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Protecting senior citizens from slips, falls and costly injuries
By Daich Coatings. Building your business with TracSafe® Anti-Slip Sealer. Looking for more business? Try assisted and long-term living facilities, hospitals and nursing homes. And when you consider these places, look down, not up. As the population continues to age, the importance of safe and secure environments for senior citizens becomes paramount. You ...
Blurock Pools specializes in complex builds and resort-style backyard design in Sonora and foothill communities
Blurock Pools, based in Oakdale, California, specializes in custom pool construction and full backyard builds for challenging sites, including sloped yards, hard soil and limited access properties. Serving Sonora and surrounding foothill communities, the company delivers engineered pools, hardscaping and resort-style outdoor spaces through a complete design-to-build process. Blurock Pools, a ...
Build a stronger business at Hardscape North America with practical leadership and growth-focused education
Attendees can add education when registering for HNA or return to their registration dashboard to add sessions at any time. Success in today’s hardscape industry requires more than installation expertise. Business growth depends on strong leadership, effective marketing, sound financial decisions and strategic planning. To help contractors strengthen those skills, Hardscape ...
Why surface preparation matters as much as the coating
By Jenny Yu. Sherwin-Williams H&C highlights the value of proper concrete preparation for longer-lasting results. When it comes to outdoor concrete coatings, success starts long before the coating is applied. In a recent episode of From the Ground Up™, host Karol Weyman sat down with Chris A. Loaiza of ...
The Coffee Shops™ welcome Super-Krete® Products
Super-Krete's extensive portfolio has the products that contractors and other professionals need to provide lasting beauty and protection to concrete. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning online communities where the industries meet for technologies, safety, information and education for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings and outdoor living ...
Now open: ContractorHUB launches its second founders beta — Built for landscapers
Founding members lock in 25% off their first year, get access to our top-tier "transform" features at the "perform" price, receive free onboarding and earn a direct say in the features we build next. Built for the way landscapers actually work. After reaching general availability in roofing, we're excited to share what's ...
Transforming a concrete slab
By Daich Coatings. How this couple created a jaw-dropping artistic sun mosaic patio with Daich products. What Chad Wade and Kenlyn Huett lack in skills, they make up for with passion and determination. The result? The complete transformation of an ugly concrete slab into a jaw-dropping artistic sun mosaic patio. “Kenlyn wakes ...
The hidden strain
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Preventing back and knee injuries in hardscape work. Hardscape work demands skill, strength and precision. Every day, crews lift stone, carry pavers, kneel on rigid surfaces and maneuver awkward loads into place. It’s some of the most physically demanding work in the outdoor living industry — ...
Honda launches all-new ProZision™ lineup of battery-powered ZTR lawn mowers
Manually operated and autonomous models deliver superior cutting performance for commercial landscapers and property owners. Honda Power Sports & Products launches its all-new lineup of battery-powered manual and autonomous zero-turn-radius (ZTR) lawn mowers branded under the ProZision™ name. The ProZision™ lineup includes 54-inch and 60-inch models, as well as a 60-inch ...
Top 5 DIY springtime projects that add value and beauty to the home
Whether a homeowner is getting ready to sell or staying in a cherished home for many more years, improved curb appeal makes a big statement to friends, neighbors and potential buyers. As the spring weather warms up, homeowners can refresh and enhance their home exteriors with do-it-yourself projects that can help ...
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