CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Are You Doing It Right? Save Time on the Jobsite with Proper Chiseling Techniques

When coordinating a construction project, there are literally hundreds of pieces that could go wrong at any minute and slow down production. From weather, to personnel issues, there are many things...

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Bringing Leak Repair to a Higher Level

Construction projects are being built at an ever increasing rate. To keep up, contractors are demanding higher jobsite productivity levels and efficiency in the products and systems they employ....

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Five Reasons to Use Concrete Control Joints

Random crack in a concrete slab.
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Evolution is the Key to Building Better Infrastructure

FACT: Crystalline Waterproofing Admixtures are used in thousands of projects worldwide each year. These admixtures are seen as a permanent waterproofing solution that is compatible with environmental...

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Choosing the Right Product can Make or Break your Project – Stickman Fact #3

FACT: The term “Crystalline Admixture” is broad, and can cover a wide range of products with completely different characteristics. Your concrete waterproofing decision should take into account the...

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Freeze/Thaw Cycles can Lead to Concrete Deterioration - Stickman Fact #2

FACT: Freeze/Thaw cycles cause concrete deterioration when the concrete has not been properly waterproofed, and as a result becomes saturated with moisture. Concrete deterioration from freeze/thaw...

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Sheet Membranes Leak - Stickman Fact #1

FACT: All waterproofing sheet membranes have an estimated life expectancy for when they will need to be replaced. This life expectancy is shortened even further if there are tears to the membrane...

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Why Buy Concrete? Here are 5 reasons

29,800,000 trees (or 89,000 acres) are cut down every day as of a 2005 report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This number could actually be much higher today, and...

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Bacteria used in Re-Healable Concrete?

We were very excited to read the BBC coverage of ‘re-healable concrete’. This initiative infiltrates the concrete with a limestone producing bacteria, which are activated by corrosive rainwater...

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