BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest
Cement
Brick | Cement | Marble | Plaster | Stone | Tile

On an octagonal floor slab, Cement Finalists placed and screeded concrete, laid out three different textures with three different tools, stamp, float and trowel, and edged and joined. They also placed concrete and stair formwork for four stairs and a landing that had to be stripped and rubbed.

First Place

Matthew Barchett BAC Local 9 Michigan

Second Place

Chris Schwartz BAC Local 9 Michigan

Third Place

Jason Forro BAC Local 5 Ohio Mark Hough BAC Local 4 New Jersey Jason McMahon BAC Local 9 Michigan

First Place winner for cement, Matthew Barchett of Local 9 MI, with his winning elements.	Completed cement elements.
Cement Finalists, from left, Matthew Barchett, Jason McMahon, and Chris Schwartz of Local 9 MI, Mark Hough of Local 4 NJ, and Jason Forro of Local 5 OH.	A cement contestant is applying a smooth trowel finish.