Bomanite Licensed Contractor, Heritage Bomanite, was asked to join the team of contractors creating a newly designed entrance to the Fresno Fairgrounds. Heritage Bomanite worked closely with Wildwood Pools in designing the layout and materials to be used. The Bomacron pattern Large Sandstone was chosen for the surface of the entrance. To provide a natural look Bomanite Sand Color Hardener and Natural Gray and Bomanite Franciscan Red Release Agent were chosen for the color option. Seat walls and caps were also installed along with the custom rock and small water features that were created.
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Idyllwilde Recreation Center
Client Need:
The designer wanted to create the look of an old time watering hole for this community center building.
Solution:
Bomanite Licensee, Colorado Hardscapes integrated Sandscape Texture with Bomanite imprinted concrete and specially created artificial rocks. A detail the designer wanted to see in this project was a random edge on the Bomanite Imprinted Concrete areas. Our crews, after pouring and stamping a section of Bomanite would pull off the form and cut back the concrete to match the pattern line of the Small Random Slate pattern.
Results:
The jagged edge between the Bomanite and Sandscape Texture was just the look that was desired. The pool coping was also formed and stamped with a meandering front edge to give the look of an old waterhole. All the Bomanite was stained with Seal Brown Patène Artectura® which added to the old, weathered look the designer was trying to achieve. A Bomanite patio and picnic area were also installed to match the pool deck.
Gendy Street @ Fort Worth Western Heritage Center
Texas Bomanite was brought in at the later stages of the project at which time color and pattern had not been selected. This project had a drop dead date for completion to coincide with the dedication of the “national cowgirl museum”. Working with the designer, the representatives of the Western Heritage Association and a Landscape Architect in Washington D.C., Texas Bomanite prepared 15 samples for approval.
Job site mockups were produced and then tweaked for final color and pattern. Texas Bomanite crews started construction on the circlular sidewalk located at the perimeter of the traffic circle. A custom curb mule was fabricated to specifications provided by the Western Heritage Association.
Carter & Burgess, Inc. provided an autocad drawing of the intersection so that Texas Bomanite could design and layout the construction joint pattern. Texas Bomanite suggested a design change for the lane divider header in order to transfer the loads (traffic). Once the curb and gutter and traffic lane dividers were installed the field paving started. Work phases started in April and final pours were made in May. This project was on a very tight schedule and was a very high profile for the city.
Specialty Shops on the Park
When first approached regarding this project, the design intent was to modernize one of Charlotte’s most exclusive retail outdoor shopping plazas. The existing slate, set on a concrete base was beginning to come loose, and create a hazard to customers. Several meetings with the designer, and owners were required to not only come up with a color and pattern, but to devise an installation process that would not impede daily pedestrian traffic to 12 high-end retailers. Many color samples were made and the decision was to use white cement in order to lighten the overall look of the paving. A unique imprinting pattern, exclusive only to this client was created. Several adaptations of the Bomacron T-shaped graphics pattern were used in order to provide a pattern that changed, based on the angle of the view. A custom-designed 4’ x 4’ tool was made with exclusive use to this client.
Bomanite Licensed Contractor, Carolina Bomanite was chosen to act as General Contractor for the project, with employees handling demolition, safety, forming and pouring. The owner hired an electrical sub-contractor. The main challenge was the limited working hours, limited access to many of the retail stores and the safety of pedestrians around an active construction site.
The first phase was to layout and install new cast-in-place planter walls and new fountain bases. Next was the demolition of up to 12” of concrete base plus 3-4” thick slate. New stone base was then brought in, compacted and forms set for the 3-4:00 am pours. This schedule allowed for the concrete to set enough for protective temporary walkways to be placed over the top prior to the 10:00 am opening each day. After several delays and two months of small limited pours, the plaza was awash in a new brighter color and pattern.
