Bomanite Featured Project
Bomanite Blends Old World Charm with Quality and Sophistication
 If you’re looking for an extraordinary material that is practical, expressive and aesthetic all at once, look no further. The answer is right under your feet!
As we all know, concrete is an ideal, sustainable medium growing in popularity everyday. It brings together art and architecture with its endless possibilities for creative design and its phenomenal durability. You can stamp it, grind it, polish it, stain it and more; the versatility is incomparable. But, who offers all of these options and still maintains quality? There’s only one answer―Bomanite. With a remarkable creative palette utilizing Bomanite Systems, Bomanite Licensed Contractors deliver the industry’s best finishes, meeting all of your decorative concrete needs with unparallel product quality and craftsmanship. And, that’s exactly what the city of Rockford, MI, found when Bomanite Licensed Contractor Nobel Concrete/GLB Designs was called on to install a variety of decorative concrete elements to accent their large scale Promenade of Rockford project lining the banks of the Rogue River.
 Rockford’s new Promenade draws the attention from anyone passing by. With its inviting Tuscan-style design, melded together with the natural beauty of the flowing river and the quaint charm of the surrounding woodland, the Promenade is a promising venture for the city of Rockford’s retail offering; an inviting attraction for visitors and residents alike.
Nobel Concrete/GLB Designs was contracted by the local General Contractor for the decorative concrete work started in April 2006. Designed to resemble natural stone, 14,000 sq. ft. of imprinted concrete was installed over several phases throughout the year, creating a magnificent walkway for visitors of the complex to enjoy. To achieve a natural stone effect, a heavy stone, seamless texture stamp was imprinted into light wheat integrally colored concrete. Nobel then highlighted the concrete with a light brown color hardener and brown powder release agent. To complete the hardscape, they sealed the concrete with a solvent based acrylic sealer with a non-slip additive; a perfect combination to weather a variety of seasonal climates.
Nobel was also contracted to install a concrete bar-top for Reds on the River, an upscale restaurant located in the Promenade that was looking to add a unique accent to their overall lush décor. With a distinctive curvilinear design, the outdoor countertop presented a challenge for Nobel because of its 60’ length by 22” width done with a cantilever edge. With this laborious task ahead of them, the team knew they had to work diligently to complete the project on time and, that’s just what they did. After the Red Clay color was chosen and the preliminary work was complete, Nobel went straight to work constructing the beautiful countertop. First, they fastened the base of the countertop to the existing wall that stays under the bar. A foam buffer was used on each side for expansion and contraction of the top, then cantilever forms were then attached and braced, and finally bendable plastic side forms were attached. 360 lineal ft. of bar rod was used to reinforce the concrete top and took four employees to place the concrete and add the final finish. The setup and pour took a full two days. As soon as the concrete was finished a wet curing paper was used to cover and slow down the curing process. This was kept wet for three days of curing and then removed; the top was allowed to cure an additional ten days before an acid stain application was applied. Ebony acid stain by Bomanite was then applied with a special technique to look like acid rain. The bar top was then neutralized and sealed with two coats of Bomathane SB.
Resulting with beautiful pathways and a spectacular outdoor bar-top fitting perfectly into the Tuscan village of Rockford and the newly constructed Promenade, Bomanite Licensed Contractor Nobel Concrete/GLB Designs added another happy customer to their growing client list.
 
Professional Photography by: Kathy Denton (riter27@charter.net)
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