Cosmetics with concrete

Purely mineral concrete perfection in the micro-range

Every concrete specialist, architect, and builder assesses the visual appearance of architectural concrete surfaces in a different way – despite the fact that codes of practice and classifications into different quality categories do exist. But it is always a matter of opinion as to how vivid or homogeneous a client in the end envisions the appearance of concrete. I always recommend that the architect sits down with the responsible parties to determine the desired concrete optics, and only then awards the processing company a specific contract.  This is the only way for both sides to obtain a...

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