Credit: Peter Wagner Flatness and Levelness are both factors for building owners On your checklist, everything on a polished concrete project looks under control. But dangers are underfoot: The concrete floor wasn’t finished properly and doesn’t meet specifications for...
Tips for pouring stronger, crack-free concrete slabs for better garage floors by William D. Palmer Jr. and Paul Newman Garage slabs take a lot of abuse. They have to support heavy cars and trucks and resist ice, dirt, salty...
Winterizing your garage floor may not be the first thing on your fall list of to-do’s, but it is important not to be missed. Your car will undoubtedly track snow and salt into your garage this winter. Ensure the...
Find Out What Makes a Good Epoxy Great! There are many things that we buy where ingredients make a world of difference. Nutritional supplements for example: the labels may have the same mg’s, but there can be a vast...
by Concrete Construction Staff Structural engineers for the project, specified Grace’s STRUX 90/40 synthetic macrofibers Wal-Mart’s new Salt Lake City Supercenter offers shoppers everything from groceries and general merchandise to a McDonald’s, vision center, hair salon, and portrait studio...
Get close, you’ll realize that this is not a log but a solid concrete cabin From a distance, you’d think the Refugi Liepthaus in the Alps was just another quaint log cabin. But if you get close, you’ll realize...
Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR), the reaction between alkalies in portland cement and certain siliceous rocks or minerals Diagnosis: An expansive cracking condition with discoloration. Cause: A chemical reaction between the naturally occurring sodium and potassium in Portland cement and certain...