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Consistent Risers or Somebody Falls
I once spent a Tuesday afternoon watching a lad—barely old enough to shave—trying to figure…
Author: Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak
Concrete does not fail because of the concrete. It fails because the ground underneath was wrong, the weather was wrong, or somebody added water on site to make life easier. I write about the sub-base, the curing and the joints — the three things nobody photographs and everybody skips. Forty-three years of pours taught me that the pour itself is the easy part and the hour before it decides everything.
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Temporary Works Need Designing Too
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to slide a…
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Curing Compound Versus Polythene
I remember standing on a job site in ’98, watching a lad spray a cheap,…
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Backfill Compacted in Layers or It Settles
I remember standing on a site in ’98, watching a lad dump three feet of…
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Cutting an Opening Without Dropping the Wall
I remember standing on a site in the mid-nineties, watching a lad try to “figure…
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The Complete Guide to Paving
I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey back in ’08, watching a lad lay…
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Resin Bound Needs a Sound Base
I’ve spent forty-three years watching men chase after the “perfect finish” while completely ignoring the…
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Pipe Bedding and Surround Material
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad shovel loose muck into…
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Seven Days of Curing Is Not Optional
I remember standing on a site in North Yorkshire back in ’94, watching a lad…
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Air Testing Before You Backfill
I remember standing in a muddy trench outside of Leeds back in ’94, watching a…