by admin | Nov 5, 2024 | All, Concrete, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Expansion Joint Material When concrete is placed against another structure, retaining wall, light standard, driveway or other fixed object, it is best to have a separator between them to allow each unit to move independently without...
by admin | Oct 29, 2024 | All, Concrete, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Control Cuts – Pros & Cons To cut or not to cut… that is the question. During the hydration, or curing process of concrete, the concrete shrinks a little which stresses the concrete, possibly to the point of forming narrow...
by admin | Oct 22, 2024 | All, Building, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Braced Walls “Braced wall” is a term used for describing a structural wall section needed to combat the environmental strains that wind has on a building. I’m sure if you looked at older garages in your area, you would see many small...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | All, Excavation, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Properly Compacted Sites Preparing an area for a building may not be properly prepared just because it looks good. Proper compaction of new granular fill used to prepare a site is paramount. The type of equipment used, and the depth of...
by admin | Oct 8, 2024 | All, Building, The "Economy Garages" Way, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Sequence of BUilding Everyone has heard “don’t put the cart before the horse”, right? In construction, there is an order of doing things that should be followed so recently completed projects are not destroyed. Planting grass, installing...
by admin | Oct 1, 2024 | All, Concrete, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Air-Entrained Concrete I would bet this is a term that most people have never heard. I would go even further and say many people pouring concrete today are among that group. Air-entrained concrete has millions of tiny air bubbles per...
