by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | All, Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Concrete Cracks – Frost Related Concrete floors go through a lot of stress in our northern climate. A standard slab-on-grade floor, also known as a floating slab, is designed to be pushed around by the frost, and hold its integrity...
by admin | Nov 26, 2024 | All, Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Trusses vs. Rafters Rafter is a commonly misused term, similar to the way “Kleenex” is used for facial tissue or “Wirsbo” for crosslinked polyethylene tubing used for in-floor heat and other plumbing applications. A rafter describes a...
by admin | Oct 29, 2024 | All, Industry, 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, Industry, 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, Industry, 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 | Sep 24, 2024 | All, Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Shortfalls of Utility Location Services Now that you called 811 or used the online services of Gopher One (Minnesota) or Diggers Hotline (Wisconsin) to have your underground utilities marked, there is nothing else to worry about… right? ...
