Sandscape Refined is one of the most high-end decorative concrete products you can come by. It takes the grip and walkability we all love about Sandscape and enhances its aesthetic and ecological value. Why Everyone Likes Sandscape Refined: More Colors By excluding warm-colored, local sands and replacing them with neutral silica sand, pigments in color […]
Colorado Hardscapes’ 2021 Year Review
As we look back on 2021, we see many opportunities to be thankful. This year, we celebrated 75 years in our industry and made significant milestones in our pool division. We were named contractor of the year by ASLA, were granted a bronze AGC ACE award, and got to be a part of many, one-of-a-kind […]
Which Coping Should I Choose? Cast-In-Place or Precast Coping
Frequently, we receive questions about whether to specify Cast-In-Place (CIP) or precast coping. At Colorado Hardscapes, we will install either, but before you decide, we encourage you to look at each option’s strengths and weaknesses. Continue reading to know the truth about coping options and to find out which is best for your project. Precast […]
Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary
We are celebrating our 75th anniversary this year, and with such a significant milestone, we have a lot to be thankful for. We would first like to acknowledge our valued clients, the design community, and developers. It’s been a pleasure working alongside you to create a more beautiful and memorable Colorado. There’s nothing like driving […]
The Value of Landscape Architects from a Subcontractor’s Point of View
As we look back on our 75 years in the decorative concrete industry, one of the things that stands out to us is our close-knit relationship with Landscape Architects (LAs). Our most effective communication and most outstanding results on our projects have come from early and direct contact with them. When we look back at […]
Concrete Samples – The Key to Success
Our concrete samples have become a large part of our reputation at Colorado Hardscapes as we strive to establish expectations. Every concrete contractor has had the “This concrete looks wrong.” conversation before. Of course, that could be due to a careless contractor, but most times, that conversation occurs because of poor communication with the client. […]
What Did 2020 Look Like at Colorado Hardscapes?
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a strange year to navigate. Despite the obstacles, we are thankful for everything that went well; some of which include, expanding into our new Swimming Pools Division, developing new Rammed Earth projects, and the tenacity of our employees. We would also like to thank all of our […]
Concrete in Public Art
Pictured above – Village of Five Parks Public Artwork in Denver Some of Denver’s most popular art pieces include DIA’s “Blue Mustang” by Luis Jiménez, “I See What You Mean” (Blue Bear) by Lawrence Argent and the three-piece “Cloudscape” sculpture by Christopher Lavery. Unknown to many, Denver requires 1% of all Public Improvement Project budgets […]
Making A Splash!
Colorado Hardscapes proudly announces a new pool construction division as an expansion of services in 2020. Having earned a reputation for excellence in architectural flatwork, water features, and artisan rockwork over countless projects, we now proudly offer turn-key solutions for commercial pool construction. As you likely know, pools can be very expensive and extremely complicated. Moreover, […]
Let There be Light – Taking Concrete Lighting to the Next Level.
STEPPING UP INTEGRATED CONCRETE LIGHTING When Colorado Hardscapes moved into the new office space last year we had a unique problem. The 2 level office has entrances on opposite sides of the building with just a grass hill connecting them. In order to get a safe walkway from our upper parking lot to our tenant […]