by admin | Oct 1, 2024 | All, Materials, 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...
by admin | Aug 27, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Horizontal Foam Placement of foam horizontally around the perimeter of a slab is not only an integral part of a “shallow frost foundation” but is arguably the most important. Frost will travel at an angle under a building up to roughly...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Steel Roofs – Shedding Snow Many folks think that steel roofs are the way to go because of their snow-shedding capabilities. This can be a positive but can also be a huge negative. Since many environmental situations don’t allow...
by admin | Jun 18, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top AC Vs. DC Operators All garage door operators are not created equally. In recent years, some companies have created operators that convert and utilize DC (direct current) instead of AC (alternating current) which is standard household power. ...
by admin | Jun 4, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Vinyl Siding Issues – June 2024 Often times there are situations that occur disrupting the availability of certain materials. I would even say that many times the situation would not have ever crossed our minds. Vinyl siding color...
by admin | May 21, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Roof Sheathing There are typically two types of sheathing used on modern-day roofs: plywood and oriented strand board (OSB). Plywood is comprised of layers of veneer, or sheets of wood, laminated at ninety degrees from one another to create...
