Commercial Concrete, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management
What is rainscaping? “Landscaping” is a term we’re familiar with: It’s the use of plants, rocks, soil and other materials to beautify a yard or parking lot and increase its usability and value. Rainscaping takes landscaping a step further, making use of landscaping... 
Aggregate Concrete, Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Floors, Concrete Foundations, Concrete Patios, Concrete Sidewalks, Decorative Concrete, Residential Concrete
If you have any familiarity with concrete, the steps might seem pretty simple: dump some concrete mix into a bucket, splash in the right amount of water, stir it up and pour it into the hole or mold. It might sound simple, but properly laying concrete is much more... 
Commercial Concrete, Project Features, Stormwater Management
Behind Sea Mar Community Health Center’s building on Cordata Parkway in Bellingham, part of a winding dirt road called Columbine Drive served as an overflow parking lot for employees. During the Pacific Northwest’s rainy seasons, the area would be a muddy, mucky mess... 
Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Sidewalks, Concrete Traffic Circles, Government Concrete Projects, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete
With the multitalented concrete technicians and finishers on the crew at Custom Concrete Contracting, our team gets called on to do a variety of work throughout the Pacific Northwest: roundabouts for local governments, pervious concrete driveways for residential... 
Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Maintenance, Concrete Patios, Concrete Sidewalks, Residential Concrete
Most deicers are terrible for concrete. With winter weather approaching here in Whatcom County, homeowners should be careful to limit, as much as possible, the use of deicing chemicals on concrete. This is especially true of new concrete, but all concrete is... 
Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Floors, Concrete Foundations, Residential Concrete
Fall has arrived, and that means that here in the Pacific Northwest, as we know, cold winter weather is not far behind. You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that cold weather changes how we pour concrete here at Custom Concrete Contracting. As it should. But...