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Super Stone Inc. has opened a new location in South Miami, Fla. Super Stone South, located at 4900 SW 75th Ave., offers quality products for decorative concrete contractors. Super Stone also has locations in Riviera Beach and Opa Locka, Fla., and in Las Vegas. Training seminars are held at the […]
Lafarge North America’s South Chicago grinding facility has successfully completed its first year of operations, producing a threeway win for Lafarge, steel manufacturer Ispat Inland Inc. and the environment. The innovative site uses an environmentally friendly process that converts slag — a byproduct of steel manufacturing — into a premium […]
Wacker has introduced a wet screed that bridges the gap for contractors who are looking for an economical and faster way to strike off concrete but don’t need to invest in larger truss screeds. The Wacker wet screed is powered by a reliable Honda engine and is offered in a […]
Carole Vincent lives in Cornwall, England, in a house overlooking the sea. Her father was a concrete contractor and she grew up around the trade, originally working with concrete as a building material and then turning to more artistic uses for her favorite medium.
The Mr. Granite QPC Quartz Polymer Coating System — a high-build waterborne system consisting of three separate waterproof components — is both a beautiful granite finish and a durable monolithic surface. It combines excellent chemical and impact resistance with non-slip characteristics from its cultured quartz stone content. It is also […]
Fab-Form Industries, a manufacturer of fabric forms for concrete, has released the third generation of Fast-Yoke metal brackets used to form footers. The new generation has new features to improve the speed and accuracy of footing formwork, including wedge hanger adjustment instead of a threaded handle; vertical positioning of the […]
Buddy Rhodes uses his own concrete mix — which he also sells to contractors — to create hollow three-dimensional pieces. The water/cement ratio is about one part water to 10 parts mix.
Sto Watertight Coat is a flexible and breathable waterproofing membrane based on a unique combination of acrylic emulsion, portland cement and fine fibers. Watertight Coat is both flexible and abrasion-resistant. You can use it waterproof all types of above- or below-grade concrete and masonry, including foundations, block walls, balconies,parapets, planter […]
ACI also elected James R. Cagley to a two-year term as vice president. Cagley is president of Cagley & Associates, a consulting structural engineer firm in Rockville, Md. Four directors were elected to three-year terms: Anne M. Ellis, senior program director, Earth Tech, Inc., Alexandria, Va.; Charles K. Nmai, chief […]
Characteristics of concrete sealers vary depending on the specific formulation, but typically the following applies to these most commonly used concrete sealers:
