Concrete Setting

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Roof Tile Fasteners for High-Wind Regions

When it comes to securing roof tiles, minimum code recommendations may not be good enough. A seasoned roofing contractor discusses the right and wrong ways to install roof tiles in high-wind and seismically active areas. More

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Sonotube Tips

For decks and small additions, concrete piers are an affordable and sturdy alternative to footings and frostwalls. A veteran contractor shares tips and techniques on how to excavate, lay out, reinforce, and pour pier foundations with tube forms. More

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Toolbox: Adjustable Framing Braces

Adjustable wall braces for fast framing More

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Sub-slab Vapor Barriers

A slab poured directly on top of a vapor barrier dries more quickly on top than on the bottom, causing cracking and curling in the concrete. Here’s one way to solve the problem. More

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Foundation Replacement

A foundation contractor describes the shoring techniques that make his replacement jobs safe and profitable. More

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Business Forum: To the Brink and Back
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Q&A: Does Shrink or Swell As It Sets

Q: I have talked to eight different concrete subcontractors, and four have claimed that concrete expands as it sets and four claim that it shrinks. Which is correct? More

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Q&A: How Soon Can Forms Be Stripped

Q: How soon can concrete forms be stripped from a foundation wall? Can we build on them as soon as they’re stripped? More

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Focus On Energy: Foundation on a Truck
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New Ceramic Tile Technologies

Sorting through the host of new additives, waterproofings, and substrates developed for thin-bed tile work. More

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