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Seems the good folks over at the Winnipeg Zoo liked our presentation so much, that they offered us a job re doing the rock work and floors inside the Tropical House at the zoo this winter!  You know, you’re only as good as your guys and well….we’re all super pumped about this new project coming up, and I can say the boys knocked it out of the park making sure everything was just so: creating the right setting and samples for our good zoo buddies.  See, we didn’t do anything special, we really wanted them to understand how we roll.  It was a good time and helpful for us to understand who we are and what we do- by explaining it to someone else- and getting them to understand that we are cool with different and interesting.  We are now studying rock formations from certain parts of the world, water flows, rock types and cracks, crevices, weathering, erosion, mud banking…….. man I love my job!

HEY:

Thanks to everyone who called and wished me well during my injury.  Just to update you all a bit, Doc Johnson says no more neck brace- but no head locks either for 3 months.  A full recovery is expected and, yes, I’m very lucky and know it.  Thanks again everyone.  Nice to be back in action.  Laugh out loud, smiley winky face…..

Lets get this year finished off by looking after everyone and doing some super cool work.  Under promise and over deliver stuff.  Yeah, that’s it!

we’re going to set this one up for a ASCC decorative concrete awards contest.  Almost done and man, is this ever a cool project!

Tony and the good folks over at Artista asked us to put our thinkin caps on and come up with some cool ideas.  Here, we are proud to show you some of the work the guys did in the haha factory on rain days.  We developed some cool steel finishes and built steel fireplace surrounds.  On is painted and in 4 sections with 1″ bolts we made.  The other surround is for a double sided fireplace and has a very unique antiqued ground and stained finish we developed as well.  We’re primarily a concrete company (lol) so we also created a flat concrete wall finish as a backsplash in the kitchen, around one fireplace, and in the ultra cool (and sexi) wine cellar we designed.  Word up dog…….

here’s what happens when you start bouncing wacky ideas around at a site meeting…. no telling what can happen!     We are have yet to stain the fire pit to eliminate some of the discoloration , but WOW, do I love this layout!!

FYI not stamped or coloured concrete!  It’s not always about the stamping you know This is an excellent example of integrating landscaping and concrete where the grass will be planted between the slabs…. you know the stuff that the smart design dudes preach?!! haha

the happy people cheer as the concrete and pumper truck show up!

look at the cool concrete mix in the hopper as it starts the ride through the magic pump hose

here we go now, let’s follow the hose: 1!

2!

3! WOOHOO, wonder what’s around the corner!!!

4! It’s Mr Doug!! the happy pumper guy…who else?!

5!  hey, I see some feet?

6! Hey everyone, its Derrick!!, he’s real happy to be holding holding a hose

and now Captain Tanner places the concrete into its new sleeping place!  Thanks for following

here we’re framing walls to shore up the dirt in preparation for the…(wait for it)…. pool!!!!

Phil is as tough as nails.  Look now as he eats a screw while placing a concrete wall form as he’s suspended 30 feet off the ground

these here rocks are going to be used on this here job, making it: purdy.

I saw a sweet fireplace design in a magazine the other day, and showed it to the cool people from Artista Homes.  Nice guys.  They’re Italian too hmm go figure. (lol, KIDDING)  They loved it, and we made it.  We have a few details to work out, but this piece came off very well.  This home will also feature a custom wine room, and concrete back splashes.  It’s not always about the concrete- it’s about how things relate to each other, and create  space.  Us professional design type people call this: spatial relationships.  Can I get a WOO WOOO?!!!

The vertical work done here is to mimic a poured concrete wall.  There is some honey comb, bug holes, cracking and a natural grey colour.  The steel surround is in 4 pieces and has custom 1″ square bolts.

yeah.

you may remember this as the job that cowboy Phil and cowboy Tanner were working at.   Well, now cowboy Mitch and cowboy Randy Mac are diggin the landscaping portion of this job.  Of course cowboy Ryan and cowboy Aron will be helping lay sod so that cowboy Roger from Rival Craftsman Dudes can…..wait a minute he’s french…… ok,  So La Cowboy Roger and his crew can finish off with a sweet deck and door and stair thingy deal… it’ll be sweet because this job is overloaded with cowboys! laugh out loud.