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Salina Bicentennial Center Receives Colorful Exterior Renovation

The Salina Bicentennial Center project involved an extensive renovation to the interior and exterior of the 35 year old arena. Nicknamed Mid-America’s Meeting Place, the Salina Bicentennial Center provides central Kansas a place to meet, play and experience events that enhance living-in and visiting the City of Salina. The landscape design firm, Landworks Studio, and Convergence Design worked with the Local Bomanite Licensee, Musselman and Hall through the sample and specification process of the design process to choose a Bomanite System that would meet the entertaining expectations.

The new 18,000 sq. ft. entry plaza dramatically enhances the arena entry providing a place for outdoor events and gatherings. The Bomanite Sandscape Texture finish that was selected for the exterior plaza incorporates a multi-colored palate utilizing Bomanite Con-Color in Sonora Tan, Brick Red, and Mexican Tile. When applied to concrete, Bomanite Con-Color will provide variegated and translucent coloring effects without creating a film or coating that can be worn away. Bomanite Con-Color is a viable alternative to traditional acid-based stains when a larger color palette or ease of installation is required. Bomanite Sandscape Texture works well to incorporate Bomanite Con-Color as an additional coloration technique and design element. Used in combination with a variety of color and staining options, Bomanite Sandscape Texture creates consistent texture and durable hardscapes ideal for plazas, walkways, shopping centers, schools and more.

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Bomanite Modena Polished Concrete Floors Suitable for Renovated Spaces

Did you know that Bomanite Custom Polished Concrete floors have excellent abrasion resistance? Deerfield Academy Hess Center for the Arts worked with Bomanite Licensee, Premier Concrete Construction, located in New Hampshire, to choose Bomanite Modena Custom Polishing System for their renovated space. Installed for high durability, for everyday foot traffic, musical equipment and powerful art exhibits, this engineered interior cementitious topping is blended with selected aggregates, ground and polished to the desired gloss level.

Bomanite Modena is available in a range of colors and patterns using decorative sawcuts, topically applied stains, variety of aggregates to create a beautifully designed and functional floor. The Modena system is a low-cost alternative for renovation projects and provides the durability and strength for this exceptionally long lifespan system. With the industry’s lowest lifecycle costs, low to zero VOC and minimal maintenance requirements, Modena by Bomanite is the optimal choice for renewed surfaces.

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Bands of Texture and Color Provide Personality to Outdoor Spaces

Homes are original as the people that live in them and so is Bomanite Architectural Concrete. Whether your home is a Spanish bungalow or Victorian mansion you will always come home to the genuine quality of Bomanite. Bomanite integrates both personality and product, crafting solutions to bring your ideas to life.

Bomanite Architectural Concrete is not only for residential applications like pool decks, patios, walkways and entries… rugged, long-lasting Bomanite is also ideal for commercial and municipal applications. Not only does Bomanite hold up under heavy traffic, it can add extraordinary beauty to an ordinary public thoroughfare. Whether you’re planning a residential patio, a commercial driveway or a municipal sidewalk, you can always count on Bomanite’s enduring quality and craftsmanship.

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Refined Systems for Your Bomanite Concrete Exterior Designs

Bomanite Sandscape Refined, one of our Exposed Aggregate Systems, is an architectural exposed concrete system that showcases the fine aggregates. Specialized concrete mix designs, dry shake color hardener and/or integral color, topical treatments and advanced application procedures produce this low lifecycle cost system.

Bomanite Sandscape Refined is best suited for exterior applications offering improved wear resistance for light to moderate vehicular or foot traffic. Available in a multitude of standard and custom colors, including light-reflective formulations that can reduce heat island effect make this system an excellent environmentally friendly choice for walkways, pathways, pool decks, driveways to plazas, stadiums, and waterparks.

Featured Benefits
• Quartz Aggregate Exposure
• Durable for Sustainable Design
• Architectural Installations
• Increased Surface and Slip Resistance
• Permanent Lightfast Colors
• Wide Range of Color Options

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Bomanite Annual Award Winners Announced

Bomanite is happy to announce the  Annual Decorative Concrete Project Award winners! Bomanite Licensee Beyond Concrete located in New Jersey,  received several awards for their outstanding projects. a Gold Award was received for their imprint work, with numerous patterns for the Steuben Street Apartments as well as a Gold Award for the Exposed Aggregate Revealed work at the Westchester Country Club.

Texas Bomanite was awarded the Gold Award for the Best Bomanite Custom Polishing Project for their work at The Richards Group, polishing floors high above ground level to a dangerous edge.  Harriman’s Bomanite received the Gold Award for the Best Residential Imprint Systems Project for their stamping and staining techniques installed for their homeowners driveway.

Additional awards were given for Silver and Bronze categories, to view all of the winners and their amazing projects, please see the link below.

We’d like to thank all of our Bomanite licensed contractors who submitted entries for this year’s award contest. The Bomanite Decorative Concrete Annual Project Awards has been a tradition for more than 25 years for Bomanite Licensed Contractors to submit their outstanding projects for the year. Bomanite Licensees compete among the best of the best in order to be recognized for their hard work and creative talents. The winners are announced at the Bomanite Annual Conference, held in various cities from year to year. This is a taste of artwork and craftsmanship in the decorative concrete market that can be achieved by the Bomanite network of decorative concrete craftsmen. Please take a look at the award winning projects.

Bomanite Commercial Imprint Systems Category

  • Bronze Award: Progressive Hardscapes – Phoenix, Arizona – Villas of the Caves
  • Silver Award: Texas Bomanite – Dallas, Texas – Canyon Falls Development
  • Gold Award: Beyond Concrete – Keyport, New Jersey – Steuben Street Apartments

Bomanite Residential Imprint Systems Category

  • Gold Award: Harriman’s Bomanite – Spencer, Indiana – Private Residential Driveway

Bomanite Exposed Aggregate Systems Category

  • Bronze Award: Bomel Construction Company, Inc. – Anaheim, California – Grand M Hotel
  • Silver Award: Bomanite Toronto – Ontario, Canada – Private Residence Driveway
  • Gold Award: Beyond Concrete – Keyport, New Jersey – Westchester Country Club

Bomanite Toppings Systems Category

  • Honorable Mention Award: Beyond Concrete – Keyport, New Jersey – Stout Bar

Bomanite Custom Polishing Systems Category

  • Bronze Award: Premier Concrete Construction, LLC – Wilton, New Hampshire – Private Residence
  • Silver Award: Colorado Hardscapes – Denver, Colorado – Denver International Airport South Terminal Expansion
  • Gold Award; Texas Bomanite – Dallas, Texas – The Richards Group

Private Car Collection Shines with Clean Bright White Garage Floor

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Bomanite Toppings Licensee, Concrete Solutions Plus, located in Colorado, installed a brilliant white decorative concrete garage floor for the homeowner’s private car collection. Bomanite Florspartic 100 in the color white was chosen to complement this large car collection, creating a sleek bright white overall design.

Bomanite Florspartic 100 is a fast-curing two-part polyaspartic aliphatic polyurea sealer/finish coating for both decorative and protective applications. Bomanite Florspartic 100 is known for its outstanding penetration and bond strength, UV resistance and excellent color/gloss retention, providing excellent impact, abrasion, and chemical resistance. Suitable for high traffic interior or exterior applications, Bomanite Florspartic 100 is ideal for walkways, commercial applications, industrial facilities, swimming pool decks and garage floors. Available in several standard colors, including white, black and custom colors.

 

Design Ideas with Bomanite Con-Color

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Bomanite Con-Color is a tinted, non-toxic, odorless, hydrolyzed lithium quartz compound that penetrates into concrete and cementitious toppings, reacting to form a hard, abrasion resistant permanent crystalline structure. Bomanite Con-Color will allow the concrete or topping to breathe, permitting moisture vapor transmission, but retards the transfer of damaging and discoloring alkali materials. When applied to concrete, Bomanite Con-Color will provide variegated and translucent coloring effects without creating a film or coating that can be worn away. Bomanite Con-Color is a viable alternative to traditional acid-based stains when a larger color palette or ease of installation is required. Bomanite Con-Color is an excellent design choice for plazas, walkways, entertainment venues, graphical signs and vertical surfaces.

Advantages of Designing with Bomanite Con-Color
• Wide range of colors
• Compatible with all cementitious Bomanite systems
• Allows necessary vapor transmission
• Eliminates dusting of concrete
• Increases concrete’s density at the surface
• Increases surface abrasion resistance
• Internal humidity stabilization
• No VOC/VOS content
• Permanent application
• Prevents free-moisture migration

Bomanite Con-Color offers the kind of versatility traditional concrete treatments can’t match and can be combined with our Imprint Systems, Toppings Systems,  Custom Polishing Systems or Exposed Aggregate Systems to create architectural concrete that is nothing short of breathtaking.

City Beach Recreation and Event Center Colorful Graphic Displays

City Beach is the Bay Area’s one-of-a-kind family recreation, sports and corporate event center. This large urban activity center can host up to 1,500 guests and needed flooring that could withstand the pedestrian traffic while providing a fun graphical motif. Bomanite Licensee, Bay Area Concretes, Inc. worked with COO, Michael Riter in choosing a Bomanite system and color scheme to fit with the atmosphere of this lively family friendly facility. Bomanite Micro-Top was chosen for it’s durability and wide color selections.

Bay Area Concretes installed 6,000 sq. ft. of Bomanite Micro-Top starting with creating a colorful “Sunshine” Graphic” at the City Beach entryway. Multiple Micro-Top colors were used along with an overall wash of Bomanite Chemical Stain in Auburn and Pine.

City Beach wanted an eye-catching human checkerboard element for their entertainment hub. Custom Micro-Top colors were used to create the large game board on the floor, providing fun for all.

The City Beach Restaurant also received a playful floor that included an extensive sawcut scheme and custom color blend.

Bomanite Micro-Top makes a bold statement of individual style and personality. Micro-Top provides a durable, colorfast, high-strength graphic splash to any project, making City Beach a one-of-a kind event center. Visit City Beach website to learn more about the activities available or to plan an event.

Interior Polished Concrete Floor Provides Softness and Warmth

Bomanite Licensee, Premier Concrete Construction, LLC, based out of New Hampshire created a warm and inviting Patene Teres polished concrete floor for homeowners looking to add a distinctive look to their new 6,000 square foot home. The concrete was poured over a Radiant Heating System, Bomanite Licensee, Premier Concrete Construction, LLC, based out of New Hampshire created a warm and inviting Patene Teres polished concrete floor for homeowners looking to add a distinctive look to their new 6,000 square foot home. The concrete was poured over a Radiant Heating System,

Bomanite Newsletter : Victory Park

Victory Park is a 75 acre mixed use development that surrounds American Airlines Arena. It is home of the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars and is located in downtown Dallas. In 2014 a redevelopment with a focus on pedestrian-friendly improvements to Victory Park Lane was commenced. The goal was to improve the overall pedestrian experience and connectivity between American Airlines Center / Victory Plaza and the Southern area of Victory Park.

The street and streetscape improvements were a vital component of transforming Victory Park into Dallas’ premier walkable entertainment district. Texas Bomanite worked with Stantec ViBE in choosing the best medium for the proposed redevelopment streetscape areas. Bomanite Sandscape Texture was part of the hardscape design which included granite pavers, concrete pavers, and amenities such as benches, lighting, tree grates and signage. The Architect’s design of the Sandscape areas included sandblasting of a geometric pattern.

Texas Bomanite installed 4,500 Square Feet of Bomanite Sandscape Paving in the hardscape areas along Victory Park Lane between the tree grates and curbs. The project was built in 3 phases to meet the General Contractors critical schedule and to accommodate the W Hotel, High Rise Residences, Restaurants, and other businesses along Victory Park Lane.

The work performed by Texas Bomanite earned them top recognition and a Gold Award for the Best Bomanite Exposed Aggregate Project of the year.

Bomanite Sandscape Texture is designed for outdoor applications where an alternate to conventional concrete finishes is required. Sandscape Texture, one of the Exposed Aggregate Systems offered by Bomanite for architectural concrete surfaces, utilizes specialized concrete mix designs, additives, topical treatments and advanced application procedures.

The finished Sandscape Texture product resembles sand blasted concrete and can incorporate specialized colored sands in the concrete and aggregates exceeding 3/8” in diameter. The final product is an economical alternate to other decorative finishes while producing a monolithic concrete slab with a low life cycle cost due to the pre-aged nature of the surface. Applications include plazas, shopping centers, schools and exterior walkways—anywhere improved wear resistance for light- to moderate-duty vehicular or foot traffic is necessary. These highly durable surfaces are available in a multitude of
standard and custom options, including light-reflective formulations that reduce heat island effect.

The Bomanite Exposed Aggregate Systems are applied by specially trained and licensed Bomanite Contractors, ensuring consistent quality in every application. Every Bomanite Licensed Contractor is part of a network of architectural concrete experts – professionals who receive ongoing technical training to ensure that your project is completed on time, on budget, and beyond your expectations. To find your local certified expert near you, visit www.bomanite.com/exposed

TO SEE PROJECT PHOTOS AND DOWNLOAD THE FULL NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE

PROJECT STATISTICS

Project Name: Victory Park
Client: Victory Park UST Joint Venture LLP
Project Designers: Stantec ViBE
Location: Dallas, TX
Completed: Fall 2014
Sq. Ft: 4,500
Bomanite System:
Exposed Aggregate Systems
-Sandscape Texture
Bomanite Licensed Contractor:
Texas Bomanite
11107 Morrison Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
TEL: 972-484-8465
FAX: 972-484-8466
Website: www.texasbomanite.com
Email: info@texasbomanite.com