LINCOLN – No need to cry over spilt beer; this spill is intentional. On Independence Day, Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill-Haymarket location will be closed for the installation of a new floor in the dining room. The floor treatment of choice is an innovative process using house-brewed beer from Empyrean Brewing Company as a concrete stain.

“To most contractors, a concrete floor is just another concrete floor,” explained Todd Rose, owner of Todd Rose Decorative Concrete, Inc., the company pioneering the beer-stain technique in Lincoln, “to me it is a way to increase the beauty of my client’s space, showcase the decorative concrete industry and make people say ‘what the hell is that guy thinking!’.....Click here to read the complete article.

Local concrete contractor wins 1st place at National Awards ceremony sponsored by the American Society of Concrete Contractors in Las Vegas, NV.

Keith Heiser, President of Todd Rose Decorative Concrete has won 1st place in the stenciled concrete over 1500 sq. ft. on Feb. 03, 2009 at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

The company's decorative concrete installations include stained concrete, stenciled concrete, and stained concrete walls in the Midwest have caught the attention of architects and the designing community. Heiser says "Our mission is simple: We want to produce quality decorative concrete every time."

The award from The ASCC's Decorative Concrete Council was given in 10 categories for outstanding decorative concrete installations from all over the country. Winners were from California, Colorado, Ohio, and Nebraska.

Keith Heiser believes more and more concrete will be decorative compared to gray. He sees the key to the future for his Lincoln, NE based firm is to "hire the best craftsman in concrete that he can find."

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