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Gold’s Concrete Roars Into Utah: From Hard Times to Hardened Surfaces
<p>There was a time—not so long ago—when the founder of Gold’s Concrete was patching jeans instead of pouring patios. A time when dinner meant cup-o-noodle and not a celebratory meal over a completed project. A time when the future looked like a busted trowel and an empty calendar. But that’s not where the story ends. […]</p>
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Apr 292 min read
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Affordable Patio & Porch Financing – Zero Upfront Costs!
<p>Unlock the Dream of Your Perfect Patio—With Zero Upfront Costs! Let’s face it. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of stepping out onto a brand-new patio, porch, or walkway that’s perfect for your home. It’s the space where memories are made, where family and friends gather, and where you can simply relax in style. But […]</p>
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Apr 12 min read
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Navigating Home Renovations: Acting as Your Own General Contractor
<p>Over the past decade Gold’s Concrete has earned a local reputation in successful crawlspace conversions and other concrete applications. Gold regularly works with builders, engineers ad architects in determining the best practices and approaches for a basement dig out. He is called out to analyze and give practical advise on complex situations, and has been referred to in these meetings as the “Concrete Chief.” Get a jump on your construction project and get the answers yo
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Sep 26, 20243 min read
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Construction Project Insights: Building a Strong Foundation for Success
<p>We started the excavation of this new foundation in June of this year, 2024. The property is nestled in a beautiful neighborhood in South Denver, Colorado, just a few blocks southwest of Washington Park. The new foundation is attached to an existing building, so the excavation crew had to be extremely careful not to damage […]</p>
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Sep 16, 20245 min read
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Cost of Complete Driveway Repair and Replacement in Westminster, Colorado
<p>I was at the office one morning in mid August when I received a phone call from a young lady in Westminster, Colorado inquiring about the cost of a driveway repair. In the driveway there was cracking and uneven settling throughout that resulted in several trip hazards that both she and her husband had fallen […]</p>
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Sep 9, 20243 min read
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Finding Opportunity in Adversity: A Personal Journey
<p>It was dreadfully cold in December as I stepped down into the snow covered trench and started to dig. Every muscle in my body was sore and it was difficult to move. Condensation freezes on the handles of all the work tools. When you use them, from the heat of your body, the ice melts […]</p>
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Aug 20, 20244 min read
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Navigating the Building Permit Process: When, Why and Who
<p>Wanting to make repairs or renovations to your home or property without a contractor’s education, and not knowing how to navigate the maze of bureaucratic steps in the administrative process can be frustrating and overwhelming. In this blog we’re going to answer some basic questions in the permit-pulling process, such as: Why do we need […]</p>
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Aug 12, 20244 min read
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Concrete Application Techniques | Tool Reviews | Personal Development
<p>Concrete Applications In this blog we talk about both simple and complex techniques for forming and finishing concrete, underpinning foundations, applying shotcrete, and more. We document the steps of these interesting jobs, and we provide useful information that can apply to any concrete application. For example, In Assessing The Feasibility of a Crawlspace Conversion, you […]</p>
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Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Understanding Human Resilience: Frankl and Panzram’s Divergent Paths
<p>I’d like to present two books from two very different protagonists with one major thing in common: they were both exposed to a degree of violence and brutality that most of us will never know. The reason I would like to present these two authors is because they each responded to unimaginably traumatic situations in […]</p>
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Jul 8, 20243 min read
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The Quest for Meaning: Embracing Life’s Purpose in Work and Daily Life
<p>In the labyrinth of human existence, the search for meaning often stands as a profound, yet elusive quest. Whether in moments of intensive labor or amidst life’s tumultuous challenges, the question of finding sufficient meaning resonates with all of us. In today’s blog we’re going to talk about finding the meaning in our day to […]</p>
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Jun 23, 20246 min read
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD: REDEFINING BELIEFS AND IDENTITY
<p>What happens when everything changes? What happens when connections are severed to the things we used to know? If the connection was with your favorite pair of shoes that were destroyed on a camping trip, well…there may be some frustration and dismay proportionate to the time and energy spent on finding those exact shoes in […]</p>
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Jun 16, 20246 min read
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How to Choose the Right Contractor for Your Remodel Job
<p>As you all may know, the first step in any remodel job is finding the right contractor. This is a process in itself that can take several months and entails a lot of footwork on both the end of the homeowner and the contractor. The contractor will go physically and lay eyes on the job, […]</p>
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Jun 9, 20243 min read
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Exciting Basement Remodel Project Progress | South Denver Construction Update
<p>Last night the hail came down so hard that it sounded like rocks crashing into the roof of the house. I wasn’t surprised when I woke up this morning and walked outside to a broken windshield on my car. It was also kind of ironic that the day after we had posted our last blog, […]</p>
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Jun 2, 20244 min read
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Overcoming Setbacks: Embracing Growth, Resilience, and Self-Discovery
<p>As I write this I am waiting to hear back from the gentleman who will tell me whether the data on my hard drive can be recovered. I was driving, you see, and trying to transfer data at the same time. The car in front of me came to a sudden stop and naturally I […]</p>
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May 19, 20244 min read
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CONTRACTING PROBLEMS? WHAT PROBLEMS??
<p>Today we’re going to drop in on a job site that we dropped in on previously and witnessed some of the problems Gold’s Concrete was experiencing on the job! We’re going to look at the nature of those problems, how those problems were resolved, and at the final outcome of the project. This is a […]</p>
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May 12, 20244 min read
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Forming a New Foundation Beneath an Old Foundation
<p>Today we’re going to drop in on the crawl space conversion job and see how the guys are doing. In this blog we’re going to discuss: Why are we spraying shotcrete over random areas of brick? Red brick was used for foundation construction in the early 1900’s. As these foundation walls age the mortar joints and […]</p>
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Mar 31, 20243 min read
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Basement Foundation Underpinning: Placement, Dowels, and Tying
<p>Today we’re going to swing by the crawl space conversion job and see what new information we can glean about this process. In this vlog we’re going to discuss: What is Underpinning? We’ll answer these questions in real time as we go down into the basement. Please come along. We arrive as Tim and JC […]</p>
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Mar 24, 20243 min read
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Discovering New Landscape Equipment and Presentations at CPS Distributors Spring Fling 2024
<p>This is the CPS Distributors Spring Fling 2024. It’s a landscape trade show and there’s a lot of interesting products out on display here. I’m just going to walk around with my camera on and if I see something of interest, I’ll stop and chat. I’ll also drop in briefly on some of the presentations. […]</p>
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Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Gutter Pan: Purpose, Installation, and Cost Explained
<p>Today we’re going to talk about some of the basics when it comes to pouring a curb and gutter or, in this case, a simple gutter pan. The questions we’re going to address in this vlog are: We have Tim here with the pump truck today. He’s getting the pump started up and ready to […]</p>
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Mar 10, 20243 min read
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How Much Does a Crawlspace Conversion Cost?
<p>In this blog I’d like to address a few of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to crawl space conversions. My name is Rico, or Ricardo, and I work as Marketing Director for Gold’s Concrete, a locally owned and operated concrete company that has earned a reputation for it’s efficiency and precision in […]</p>
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Mar 4, 20243 min read
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