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Concrete Decor Dec.’07/Jan. ’08 Vol. 7 No. 8
Features
11 Concrete Restoration Contest 2007
They hail from North Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona and California.
They brought new life to an elementary school, an amphitheatre, a
museum and a front porch. Meet this year’s winners of our second
annual Concrete Restoration Contest.
42 Project Profi le:
Timberlake Condominiums Pool Deck,
Modesto, Calif
Condo owners in a gated community dreaded getting their pool up to
snuff. Decorative concrete contractor Julio Hallack showed them they
had nothing to worry about.
by Loretta Hall
53 Artisan in Concrete:
Gregory Mata, Cutting Edge
Decorative Concrete, Richfi eld, Ohio
From fi ber optics to fi re hydrants, this Ohio craftsman is expanding the
boundaries of what can be included in a decorative concrete project.
by Stacey Enesey Klemenc
58 Stamping in Cold Weather
This stamping won’t warm your feet, but it will fi ll your bank account
in the winter months. Here are some tips to get you going.
by Chris Camara
62 Geo-illusions: Synthetic Rock Features
Glass-fi ber reinforced concrete and other materials can be molded to
make rock structures so natural-looking, even Mother Nature will be
fooled.
by Amy Johnson
72 Curved Joint Placement
Just because a slab requires control joints doesn’t mean the joints have
to be straight. Here’s how to bend them to your will.
by Jack Innis
84 Project Profi le:
Concrete Home, Chehalis, Wash.
In this house, concrete is everywhere, from the fl oors to the walls to the
tabletops.
by Chris Camara
On the Cover: Incorporating fi ber optics, radiant heating, stains, stamps and dyes, this
tribute to a family’s Dalmatians was crafted by Gregory Mata of Cutting Edge Decorative
Concrete in Richfi eld, Ohio. Mata’s fi ve-year-old daughter Alena Grace shows off her
father’s work. To read more about Gregory Mata, this issue’s Artisan in Concrete, turn
to page 53.