Molson Coors needed to repurpose the concrete floor at their Toronto brewing facility. Besides the floor being 20 years old, the company wanted to convert the property from a production facility complete with bottle washer, filler and pasteurizer that drain onto sloped floors into a warehouse. Approximately 35,000 square feet […]
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2021 CIM Auction Items at World of Concrete are Contractor-Focused
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is pleased to announce the list of contractor-focused items have been donated for the 2021 CIM auction at World of Concrete. Due to current […]
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Ready Mixed Concrete Items Available at 2021 CIM Auction at World of Concrete
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You Can Wet-cut While Grinding and Honing Concrete
I venture to guess that most of the floor-covering installers reading this tip don’t consider “grinding or honing wet” an option when bidding polished concrete. I don’t blame you. In the floor covering industry, the idea of adding water to the concrete sounds crazy. Most of the time, you already […]
UDT Launches New Mil Thickness/Coverage Rate Calculators
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Epoxy Industrial Floor Coatings Remain Highly Preferred
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Defective Concrete:
Coping with Curling and
Differential Curing Marks
Let’s tackle understanding what happens when slabs curl and why concrete has light and dark areas that never change. (We call these differential curing marks). These are two more common types of damage that wouldn’t exist if you technically mixed, placed and cured concrete. Knowledge is power. What is curling […]