Cue the applause...

Our friends over at Joel Sanders Architect have recently been recognized for two amazing projects. Interior Design Magazine included the Julian Street Library at Princeton University, as well as the Bedford Residence in New York, in their Best of 2012 Honoree list. 

We're proud to say that we contributed to the Bedford Residence project. The list of products from Get Real include...

interior poured concrete flooring...

precast concrete steps...

countertops in the kitchen, 

 and a sunken concrete tub in the bathroom. 

Additionally, we poured concrete flooring and countertops in the exterior pool house and coated the interior and exterior of the pool house with our Cement based Microtopping.

Unfortunately our photos of this project do not do it justice. Joel Sanders Architect has photos and a description of the project on their website. With minimal effort you can check it out (under projects, residential, Bedford Residence). You will be blown away, promise. Try not to disturb your co-workers with your applause. 

To see the full list of Best of Year 2012 Project Winners go here. 

What goes around

We posted this about the water rising around Janes's Carousel, just after Hurricane Sandy hit. Things seemed bleak, to say the least. However, just as we had hoped, the horses are spinning again. 

Check out this letter from Jane Walentas, which gives an update and confirms that there is still a place on the Hudson river waterfront where children (of all ages) can whirl, where they wave at someone every time around, and people wave back.

Love that. 

Saving the day...

This floor had seen better days. So we did what we could to rescue it. 

The project was a basement floor in Brooklyn, NY. It was uneven and rough, as you can see.

Our challenge was to get the floor level and smooth, and of course it had to look nice. We brought in our crew, floor polishing machines, and applied some real muscle.

 We like the result, as did our client. 

If you have a floor that looks something like those before pictures and you're wondering if it can be saved, give us a call because chances are, it can be. We're the concrete superhero(s) your looking for. 

Gather

Be hopeful. 

Be thankful. 

Be together. 

In the Works...Concrete Tile

These photos show the installation of 36"x 36" GRS concrete tile. 

It's going into a lobby on West 43rd Street, a residential building. 

The contractor is Legacy Builders. 

Concrete tile is typically slightly thicker than other materials. 

These are 3/4" thick.  

We realize they don't look that fancy when they're being produced, or on a job site for that matter. 

But it's a nice clean, smooth surface, and in the end...

it looks real cool. 

For specifications on GRS tile go here.