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Pure White Concrete with White Aggregate
White Concrete with White Aggregates
Using white cement, white stone and white sand, these benches were polished on top for a smooth surface and light sandblasted on the sides – both finishes highlighting the white aggregates.
Estrella Bench in White
Unique shapes coupled with specialty mix designs such as all-white concrete or pigmented mixes create site furnishings that can stand out or blend in based on the designers' intentions.
Bright White
All white concrete – white cement, white stone, white sand – ensures the aggregates do not “shadow” through the cement paste. As all concrete eventually wears to show some sand and stone on the surface, white aggregates allow concrete to age
gracefully.
Simon Fraser University Benches – 32’-0 long white concrete
Hardwood inlays beautifully contrast the all-white concrete benches. 32’-0 long with 8’-0 cantilevers at each end, the white concrete was a high strength mix with superplasticizer and reinforced with MMFX rebar.
Add a Little Colour
Concrete can come in many colours
Green concrete polished terrazzo playing surface
Orange Precast to mimic brick
Washroom Building preassembled at plant
Charcoal fireplace surrounds
Pigments properly dosed to ensure exact colour matches
Yes – it’s Red concrete!
Red Davis pigment inlaid into all-white concrete – and polished
Custom Finishes and Aggregate
Hand Polished
YVR bollards and sitting stones polished, exposing just the tips of the 3/8” Sechelt aggregate.
Machine polished and perfectly flat
Proper orientation for exacting tolerances
Glass aggregates – 9 pavers – spot the joints
These are individual pieces – exactly the same thickness
Honed on top and sandblasted sides
Light or heavy sandblasting can expose aggregates
Unique Site Furnishings
Custom Planter Rings
No joints, no leaks, no problem
Seats & Pebbles
Beginning as a liquid, concrete can take any shape
Segmental fountain
Each of the 4 sections is deeper than the last to create flow
Large benches for skytrain station
Hollow benches with aluminum insets and lighting
Robson Square - Consistent Colour from 2006 - to 2020
A Vancouver landmark
Robson Square consists of acres of pink precast concrete pavers cast with a unique concrete blend of two types of cement, two pigments and two sizes of pink Oyama shale
Remaking history
In 2006, Sanderson was asked to recreate the original mix design – requiring two types of cement and two pigments, one of which had to be recreated as the original supplier was no longer in business.
Over a quarter of a million square feet of pavers
Since 2006, Sanderson Concrete has produced 10 phases of unique pavers using historical mix designs to match the original concrete from the 1970s
Oyama Shale
A soft stone, Oyama shale was used in the original concrete. The new mix design called for increased strengths which could change the colour of the concrete. Using state of the art admixtures, strengths were increased to 55MPa with no colour change.
21st Century Precast Concrete
Computer Batched Concrete
Two Acromix concrete mixers PLC computer-controlled concrete mixes for exacting mixes – every time, all the time.
In-House Testing
Compression strengths, slump and air entrainment testing done in-house daily
Large Format Precast
Two Bridge Heads for over-sized precast panels and beams.
Mould Prototyping
3D modeling & CNC cutting for custom moulds and prototypes.
Specialty Reinforcements
HPC – 1-1/2” thick, no steel
High-Performance Concrete – 1-1/2” thick x 11’-0 long shipped over 1100 km away with no rebar!
GFRC
80MPa face coat, high fibre content mix.
Prestressed stair treads
2” thick stair treads for SFU, prestressed up to 13’-0 long.
Specialty Reinforcing
MMFX rebar, fibreglass rebar, stainless steel rebar, polypropylene and fibreglass fibres.
In-House Mould Shops & Specialty Finishes
In-house mould shops
Carpentry, welding and rubber mould shops. Wood,, rubber & steel fabricated forms all produced in house.
In-house steel fabrication
From hand polishing to machine polishing. Large surfaces and complex curves using the right tools for the surfaces required.
Sandblasting
Post-production processes include sandblasting – light, medium and exposed aggregate - polishing, sacking and sealing with acrylics, water-based and anti-graffiti coatings.
Polishing and Honing
From hand polishing to machine polishing. Large surfaces and complex curves using the right tools for the surfaces required.
Concrete Salmon - From Concept to Installation
Artist’s concept
Artist’s original 2’-0 long models were 3D scanned and scaled up to 12’-0 lengths.
3D Modeling
3D models were produced, and full-scale models were CNC cut from foam for the mould making process.
26 Coats of Rubber for Flexibility
After the rubber, the form was made, and fibreglass “mother” form was made to support the 6,000 lb concrete sculptures
Public Art
The 6,000 lb salmon were supported under the paving stone plaza with recessed pedestals to spread the load evenly on the sand base.
Cast Stone
Cast Stone – High Performance Concrete
Cast Stone is a High-Performance Concrete (HPC) designed to mimic cut stone. Typically 45 MPa (6500 PSI) or higher, Cast Stone can be dry cast or wet cast.
Masonry Accents
Cast Stone typically has few if any bugholes, however, cast stone can be produced with bugholes purposely as an architectural detail. Call us today to discuss your project.
Cast Stone Accents
This unique private home was clad in limestone with cast stone accents around all windows, doors, columns and walls.
Exacting colour matches
Meant to be a shade off the Turkish Limestone wall cladding, this cast stone plinth perfectly accents the limestone-clad home.
With decades of experience in creating “Concrete Solutions” for contractors, architects and artists, our depth of knowledge in concrete mix designs and precast concrete mould making is only surpassed by our team members’ passion for our work. While we have become one of BC’s larger precast concrete manufacturers – producing literally thousands of stair treads, window sills and site furnishings annually, we remain at heart, the hands-on craftsmen whose curiosity is always piqued by a unique challenge. Do you have an exceptional project in mind? Contact us and see why we say, “Custom is our favourite word!
Sills and Lintels