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Artistic Concrete  Staining

with

Ronald Layman

 

3 - Days 9am - 4- 5pm
Tuition: $450  
April, 2009 1 - 3  Full
2 - Days of sample board
1 - Day on an actual floor

Samples 16 x 24

Hands on workshop

Studio floor in progress

This hands on class will cover the most commonly asked questions about concrete staining. This class is perfect for the beginner and experienced applicator looking to work with different materials and techniques.

Border of studio floor in progress

Day 1

Surface preparation

Product knowledge

Use of sprayers

Overlay sample boards

 

Day 2

Single color technique

Multi color technique

Tiles

Stencil with two color

Stencil with negative techniques

Day 3

Complete all sample board

Apply top coats

Discuss top coats

Topics covered

Surface preparation

Bonding primers

Overlay systems

Stains

Top coats for interiors and exteriors

Stencils

Tuition includes

Use of tools

Materials

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Center medallion of the concrete floor at the entrance to te studio

Center medallion of the concrete floor at the entrance to the studio

The difference

All of the products used in this class are manufactured by the nation's leading decorative concrete manufacturer's. I do not use concrete products made by faux finishing companies.

This industry is exploding with opportunities and everyone in the world now thinks they can make concrete products, many can, unfortunately they are rushing inferior products to market to make a quick buck.

These smaller companies are under funded and do not have customer services agents in the field to help with product specification or technical advise in the event something goes wrong, and when something goes wrong they blame the applicator and leave you on your own.

Many "bandwagon ers" are making inferior concrete products and selling them through faux finishing "schools". I only used products from on manufacturer, one of the largest in the industry, which has distributors in every city, and if they don't have a distributor, any concrete reseller can order it for you.

I do not sell these products, I use them in my contracting division and in the classes. MAny of the regional distributors do not offer training, se we wok ed along with the manufacturer to develop a training program for decorative concrete, that I offer the training at my studios.