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Tips and Techniques for Using Channel Drains and Point Drains Around Pools
Bud Stegmeier, co-owner of Stegmeier Corp. in Henderson, Nev., shares these tips for using channel drains and point drains in swimming pool applications.
Lending a Hand with Concrete
Over a period of nine days, future students of the school were bussed to the site, where they cast their hands for posterity into the tilt wall panels, using almost five tons of plaster in the process.
Keep Concrete Simple!
We have staining over stamping, stamping over overlay, stamped walls, stained walls. It’s crazy — who keeps raising the bar? The answer is THE MARKET. This explosion of decorative concrete is market-driven. Folks want it, and it’s more than just a fad. It must be a little overwhelming to contractors just entering this exciting business.
Bayferrox C Pigment Granules Cut Down on Dust and Sticking
In its standard form, Bayferrox iron oxide pigment is a very fine, particle-sized powder. With Bayferrox C, the standard powder is compacted into an irregularly shaped granule. This is a cost-effective, low-dusting and free-flowing pigment that can be metered easily and accurately.
Concrete Countertop Reinforcement System
A carbon-fiber-reinforced, epoxy-resin-based grid design. It can be used in place of, or along with, steel wire mesh and light rebar. Unlike steel, carbon grid can be placed just below the finished surface.
White to lead Durand Forms
Durand Forms Inc., a global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of aluminum wall-forming systems and accessories, has announced the appointment of Michael White to CEO and president of the company. Most recently, White held the position of general manager at Traco Architectural Systems, a building products manufacturing company. White’s […]
Lucky contractor wins brand new Hummer
At the 2004 World of Concrete, George Kanistras of General Caulking & Coatings Inc. of Ovieda, Fla., was handed a set of keys to a brand new Hummer H2. Kanistras’ name was drawn as the grand prize winner in Degussa Building Systems’ Sonneborn 100-Year Anniversary Celebration. “I was just shocked […]
Mortars Ideal for Concrete Repair
Sto Corp. has introduced Trowel Grade Repair Mortar with integral corrosion inhibitor (CR701CI). The product, an enhanced reformulation of CR701, is designed to provide an integral corrosion inhibitor that has been a requirement by many specifying engineers. Sto Trowel-Grade Mortar is a polymer-modified, cementbased mortar for structurally repairing or overlaying […]
Site sheds light on political issues affecting industry
The NRMCA and Grace Construction Products have teamed up to provide a new Grassroots section on the association’s recently redesigned Web site. The Grassroots section is designed to inform NRMCA members and other people in the concrete industry about important political issues affecting the construction and business communities. It provides […]
