Most concrete structures are designed such that the water is intended to stay put – either on the inside, like with a reservoir, or on the outside, as with a basement.  Similar to a sponge, concrete...

In 1980, Kryton invented the first crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, calling it Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM). The initial discovery was that it retarded the concrete, reduced set-time...

At World of Concrete 2013, we caught up to one of our distributors from the East Coast. New England Dry Concrete (NEDC) has been distributing Kryton’s line of products for almost 10 years. As experts...

Tiny hairline cracks are inevitable when creating a new concrete structure. It’s the nature of the environment: the earth, and therefore the foundation, will probably move a little. So how do we plan...

Last week, I wrote a post about Torrent Shotcrete winning the American Shotcrete Association (ASA) Outstanding Project of the Year for Infrastructure (2012) for their outstanding work on the Van...

World of Concrete 2013 wrapped up last Friday in Las Vegas, after four tremendous days of concrete exhibitions, seminars, luncheons and many other events. It is already the largest tradeshow event in...

I came across an interesting discussion on Quora, the question was “Instead of building the world’s tallest skyscraper, why can’t we start building the world’s deepest building?” Interesting...

Concrete durability is an ever present concern: lack of reliable waterproofing, corrosion, compromised structural integrity – are all common themes that consistently reoccur. Water is the universal...

Kryton’s Krystol Mortar Admixture (KMA) transforms rendering mortars, usually applied to exterior building surfaces as finishes, into waterproof protection.