Klassen Concrete Blog

Tables, tables, tables….

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:59:17 +0000

Continuing on our theme of how cool heavy timbers look with concrete…. we developed this cool table set in the lab the other day. Very simple in design, and very functional. The options are endless with these two items ranging from colour, to stains, to finish treatments. These are a pretty cheap set that fit anywhere- and make a great gift.

And just so you know, we’ve got pretty big sleeves with lots up them so hang on to your hats folks- more lab works on the way!!!!

never get tired of this one…..

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:54:36 +0000

I never get tired of the transition from 400-800 after hardening. That’s what she said……

Also love my Blundstone’s

Hospital Pods finally completed!

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:52:17 +0000

Last summer you may remember we had fun building these odd and round shaped pods which were to hold pictures and people would sit on them. The pods were part of the new William Street entrance at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre Hospital. These suckers are pretty much solid concrete and weigh like… lots. We poured them in the lab and delivered them on site- then coloured them with a technique I’ll be speaking about at this years World of Concrete Expo in Las Vegas.

This just looks cool….

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:47:48 +0000

view from the lab

Check out this wall.. no seriously, check it out..

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:32:20 +0000

Set in an ultra urban loft location, this funky wall was designed and inspired after the uber cool wall found in the therapists office in… you guessed it- The Kings Speech. Although not as colourful as the Academy Award winning feature film, here we stuck with natural greys and blacks giving this wall had a tremendous amount of layering and depth. Ultra thin coloured overlays were used with hard troweling to create this european lime plaster type appearance. In order to stay true to its natural feel, we left a very flat finish on it.

Oh, and it looks sick.

Mad Counter!!

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:25:03 +0000

Loving this black concrete counter!! Here we tried to create a natural look with light grind and deep lustre and shine. Cool sink for an awsome client….

zoo update?

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:58:31 +0000

Recently I strolled through the new Toucan Ridge building we worked on last winter at this time- just to see how everything was looking. Nice to see the plants had a chance to grow in and all the water ways are flowing and growing algae. The Ocelot is finally home and getting used to his house. That place is just looking better and better. Still super pumped on that work and my guys. FYI, this job won an honourable mention for Concrete Construction’s: Job of the Year- and finished first under the heading Theme Park- and that, is awesome.

Sealing update!

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:52:36 +0000

This horrible mild weather has allowed us to help out some folks and re seal one of their buildings that has stamped panels. We developed an interesting process that works quite well in these conditions and gets some spectacular results…….yep!

concrete mantel!!

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:49:51 +0000

We just knew this slab of concrete was going to look great on this here fireplace! Just another cool design by our designer Kim. Natural concrete with a light grind and polish and a single drop section for minimal detail. Built in our shop and installed in 10 minutes.

Oak timber bed?

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:45:41 +0000

Why not? Anything based on good design has always been what this company is about!! Solid oak 4×6″ timbers make up this frame, with 4×8″ posts and a 3x 12″ head board. We can make this twin style bed for 1750, a queen for 2000 and a king sized bed for 2250. Lots of cool options here like concrete posts or head board inserts. And by the way, there is NOTHING like working with solid wood. There is no place for veneers or laminates.