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The Complete Guide to Working Near Services
I remember standing on a site in the pouring rain back in ’94, watching a…
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The One Sub-base Mistake That Will Sink Your New Patio
I was standing on a client’s driveway last Tuesday, looking at a set of expensive…
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Your Wealth Doesn’t Collapse Because of Your Investments; It Collapses Because of the Foundation You Ignored—stop Chasing the Pour and Start Learning the Basics of Financial Management.
I’ve spent forty-three years watching men pour expensive concrete over nothing but loose muck and…
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Saturated Paving Breaks in the First Hard Frost
I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last February, looking at a set of…
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Building Below the Water Table
I remember standing in a trench back in ’94, boots sinking into a soup of…
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The Concrete Patio: Why the Pour Is the Easy Part and the Hour Before It Decides Everything
I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last Tuesday, looking at a hairline fracture…
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White Deposits on New Slabs
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a job site, looking at…
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Steel and Polypropylene Fibres Do Different Jobs
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’98, watching a lad…
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The Complete Guide to Excavation Safety
I’ve spent forty-three years watching men walk into holes thinking they’re invincible just because they’ve…
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Stop Obsessing Over the Surface: the Real Secret to Maintaining Old Limestone Masonry in Residential Homes Is What’s Happening Behind the Stone.
I saw a lad last week trying to scrub a limestone facade with a high-pressure…