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The busy folks at Brickform have added several recent product releases to their catalog. Four new border stamp patterns, “Swirl Border,” “Whale Border,” “Grapevine Border” and “Autumn Leaf Border,” will help Brickform keep abreast of current stamping trends. The “Autumn Leaf” stamp is 12 inches by 36 inches, while the […]
Brickform Spectrum Stain is billed as a “repair kit” for acid stain projects. All 10 colors in the series of translucent waterborne stains are matched to acid stain colors in the Brickform catalog. With Spectrum, users can leave a look similar to acid stain in places where acid staining is […]
USG Corp.’s Tile and Flooring Division has introduced Ultraflow Floor Underlayments, a new family of poured, self-leveling cement underlayments. All four products come presanded. Ultraflow G-1.0 Floor Underlayment is a fast-setting, nonshrinking underlayment designed for use in residential, light commercial and renovation construction. It can be applied over wood and […]
Among the quirkier success stories of World of Concrete 2006 is a little texture-mat tamper that manufacturer Proline Concrete Tools dubbed "The Billy Banger."
The RMC Research Foundation today announced the release of two important Prescriptive-to-Performance (P2P) research projects. “Preparation of a Performance-based Specification for Cast-in-Place Concrete” includes a comprehensive review of worldwide performance-based specifications and recommendations for transitioning the industry toward their use. “Experimental Case Study Demonstrating Advantages of Performance Specifications” includes technical […]
The precast concrete industry outpaced the growth of the overall construction industry in 2004, according to an Operating Performance Report recently issued by the NPCA. The report indicates that precast plants in the United States and Canada reported sales volume of $18.5 billion for 2004, a 13 percent increase from […]
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of three new publications. 334.3R-05, “Construction of Concrete Shells Using Inflated Forms,” provides information on the construction of structural concrete shells using an inflated form. The publication covers major facets of the construction process, including foundations, inflation, monitoring, and backup systems. The geometric […]
Essroc Cement Corp. has brought concrete that cleans itself — and the air around it — to the United States.
You find them on the floors of restrooms, kitchens and hospitals, among other places: curved, angle-free baseboards called “rolled radius cove.” Users have also called them “ship’s cove,” too. They called them this because inventors created them for use on ships to make floors easier to swab clean. Why the […]
After record-breaking cement consumption in 2004 and 2005, Portland Cement Association predicts additional increases through 2009. Cement consumption in 2006 is expected to reach more than 130 million metric tons, a 3.7 percent increase from 2005, and average annual increases of 2.5 percent are projected through 2009. An increase in […]
