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The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly
Amazon Price: $9.99
Customer Review: This compilation is of the first three stories that Michael Connelly wrote with the fantastic Los Angeles Police Department detective Hieronymous [Harry]Bosch. Mr. Connelly is always contemporary, r...

Concrete Countertops Made Simple (Made Simple (Taunton Press))
by Fu-Tung Cheng
Amazon Price: $14.93
Customer Review: I have two of Cheng's books and they have some overlap, but also new information. This book is very good and gives a good explanation and photos to describe the steps. I think it could use a few more,...

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch)
by Michael Connelly
Amazon Price: $7.99
Customer Review: I love this story. And it is a great piece of writing. As a lawyer, though, I have to downgrade a star because Connelly seems out of his element in the courtroom aspect. No judge, especially the by...

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths,...
by Sherri Warner Hunter
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: Excellent Book, good recipes and good instructions, It has a good reputation anyway as a top notch book, I agree, Would recommend.

Decorative Concrete: Expanded Edition: Recipes for Finishes Indoors and Out (...
by Jeanne Huber
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Review: This is a surprisingly comprehensive overview of the potentials and techniques of creating concrete projects for the average homeowner. It shows both process and end product for a number of highly cre...

Rust Oleum Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Article

Stamped concrete is concrete that is patterned and/or textured to resemble brick, slate, flagstone, stone, tile, wood, and various other patterns and textures. Stamped concrete is commonly used for patios, sidewalks, driveways, and floors. The ability of stamped concrete to resemble other building materials makes stamped concrete a less expensive alternative to using those other materials. There are three procedures used in stamped concrete which separate it from other concrete procedures; the addition of an accent color, and stamping a pattern into the concrete. These three procedures provide stamped concrete with a color and shape similar to the natural building material. The base color is the secondary color used in stamped concrete. The base color is chosen to reflect the color of the natural building material. The pattern is made by imprinting the concrete shortly after it has been poured with a "concrete stamp". Most modern concrete stamps are pushed into the concrete and color release is applied by spreading the color release has been applied. The concrete stamps are made of polyurethane, but older "cookie cutter" style stamps were made of various metals. The old style stamps lacked the capabilities of forming natural stone texture. Concrete stamping is the procedure which uses the concrete stamps to make the pattern in the stamped concrete. The secondary color is used to produce texture and show additional building materials (e.g. grout) in the stamped concrete. The pattern reflects the shape of the surface of the concrete is

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