9 min 0 Concrete Laps, Spacers and Getting Cover Right Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak August 16, 2026 I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a young lad tie off a… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Steel Takes Tension, Concrete Takes Compression Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak August 9, 2026 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a site, watching some lad… Read More
11 min 0 Concrete Saw Cutting Within Twelve Hours Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak August 3, 2026 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway six months after… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Where to Put Joints and Why Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 24, 2026 I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey about ten years ago, watching a lad… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Shrinkage Is Inevitable; Uncontrolled Cracking Is Not Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 17, 2026 I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey back in ’94, watching a lad from… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Wind Causes More Cracking Than Heat Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 10, 2026 I remember standing on a driveway in North Yorkshire back in ’98, watching a lad… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Pouring Early on a Hot Day Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 4, 2026 I remember standing on a driveway in July back in ’98, watching a lad—barely old… Read More
10 min 0 Concrete Insulating a Slab Overnight Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 29, 2026 I remember standing on a job site in ’94, watching a lad try to save… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Concreting Below Five Degrees Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 19, 2026 I remember standing on a site in late November, watching a young lad try to… Read More
8 min 0 Concrete Curing Compound Versus Polythene Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 12, 2026 I remember standing on a job site in ’98, watching a lad spray a cheap,… Read More