily about CX …
Creating Custom Colors
Making colored concrete can be accomplished either by adding pigments directly to the concrete mix before casting or staining the concrete once it’s been placed. In this guide we’re going to take a close look at how to create custom colors for adding to the concrete mix prior to placement. The concrete is often referred to as “integral colored concrete” …
Holy Moly—It’s Spring!
Spring is here! And I got called up for concrete duty… to finally finish the outdoor garden environment and entrance hardscape project I promised my wife three years ago as a birthday present. I removed a Monterey pine, reshuffled a concrete pathway, and then I began rebuilding the hardscape featuring a fabric-formed concrete retaining wall with a fiber-reinforced purple planter, …
Outdoor Concrete Pro-Formula Makes 2012 Debut
CHENG Concrete Makes the Great Outdoors Even Better with New Mix Berkeley, CA (MAY 2012) – CHENG Concrete, LLC, announces the debut of CHENG Outdoor Concrete Pro-Formula, the newest addition to the time-tested CHENG Pro-Formula line celebrating its 10th year as the concrete mix formulation trusted by concrete professionals. Continuing the tradition of high performance standards, the new CHENG Outdoor …
Could This Material Replace GFRC?
Concrete Decor’s Emily Dixon has written an article on the CHENG NeoMix D-FRC lightweight concrete mix. She interviewed Mike Heidebrink, CHENG Concrete’s President, as well as, Jeff Kudrick, who has been working with lightweight concrete mixes for 18 years. The article talks about the benefits of this mix and how it is different compared to traditional GFRC. Read the article …