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One of the glitches of combining glass aggregate with portland cement is that the combination may trigger alkali-silica reaction (ASR).
One way to add color to an existing or new slab is to add a touch of glass— or more if you want to make a bolder statement.
Esch Construction Supply Inc., a leader in providing solutions to contractors for over 30 years, announces the launch of the Edge Eater™ Chamfer System, a dust-free grinder shroud for concrete chamfer applications. Continued focus on labor savings in unique applications, and dust-free work environments has prompted Esch to develop this specialty chamfer shroud.
Despite differing views on climate change, most everyone can agree that pollution is a pertinent issue, and everyone can take steps to lessen the damage they inflict on the environment by making more eco-conscious choices.
Success can’t and shouldn’t be measured by comparing your business against your peers’. Comparison is a dirty word and an even worse habit which can lead you down a rabbit hole of self-doubt, worry and personal as well as professional destruction. After all, we all have different motives and goals as why we do what we do.
There’s often a right way and a wrong way to go about choosing and installing a coating for a job. Jeremy St. Clair, technical director of Orange, California-based Kretus Group, made certain to go the extra mile for a project his company recently supplied in San Diego. Ironically, Kretus had […]
In an effort to help contractors resolve moisture-related problems in concrete, Wagner Meters and Tramex are introducing new monitoring devices to track and document relative humidity and temperatures at a job site.
Integral colors are calculated by loadings based on total cementitious materials used per yard of concrete. Common loadings are 1 percent, 2 percent, 3 percent and 4 percent.
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, will hold its seventeenth Annual Conference September 20-23, 2018 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC.
Dust Collection Products in San Diego now offers a 220 CFM HEPA vacuum system that can be split into two individual 110 vacuum systems when needed.
