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Block Paving Fails at the Edges First
I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey back in ’98, watching a lad try…
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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Wall Tie Spacing and Corrosion Failure
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad…
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The Complete Guide to Hot Weather Concreting
I remember a Tuesday back in ’94, standing on a driveway in July, watching a…
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Cube Results and What They Prove
I remember a job back in the late nineties, a big commercial slab where the…
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Screeding a Laying Course Accurately
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve walked past a “professional” driveway only to…
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Strip Footings and Their Limits
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a young lad try to explain…
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The Complete Guide to Cold Weather Concreting
I remember standing on a site in North Yorkshire back in ’94, watching a lad…
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Slump Testing on a Wet Morning
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a young lad with a clipboard…
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The Cavity Is a Drainage Gap
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood in a damp living room, listening…
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Cement Pointing on a Solid Wall Traps Water
I remember standing in front of a beautiful 18th-century cottage last summer, watching a lad…