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Work at a home in Jūrmala, Vaivari nears its completion. Seemingly hopeless condition of exposed concrete turned into artistic imitation of concrete. Most importantly, the restored concrete shall be harmonic and not dissonate with the original concrete casting. Both concrete structure pattern, and shade, as well as the level of gloss must be harmonized, but the most difficult and important is to harmonize the moistur

Restoration of the concrete is long and difficult, it comprises of at least 6 different stages. In the beginning the delamination must be performed – clearing of spillages, rust, and crumbling parts. The existing concrete is streangthened. Erupted segments must be filled and the surfaces smoothed out. The next stage is the formation of concrete formwork geometry, mounting holes, and welds. Then it must be grind

We have began working at a private home project in Jūmala, Vaivari, at the very coast of the sea. The building is a monolithic concrete casting construction with stone finish on the outside, exposed concrete and colored brick walls on the inside. Unfortunately, during the construction process it was not possible to create a high-quality concrete casting, so artists were invited who were able to perform the restoratio