Scofield - Decorative Concrete Products in Los Angeles, CA

About Scofield

The name L.M. Scofield Company represents the oldest, and one of the most trusted manufacturers in the business of Decorative Concrete Manufacturing. This recognition comes from more than 90 years in the industry, creating high standards for products that form a virtually unlimited menu for coloring and texturing concrete.

The company can trace its roots back to 1915, when a young engineer, Lynn Mason Scofield, developed proprietary systems for making concrete not only beautiful, but more durable as well. His early successes helped to change the way the building industry viewed using concrete. The 1920s and '30s proved to be an inspiring time period. Scofield's premier line of LITHOCHROME® products became recognized among architects and designers, including such well-known names as LITHOCHROME® Color Hardener, LITHOCHROME® ChemstainTM Classic and LITHOCHROME® ColorwaxTM.

With an eye on growth opportunities, the family moved the business from the first offices in Chicago to Los Angeles. During this era, trend-setting California architects favored grand Art Nouveau, Art Deco, early Modern and Spanish-influenced styles that proved ideal for Scofield products, particularly LITHOCHROME Chemstain.

The chemically reactive, penetrating stain was used to add variegated color to new or old concrete to produce an antiqued timeworn patina, stone-like features or one-of-a-kind faux finishes. Some of the most glamorous Hollywood homes, owned by luminaries including Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, were known to use innovative Scofield products.
As more and more designers and architects discovered the colorful, aesthetic appeal of architectural concrete improved with Scofield Systems, they became aware of pragmatic construction advantages from adding both color and structural strength with CHROMIX® Admixtures for Color-Conditioned® Concrete.
They also found that concrete is much more cost-effective than using granite, marble, or other materials and also offered the flexibility to meet very specific performance criteria required in structural work. In the 1940s, the company contributed to the war effort by providing large volumes of materials needed for military construction in San Francisco and Hawaii. Government contractors found that using Scofield architectural concrete systems allowed fast track construction and helped keep buildings on schedule and budget.
Under the leadership of Lynn's son, George Scofield, the company continued to grow during this challenging time. With his background in chemistry, the new company president accelerated product improvements and innovations. Following World War II, the building boom provided more venues for using decorative concrete in everything from housing, parks and schools to commercial properties such as department stores, banks, luxury hotels and lodges. Interest in colorful, architectural concrete created with Scofield Systems gained wide popularity throughout the post-war years.

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