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These dos and don’ts for how to color your concrete mix come straight from our team at Solomon Colors and experienced contractors who know what works—and what doesn’t.
Integral Color Dos & Don'ts
Learn why fiber reinforced concrete is ideal for decorative work, and how UltraFiber 500® delivers the performance and finish contractors expect.
Fiber Reinforced Concrete
New state-of-the-art Rialto, CA plant triples capacity
Rialto Plant Expansion
Meet our next-gen granular dispenser that saves space and makes your job easier
Next-Gen GBS
Learn the basics of coloring exposed aggregate and get helpful tips so you can get the most out of your project
Exposed Aggregate Colors
Find out how to choose the right stamped concrete color for any job
Stamped Concrete Colors
Everything you need to know about adding color to concrete—from selection to installation and maintenance
How to Color Concrete
Solomon Colors is excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website, designed to provide a fast, user-friendly, and mobile-responsive experience.
New Website
When color doesn’t match, especially when the mismatched slabs are side by side, panic often sets in.
How to Match Concrete Color
People frequently ask how they can get stamped concrete over existing concrete. Tearing out and replacing concrete is costly and invasive.
Stamp Existing Concrete
Cool concrete isn't just neat. It's literally cool! Who hasn't had the experience of sprinting over a scorching hot concrete pool deck?
Keep Concrete Cool
CMU stands for Concrete Masonry Unit. These are standardized concrete blocks commonly used through the construction industry.
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Robert C. Solomon was born in 1882. His father, also named Robert, was orphaned during the Civil War. Robert C. Solomon went to work as a coal miner at the age of thirteen.
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In most masonry walls, mortar makes up between 7% and 20% of the visible surface.
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Anyone even remotely familiar with UltraFiber 500 is aware of the long list of benefit and features associated with it.
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Calculating yards of concrete is vital for a successful job. It is one of the most fundamental skills a concrete contractor must have.
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Typically, when people think colored concrete, a couple things come to mind. First, they think of residential pool decks, patios, and more.
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There are many concrete finishes for patios on the market today. Each one comes with its own unique appearance. Concrete finishes for patios also have their own list of utility pros and cons.
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Everyone struggles with concrete patios ideas. There are so many options for finishing concrete that the average person can have a hard time deciding.
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Choosing the best penetrating concrete sealer comes down to the details of the application.
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Sealer is an important part of decorative concrete. Sealer is also the biggest source of technical issues and failures.
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Tinted sealer has a wide range of useful applications. It can be used as a primary color and as a repair product.
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VOCs are on everyone's minds, these days. Ever changing regulations mean the industry must contentiously adapt.
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There are dozens of methods for finishing concrete. Most of these can be decorative and all of them are durable.
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Stamped concrete driveways, patios, and sidewalks are what most people think of when it comes to decorative concrete.
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Concrete care in winter is important to master in much of the country. Without proper concrete care, in winter decorative concrete can face serious threats and damage.
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Concrete stains are an excellent way to color existing concrete. Using the right color concrete stain creates beautiful accents, highlights, and continuous color.
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Gray stamped concrete is under-appreciated. With all the colors possible, sometimes gray is the most versatile.
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Stamped concrete driveways, patios, and sidewalks need sealer to maintain long and attractive use. This sealer protects the concrete from stains, discoloration, and moderate wear.
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Stamped concrete steps add value to stamped concrete projects. Texturing stairs adds to the cohesiveness of the design.
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Stamp textures can be divided into several categories based on the pattern type. Each pattern type mimics a traditional paving material.
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Concrete is apopular and trendy materials choice for countertops. Concrete countertops are apremium alternative to marble, granite, and quartz.
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Cracked concrete is everywhere. For the enterprising contractor, every damaged driveway, sidewalk, or patio is a business opportunity.
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Concrete spray texture is an incredibly flexible finish option. When considering how to texture concrete, spray textures offer several Key Benefits to the contractor and project owner alike.
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Colored stains are a key part of modern decorative concrete designs. Choosing the right color concrete stain is important, but so is choosing the right design. There is far more diversity to the color stain and design available than most people suspect.
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Textured concrete as we know it has been around since the 1970's. For decades, it has consistently been one of the top paving choices in many parts of the country.
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Have you ever heard the complaint that stamped concrete looks fake?
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This structure was part of the expansion for the Wells Fargo campus in Chandler, AZ.
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Fashions are cyclical. What was considered out of date a few years ago is now popular again.
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Look at the Solomon Colors and Brickform color cards. You will find several gray options. That may be confusing.
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Value Added is the cornerstone of a successful business. In order to make money, on a good or service, you have to be able to sell it for more than it cost you.
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There’s more to a successful stamped concrete project than finding a contractor and writing a check.
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“Decorative concrete seems like too much work! Why should I do it?” This is something we hear from contractors all the time.
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We often spend time talking about how good decorative concrete looks. It is an aesthetically driven product.
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Creating and designing retail spaces is a difficult task. Build cost, maintenance cost, durability, and visual design must all be weighed to maximize the utility and effectiveness of the space.
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Few debates are as intense as the one between color hardener and integral color.
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Textured concrete is diverse. The architectural concrete industry has developed thousands of patterns that can be used in a near infinite range of applications.
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