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Carbonation Creeping Towards the Steel
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, looking at a…
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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Indent Repairs Versus Mortar Repairs
I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey back in ’98, watching a lad in…
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Getting a Concrete Truck to the Back Garden
I remember standing on a job in the Midlands back in ’98, watching a thirty-tonne…
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Lifting and Relaying a Sunken Area
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway, watching a homeowner…
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Stop Obsessing Over the Workout and Start Fixing the Foundation: Why Establishing a Consistent Physical Fitness Plan Fails Before You Even Lift a Weight.
I’ve spent forty-three years watching people pour concrete, and if there’s one thing I know,…
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Bedding Stone the Way It Lay in the Quarry
I remember standing on a job site in ’94, watching a lad try to build…
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Type A, B and C Waterproofing
I was standing in a damp, half-finished cellar in Surrey about ten years ago, watching…
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Stop Blaming the Slab: the Real Common Causes of Driveway Sinking and Settling Are Hidden Beneath the Surface.
I was standing on a job site in Bristol last Tuesday, watching a lad try…
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The Stone Fireplace: What the Showrooms Won’t Tell You About the Foundation and the Flue
I once stood in a living room in Surrey, watching a homeowner point at a…
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How Reinforced Concrete Actually Fails
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad—bright…