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Determining Customer Expectations

In the product development and IT worlds they call this Business Analysis. Uncovering and documenting the What, Who and When of a project. These are called Requirements and your customers always have requirements like color, thickness, shape and size. Other customer requirements may include environmental factors, is it interior or exterior? Will the product be in the sun or the shade? Will the product require seems? As a fabricator you know all about these questions. The HOW part of the project… Continue

Posted by Dave McVey on July 5, 2009 at 7:01am

Eco Materials

UV Sealer

The twenty gallons of UV sealer has been sold.

Posted by Eco Materials on May 11, 2009 at 10:38am

Eco Materials

UV Sealer For Sale

We have twenty gallons of UV Sealer (gloss) for sale half price FOB Austin, TX.

Please call John @ 949-246-4177

Posted by Eco Materials on May 8, 2009 at 3:09pm

Anthony Sasek

New bee

As we all know you have to start somewhere and that is me now! I have been eyed down and found that concrete is the answer. I live in the Square State but My idea is not, trying to find balance between traditional Colo, and the Modern east and west. So I'm using a blended approach to the counters in the kitchen Black/Grey Granite mixed in with a contrast of Black Mocha Concrete in the wet and more detailed areas. This in theory will give me Options of Prep food trash pass through, built in strai… Continue

Posted by Anthony Sasek on May 6, 2009 at 10:27pm

Ryan Waxman

Sketchup submissions for problem solving.

I would like to have a place where we can submit plans in a sketchup form and bounce around ideas on proble solving.

My first problem is the rainbow shaped sink. Really worried about reinforcement, and how it breaks up the slab in the middle. There will be a faucet centered behind the sink. Any suggest would be great, I have a sketchup file posted that can be downloaded and modified with your thoughts.… Continue

Posted by Ryan Waxman on March 12, 2009 at 5:30pm

 

2009 Cast Concrete Competition

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Benjamin K. Smith

Aggregates 1 Reply

Started by Benjamin K. Smith in Inlays and Aggragates. Last reply by Alla Linetsky 5 hours ago.

jacobkoski

TOOLS! TOOLS! and TOOLS! 7 Replies

Started by jacobkoski in Equipment. Last reply by jacobkoski 16 hours ago.

Scott

known substitutes - beginner in Australia 3 Replies

Started by Scott in GFRC. Last reply by Alla Linetsky 18 hours ago.

Kevin Cole

Fiber Reinforced Concrete vs. others 20 Replies

Started by Kevin Cole in GFRC. Last reply by Mike Cook, Concrete Approaches 20 hours ago.

John

NOTHING Local! 17 Replies

Started by John in Admixtures and Pozzolans. Last reply by Mike Heidebrink 1 day ago.

Jim Ralston URBAN CONCRETE DESIGN

FREEDOM 2 Replies

Started by Jim Ralston URBAN CONCRETE DESIGN in Uncategorized. Last reply by Mike Heidebrink Jul 8.

Benjamin K. Smith

Marbling Techniques 6 Replies

Started by Benjamin K. Smith in Colorants. Last reply by Benjamin K. Smith Jul 8.

nakedstone

reinforcement content 14 Replies

Started by nakedstone in Uncategorized. Last reply by Jim Ralston URBAN CONCRETE DESIGN Jul 7.

Boulder Impressions

Monolithic pour w/2 sinks - concerns 3 Replies

Started by Boulder Impressions in GFRC. Last reply by Jeff Kuryluk Jul 7.

Jimmy Archambault

gfrc arms around sink 9 Replies

Started by Jimmy Archambault in GFRC. Last reply by Dave McVey Jul 6.

John

EAP discusions 13 Replies

Started by John in GFRC. Last reply by Ryan Waxman Jul 6.

Steve Coliseum Countertops

SHADOWING 6 Replies

Started by Steve Coliseum Countertops in Mix Design. Last reply by Alla Linetsky Jul 6.

Slab-Fab-Studio

Pick your brains on a surface repair issue... 3 Replies

Started by Slab-Fab-Studio in Uncategorized. Last reply by Alla Linetsky Jul 6.

james

How Hot is TOO HOT... 4 Replies

Started by james in Uncategorized. Last reply by Alla Linetsky Jul 5.

personalt

How long to leave on Muriatic Acid? 2 Replies

Started by personalt in Polishing. Last reply by Dave McVey Jul 5.

Mark Celebuski

What size sand?

Started by Mark Celebuski in GFRC Jul 4.

Eciton

Business in Concrete.... Opinions 12 Replies

Started by Eciton in Uncategorized. Last reply by jschuler Jul 4.

Dave McVey

Optimum 360 superplastizer 8 Replies

Started by Dave McVey in GFRC. Last reply by Tom Fischer- Fishstone,CCS Jul 3.

Kasper Naef

How to repair scratches in UV sealer? 4 Replies

Started by Kasper Naef in Sealers. Last reply by Bob Chatterton Jul 2.

personalt

Proper Cure Time Before Grinding/Polishing 8 Replies

Started by personalt in Polishing. Last reply by Ryan Waxman Jul 2.

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