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Stamped concrete in various patterns, highlighted with acid stain. Decorative concrete is the use of concrete as not simply a utilitarian medium for construction but as an aesthetic enhancement to a structure, while still serving its function as an integral part of the building itself such as floors, walls, driveways, and patios.
Vetrazzo recycled glass countertops were invented in Berkeley in 1996. A materials scientist, Don McPherson, pursuing his PhD combined recycled glass and a cement binder to create a sustainable, polished countertop. The company at that time was known as Counter Productions.
Cement powder in a bag, ready to be mixed with aggregates and water. [1] Cement block construction examples from the Multiplex Manufacturing Company of Toledo, Ohio, in 1905. A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
3. Manufactured stone veneer. 💰 Quick facts Average cost: $11,287 Average resale value: $17,291 Recouped cost: 153.2% Change in recouped cost from 2023: +50.9% Manufactured stone veneer can be ...
Polished concrete may be considered a form of sustainable design flooring, if less material is used than in comparable types of flooring. [citation needed] Polished concrete floors have the following advantages: low-maintenance [7] – polished concrete is easily maintained with the use of clean water or a neutral pH cleaner. The application of ...
The paste is generally mixed in a high-speed, shear-type mixer at a w/c (water to cement ratio) of 0.30 to 0.45 by mass. The cement paste premix may include admixtures such as accelerators or retarders, superplasticizers, pigments, or silica fume. The premixed paste is then blended with aggregates and any remaining batch water and final mixing ...
Cement makes up 10-15% of concrete by volume, but accounts for 88% of concrete’s considerable emissions. Other ingredients in concrete are sand, gravel, crushed stone and water.
Engineered stone is a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by an adhesive to create a solid surface.The adhesive is most commonly polymer resin, with some newer versions using cement mix.