The sill and the added concrete ... punch out the metal than to drill standard wood framing. Gerry also describes how drains, waste pipes, and flow pipes were set before the slab was poured.

In addition, to counter building movement a “tuned mass damper” is included ... concrete while it’s easy to do so. The beams are also released, leaving only the props or shores to support ...

Sagging rooflines and toppled cinder block walls are the order of the day in the River Arts District right now, but a ...

You can if you wish create patterns with scoring, or embed objects like glass, stone or metal into the concrete ... t typically have an existing concrete slab subfloor, aka a slab, so a cement ...

No matter which trade you're in, eventually you're going to tackle a project that requires fastening to bricks, blocks or ...

(Credit: Achim Hering) As with all building materials, concrete is also subject to many influences that degrade it over time. Some types of damage include ... are due to the metal rebar inserted ...

revolves around the Satanic Panic of the era as a high-school heavy metal band gets more than ... through a coffee table and onto this concrete slab. But everything else, she did all the way ...

Roofing materials come either by the square foot, by the bundle or by roofing square—a 10 ft by 10 ft slab of materials ... also contribute to the cost of building supplies such as nails ...

The biggest danger on the modern jobsite may be hidden, whether it’s underground utilities or post-tension cables embedded in a concrete ... type of slab—rebar, hollow core, a metal pan ...

Following are the issues we are dealing with. 5)Cracked concrete slab that house sits on causing flooring to separate and tiles to crack 6)water pipe leak under the slab in Meritage will not ...

(The Red List is a collection of harmful-to-humans chemicals and building materials ... vapor to escape from the slab. Available in different sheen levels, acrylic concrete sealers can be used ...

The materials are often sold in kits that include epoxy ... two coats of epoxy and a clear coat. The metal flakes are attractive and help conceal concrete floor imperfections such as repaired ...