Incredible project by Tom Ralston Concrete with 300 blue fiber-optic lights within the concrete countertop. Incredible.
Tom Ralston Concrete featured in this issue regarding concrete surface retarders that deliver practical results with a little artistry.
Concrete Decor talks to Tom about how to apply Sparkle Grain to concrete for a beautiful and nonslip application.
Aruba Residence and Santa Cruz Roundabout net 3-first place awards at World of Concrete.
In this exciting 100th Issue of Concrete Decor Magazine, Tom Ralston Concrete is honored in three categories; Unusual Concrete Creations, Influential People, and Covers.
Tom Ralston Concrete lands a gorgeous cover of the August 2014 Durability + Design magazine featuring the Lumi Lumi Milky Way Medallion in Saratoga, CA. Tom Ralston Concrete is also featured in Profiles in Decorative Concrete with the Chinese Memorial project.
20 firms tell the secrets to their success. Tom Ralston Concrete was selected as one of these firms in the July 2014 Concrete Construction Magazine.
A complex hardscape on a hillside for the Pott's project is described in this great article.
A great back page location in this issue of Concrete Decor Magazine shows a beautiful report of the Cowell's Garden Tide Pool Stones on West Cliff Drive in beautiful Santa Cruz.
Concrete International reports on the Decorative Concrete Council's awards for 2014. Tom Ralston Concrete won four awards in this Sixth Annual award competition.
In this issue of Santa Cruz Magazine, see a remodeled 1930s beach house that keeps the neighborhood's sensitivities in mind. Multiple people on this project including Tom Ralston Concrete with some custom concrete seats that beach viewers love!
The American Society of Concrete Contractors Decorative Concrete Award Winners for 2014 are in. Tom Ralston Concrete brought in THREE awards this year! A great honor indeed! Also featured in this issue is a fabulous write of of the Scotts Valley Pool Deck project - winner of the WOW! award.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured as the Gallery page introducing Outdoor Concrete in this special 2014 Anniversary issue of Concrete Network Magazine.
Tom Ralston Concrete has a showroom and "showyard" that they have been showing off since 1999. The Gallery Wall at Tom Ralston Concrete was inspired a large sample that Tom made for a client. He used that sample as a wall relief and it now serves as one of the many reliefs that one will see when entering into the Tom Ralston Concrete yard and office.
Challenge after challenge and logistical nightmares turn into a a beautiful park overlooking waves and ocean at Pleasure Point Park in Santa Cruz, Calif by Tom Ralston Concrete.
Unconventional Convention by Tom Ralston Concrete. Tom Ralston Concrete is featured in the June/July 2009 Edition demonstrating a well thought out Outdoor BBQ Kitchen area built for the home of a NFL Quarterback with a Pizza Oven; BBQ with sink and warming drawers; a Rumford Fireplace; a Pool deck with Acid Stained Concrete and Flagstone accent bands to complete the hardscape extravaganza.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured on the cover of this months Concrete Décor and in the accompanying article "Where the Tree is Born." The project was poured in 4 sections and a design was drawn by Japanese Sculptor Yuki Nagase. TRC then sandblasted the custom made stencil and proceeded to acid stain intricate branches using small artist brushes. This particular project won an Award for best Artistry at the 2009 World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured on the cover of this month's The Journal of Light Construction Magazine and in the accompanying article Tom Ralston has written outlining the basics for creating beautiful Concrete Counters.
Tom Ralston Concrete was consulted for an in depth article about how to get the best results from concrete stamping.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured in two articles in this special issue from the American Society of Concrete Contractors.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured in two articles in this special issue from the American Society of Concrete Contractors.
Tom Ralston Concrete's work was featured on the covered of the November 2001 and the Jan/Feb 2002 issue of Builder/Architect Magazine, San Francisco Bay Area edition. The project included concrete pavers and stamp work that complimented each other.
Tom Ralston Concrete has also inspired numerous write ups in The Santa Cruz Sentinel where the company has been based for the past 72 years.
Tom Ralston Concrete's wonderfully decorative concrete countertops are featured in the June 2001 issue of Concrete Construction Magazine. Countertops with seashells, Fern Green Acid Stain, and Cobalt Blue Pigmented Concrete are all displayed.
Tom Ralston Concrete has work displayed in the Spring 2001 L. M. Scoffield Brochure on exterior colored concrete. L.M. Scoffield is a World Wide distributor for Concrete Pigments, color Hardeners, Stamps, and other color products for concrete.
Tom Ralston Concrete has also received a design award from Interior Design Magazine for it's concrete and construction contributions to the Ashton house. The house incorporates a koi pond in the living room and a concrete Japanese soaking tub in the bathroom. The house is featured in the July 2001 issue of Interior Design Magazine. San Jose magazine and T3 magazine have also featured the Ashton house.
Tom Ralston Concrete was featured in an article in the October 2001 issue entitled "Mix Groups in ASCC". Tom is a member of the American Society of Concrete Contractors and the Decorative Concrete Council and this article represents the Mix (Management Information Exchange) Group that Tom is in. Basically, the group benefits Tom Ralston Concrete by exchanging information on operations, finance and management.
Tom Ralston Concrete is featured in an article on Concrete Network's web site outlining many of the beautiful and elegant specialty products that TRC has developed since Tom Ralston took control of the company in 1989.
Tom Ralston Concrete has had their work displayed in Sunset Magazine in 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and has received an award for Excellence from Sunset Magazines' Garden Design for the work that Tom Ralston Concrete and SSA architects constructed in conjunction in 1999.