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Everything is more difficult if you have a physical disability: doors, stairs, restrooms, sidewalks and curbs all present challenges for those who aren’t able-bodied. As if taking 15...
Read moreThe legalization of Cannabis in so many countries and US states is altering perceptions about marijuana and rejuvenating a long-dormant industrial hemp industry. Unlike its psycho-tropic cousin marijuana,...
Read moreWhen it comes to attitudes toward change or learning new things, most people fall into one of two groups: Resistors and Adapters. Some careers can survive sticking to...
Read moreDiamond Blades are available in seemingly-countless varieties, forms, bond forms, and production methods. As professional concrete contractors know from their daily experience building structures that last, diamond blades...
Read moreYeah, yeah . . . politics and politicians might not seem to have much to do with the concrete masonry business. However, do you ever work on government concrete...
Read moreThe Thornton YMCA in Tulsa, Oklahoma had become not too pleasing to look at, to put it nicely. Built in 1968, the Thornton YMCA was once a thriving...
Read moreThe National Ready Mixed Concrete Association will continue to push its “Build with Strength” campaign in 2018 to promote the use of concrete in construction. This effort is...
Read moreSince the worrisome findings in the 2017 U.S. Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers, few or no steps have been taken to actually...
Read moreIn 1705, doctors described lungs containing “heaps of sand” in people who died of silicosis, caused by overexposure to crystalline silica. As early as the 1920s, doctors and...
Read moreWinter is often brutally cold, depending on where you live. It’s particularly challenging for the construction industry. For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the season...
Read moreIf you ask the average concrete contractor what one of the worst parts of the job is, many will tell you, “tying rebar.” It’s time consuming and a...
Read moreA cinder block retaining wall is a choice that requires less investment compared to a solid concrete wall, but it's not without its imperfections. However, repairing requires just...
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