Decorative concrete engraving Concrete Illusions

[gapamu66]

That is class work sir, i wish we had you in the UK

[joeglogowski]

@gapamu66  thank you

[ALPHADOG3]

are these all warmer states or provinces? how does it hold up to -40F for people in the north?

[joeglogowski]

@ALPHADOG3 works fine if done right and people keep plows and salt off of it. This is all Illinois work.

[ALPHADOG3]

@joeglogowski thanks for the reply, think the work in the vid is amazing, I'm a heating and refrigeration mechanic, but thinking of taking a course on this art.

[joeglogowski]

@ALPHADOG3 remember, heating and cooling is a "need" service, this is a "want" service. If it were a need business I may still be in business.

[ArtDelSol]

Are you still out of business? Do you still have the engravers and templates? I like your work a lot.

[joeglogowski]

@ArtDelSol Sold it all, our economy sucks. People don;t care how pretty their concrete is when there house is in foreclosure.

[dsm4life12]

Can you concrete my wife at ankles and throw her in the Ocean ?

[joeglogowski]

@dsm4life12 You would have to pay me an ungodly amount of money that would make the likes of Bill Gates envious and prove to me that she is an unrelenting and heartless bitch, promise to cover all legal fees and serve anytime in association with her demise giving me complete and utter immunity. Then sir, yes, I will do pretty concrete on your wife's ankles and toss her in the ocean.

[cornetfreak]

@joeglogowski now that aint right.

[TheFloorBoys]

@dsm4life12 That is single funniest shit I have read on YouTube to date!!!! LMAO!

[furminator2]

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[kathberry8]

I feel dumb now I see you are out of the business...best to you..

[platinumplusenter]

Fantastic video and I LOVE the music!!! Thanks

[mrjohnleslie]

I took up some tile from off old concrete. They had to jack hammer it off so there are some variations. Can I just go over that for a rock type finish or do I need to have it smooth?

[joeglogowski]

@mrjohnleslie would you feel comfortable walking over it with that rock type finish bare foot?

[crutmauler]

Nice work!

I've been doing concrete work for over 20 years and I think this is really impressive.

[joeglogowski]

@crutmauler  thank you, too bad it didn;t hold through these hard economic times. could have been by business acumen however.

[TheSpanishboi]

It's incrdeible what u guys can do with cement!

[rwhdragonmaster]

shit can the music and explain what the hell you are doing to the concrete

[joeglogowski]

@rwhdragonmaster I could give a shit about the music or explaining what the hell I am doing to the concrete. Out of business for almost 2 full years now, but still one of the highest hit decorative concrete videos on you tube. 

[bigangp]

@joeglogowski cool stuff bud. Sorry business is bad in the states. I do concrete in Ottawa Canada and we are still doing good. You would be very busy up here. People would pay huge coin for your work. good luck man.

[belbel77]

pretty funny...song has nothing to do with concrete...hahaha....made me laugh!!

[vmlinux]

Man, you have GOT to say what that song is, it's the most awesome song ever.

[joeglogowski]

look through the comments, someone has put who it is, it was just a free song I put on here cause they made me take off the really good music the video was set to due to copyright crap.

[seriago]

@vmlinux It's "5 Minutes" by Jody Sticker.

[joeglogowski]

@seriago thanks, I always forget the artist. it is a funny song however.

[Civilsix]

....and you are bragging about this stuf???

[dirtydog288]

cool song makes me wanna make love

[stevenapoleon]

Great video. Please get rid of that annoying music. Its time to look at concrete not get laid. That is a saturday night party song?

[bellak2302]

I love this video, and the song!!!! It's not my usual style of music but DANG its so cathcy, and my concrete needs "5 minutes" of love making to it : )

[GALGOTAS]

Hey Joe

I'm in Monterrey, Mexico how can get my floors like pics?

[lebonpost]

i like to make love too. but, i also need a cool concrete coating. nice job!

[prettynpinkcick]

Hey Joe, your work is awesome! Im in New Orleans, LA. and im looking to get my floors done one day. We,ve been getting quotes for now.

[joeglogowski]

Awesome, we went out of business about a year ago. BMJ design is in your area, Bobby and Tenya are great people and do super work. They may be more $ than the others, but well worth it.

[kingarrthas1]

Where did you get the stencils? Are you also using a wasp and dremel to make the cuts?

[joeglogowski]

some stencil, some free hand, no dremel but many other tools are used. Engrave-a-crete.

[Punso1]

Cool

[Punso1]

Cool

[leostriple]

The music is friggen hilarious. Great video--wish there was a little more instruction. Regardless, my fiance and I immediately got the humor with the music -- too funny.

[joeglogowski]

Thank you, I just picked the most obnoxious free use music I could find after they took off my soundtrack. I never intended it to be instructional however as I was in the business of doing it for money, I wanted to charge, not teach.

[mmdillons]

The music HAS to go.... It definitely detracts. (Not that I don't like it -- it's just ill-suited to viewing these superb photos.)

[joeglogowski]

I agree, it just so happened I had the perfect music for this video, unfortunately it got removed by youtube so I just picked the most ridiculous music I could find in the library of approved files, I had 3 great tunes that really fit but liscensing......

[VincentC20NE]

Is it popular in USA? In Poland we have many gray concrete surfaces...

[Jaiboiz]

Amazing mate!

[matbama1221]

COOL VIDEO

Can you make a step by step video to show the process?

[joeglogowski]

Step by step??? That's what training classes are for.

[matbama1221]

what kind of stain do you use?

[eljefe15]

terrible choice of song.

[alexsully]

aww dangit. I'll try searching the lyrics, and if I find out who it is I'll let you know.

[alexsully]

who wrote this song?

[joeglogowski]

I have no flipping idea????

[KRAYONKING]

Artisit - Title of Song

Jody Sticker - 5 Minutes

[KRAYONKING]

Jody Sticker - 5 Minutes

[saralauzon]

What is the title of the song/artist you featured in this video?

[joeglogowski]

Wow! almost 50,000 hits guys, thank you to all who have watched!

[roddwayne]

FANTASTIC work! I am glad to see that you disregard all the comments about the music. I worked in radio so I know about the legailities of what music you can use. I hate to hear that you are selling your business. Did you ever think of partnering with a custom home builder and have the cement work done prior to it ever being sold? I can see how it would increase the value of any home. You are an artist, sir. The very best of luck to you.

[joeglogowski]

Thank you, I talked to alot of custom home builders and really didn;t have a ton of luck with that, just ended up doing work on their personal homes most of the time.

[snnnoopy]

I know this is late, but perhaps you could have had the new home owner pick out a design and finance it with the house..making it much more affordable, or sellable. I wish I could do this. Care to teach me?

[joeglogowski]

yep, might not be too late for the new owners of the business. It is now for sale, I had an opportunity to be hired by a great company and could not resist. Concrete Illusions is for sale to the first $33,500 that gets posted to my bank account. Every tool, picture, this video as well as EAC training included

[kimaam]

Thats nice I wonder how much it costs:/

[joeglogowski]

It depends on what and where, that will determine the cost.

[joeglogowski]

Like I said, just picked a song that worked cause they made me take off my original songs,

[v36272]

i like your choice of song. it hillarious.

[joeglogowski]

Thank you very much!

[joeglogowski]

Oh well, they finally shut down my sounds. I picked about the most ridiculous song to audio swap with. If you don't like it, just turn off your speakers.

[bebopsbabe]

joeglogowski!!! Your video is awesome, I love the work you are talented as hell and the music is THE Best!!!! Great choice!!!!!

[1simonsayz]

Great work!!! Why are you selling the Company?

[joeglogowski]

wanting to go down a different avenue with my life. Need the stability of a large company. It's a great opportunity to run a business such as this one, just not for me. I was real good at the istallation and customer service end, even sales end but I am apparently not a marketer or I am just in the wrong geography..

[cdsplaya]

how do you construct the designs..using a circular saw?

[joeglogowski]

Depends on the design which engraving tool is used.

[NR49165]

Worst background music EVER!

[joeglogowski]

oh, your right..... Maybe I should have backed it up with a little "Cannibal Corpse" or maybe even "Slayer" or perhaps it would have been more to your tastes had I popped in a little "Wham!" or even beter, "culture club" That would have had you squeelin!!

[NR49165]

No, just anything less cheesy. This music represents you, and your work, you should find something suited to a wider audience, maybe an instrumental piece. It makes me feel like your work may be as outdated as your music.

[joeglogowski]

The funny thing is I know my target demographic, This is their music. I am not trying to reach 25yr olds. But, in 40,000 hits this is the first time I have had anyone even give a rats butt about the music. But thank you, considering the Eagles, ELO, and Billy Joel are American Icons, I will take it as a compliment.

[senatorzoz]

NICE

[joeglogowski]

thank you.

[dirtylilloggersgirl]

Dont get me wrong its very nice stuff but isnt etching it dangerous for the surface say for water dammage?

[joeglogowski]

As I said, I have jobs that are 4 years old, look like they were done recently. These jobs see over 100 degrees in the summer and -30 windchills in the winter, shovels, ice and snow. Still look great. You can etch all you want as long as you nuetralize the acid and use a quality sealer.

[caroann]

Joe, the floors are EXTRAORDINARY!! I put your video in my favorites months ago because I was working on my floors. I come back to it quite often because of the FUN SONG!!! Totally love it!!!

[joeglogowski]

Thank you, I really did enjoy doing this work, unfortunately I had to take a different path in life but it is working out as well.

[dirtylilloggersgirl]

How do you hide the fractures if this isnt an overlay? hmmm?

[joeglogowski]

because I'm just that good! No overlay.... Period.

[dirtylilloggersgirl]

ya but how long does this last I'm sure it comes off and fades whats the psi if I park an f350 on it will it peel off the sealer and color?

[joeglogowski]

I park my F250 and 8,000lb. denali XL on it all the time. 4 year old kobs still look new, no fade, no peel.

[stampconcrete]

Thank you ,,, I am looking to start marketing here in GA.. Just moved from Fl 3 months ago

[stampconcrete]

Check out some of my real artistic designs

[joeglogowski]

nice

[SimplyDarknes]

Whats that tool you use to cut the design in the concrete?

[tabootosh]

freaken awsome

[tonyadaye]

I've been looking into this. The house we are buying has nasty old carpet that deserves to be burned in some spectacular fashion. Underneath, is just a boring old concrete slab. I work in construction management and a lot of our clients choose a concrete stain for their retails spaces. On every website I've looked at, nobody posts an average cost per square foot. I would dearly love to have a basic idea! I LOVE these ideas, but my hubby want more damned flea-ridden carpet :-(

[joeglogowski]

That is becasue there really is no average cost per square foot. Depending on who you have do the work and the quality you are after you can figure in the 3-5 ball park for basic stain and seal no pattern and it goes up from there depending on sealers used, prep work needed, pattern and design engraved. I usually range anywhere from 4-9 per square foot and custom pricing on custom designs.

[mhyfrank]

what's name of the 2 song ?

[joeglogowski]

ITs magic, by ELO Electric Light Ochestra.

[betterpaths]

Very Clean Work!

[idontliketea]

Very impressive.

I am in Ireland and researching branching into Concrete staining.

Your Photo realistic presentations are particularly good. Must make it a lot easier for clients to make a decision.

[joeglogowski]

It helps sometimes when you can;t paint a good enough mental picture.

[lsmote]

cool

[joeglogowski]

Thank you!

[wyoming777]

AWESOME! I have been a painter for years and have kicked around getting into concrete for a few years. Seeing this makes me more certain than ever, though I am sure there is a steep learning curve. That is beautiful work.

[joeglogowski]

Yes, there is quite a bit of difference in painting a wall and staining concrete and the real curve comes in when it is time to do the engraving. Fortunately you are ahead of the game because you know the importance of surface prep and I would imagine some pretty fancy faux finishing techniques.

[woodworkx]

very very impressive... my advice :

move to LA learn a bit about the more contemporary and modern styles of concrete staining, which are (to my opinion) much easier then the ones you showed on your video and laugh all the way to the bank

[joeglogowski]

Good advice, I would probably love being able to work all year long!

[fingerfootmusic]

Nice work!

[dadumbguy]

very inspiring

[peppeddu]

Cool, too bad I live overseas, I'll try this myself

[Komnenoi]

Maaaaan!... Who thought this was possible!...Lucky!

[EngraveACrete]

Wow, that's awesome! Nice job!