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Sweet job to start the outdoor season for some awesome peeps!  We did a grind and stain on the front steps, then tuned up the landscaping a bit along the drive with some tree inserts and a killer boulder wall. #somuchfun

We got to refurbish the floors at the Qualico Family Centre the other night, and while the job turned out fantastic- we were quite disappointed we didn’t see any polar bears wandering around the duck pond.

Assiniboine Park Conservancy is super pumped about the newest exhibit they are working on at the zoo.  It’s a multi million dollar polar bear exhibit which will catapult our zoo into international status.  As well as all the rock work, landscaping and things, a viewing restaurant was also part of the project.  We were lucky enough to be part of this part of the puzzle.  2 years ago, Number 10 architecture firm asked us to help design a bullet proof flooring system for the restraint- The Tundra Grill.  Tundra Grill is to be a rentable facility which overlooks the polar bear habitat and is a wonderful open space found deep in the heart of the zoo.  Grinding and polishing was our choice- with stained portions to accent and mimic the rock work found outside.  We were very excited to start the job!

Tatiana Crawford is an awesome gal who runs a wide open high, end salon on Corydon.  We got a call from her to chat about some floor finishes and settled on grinding and polishing.  We also acid stained some colour into it for effect.  Well, as we talked on, seems the lovely Mrs Crawford likes good design and nicer things- so we drew up some very interesting (read: cool) heavy wood product display shelving units, with white concrete shelves- that were polished to a brilliant shine.  As the space developed, I hooked her up with Amber Arlt from 2E perspectives- and that’s when things went a little nutty.  All of a sudden we were casting and polishing white concrete reception display desks with custom timber shelves- and glass italian tile, huge balls of yarn were hanging from the open ceiling (in leu of chandeliers) as wild lights, wood posts were used to create rooms, and walls were painted with metallic finishes………..  We became millworkers crafting custom cut baseboards out of huge douglas fir boards that had to be cut down in massive band saws and fabricated and milled to show the deep rich grains of the wood. The girls went curtain fabric shopping, and laughed and laughed and laughed…… Then we were crafting salon shelves around the cutting stations (again out of fir) and supported by white concrete gothic arched supports to add a touch of style to the situation.  In the end, it was a great time working with these chicks.  They have nice figured out- and that just makes you want to work harder-  and deliver more (like building some quick tables for the waiting room with left over shelves….:)  ). Am I going on and on and on??   This was one of those projects that was so much fun to work on, we’ll be talking about it for a very very long time.  Here,  check out this sequence:

Days before they got married in July, we finished this acreage landscape.  The patio/firepit is ground and sealed and the raised patio/wall was poured using Fox Blocks ICF system.  Once poured, we wire lathed the wall and installed an old world antiqued plaster finish.  An outdoor kitchen and bar is yet to be installed, but the finished results are spectacular!

here’s a little before and after we did for A&S.  Pretty sweet grind, stain and seal- timeless look for a great company

super pumped about helping out the dudes at Best Western!  Here we designed the entire pool area with a poured black concrete pool deck- which we ground and sealed.  We then installed vertical concrete which we carved into large lava type rock and stained them dark- yeah dark!!  Finished pictures coming soon as we’re due to finish off some time this week

Using the crappy old existing floor- complete with nail pops, cracks, mastic and tile thin set- this old space turned out quite remarkable and provided a super cool sustainable look yall.

When Norcraft wanted to update their office floors, we came in and ground and polished them over the weekend.  Sweet job!

here’s a cool project we just finished for a client: hand carved vertical concrete wall finish, with custom precast concrete stair inserts.  A great application for the perfect setting- and some very nice people that can hook you up with all your travel needs (river east travel).  Oh, did I just say that?……..I’ll plug any of the great people we work for……