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Chimneys Get the Worst Weather and the Least Attention
I spent forty-three years watching men pour foundations only to have them crack six months…
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The Complete Guide to Ground Bearing Slabs
I’ve spent forty-three years watching men pour thousands of pounds of concrete into what was…
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Stop Obsessing Over the Pour and Start Watching the Clock: Why You’re Getting Curing Times for Various Concrete Mixes Wrong.
I remember standing on a job site in ’94, watching a lad practically dance around…
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Salt Reaches the Steel and Then It Is Over
I remember standing on a site in Cornwall back in ’94, looking at a pristine,…
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Repairing Versus Replacing a Cracked Slab
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway, watching some lad…
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Temporary Works Nobody Designed
I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to brace a…
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The Complete Guide to Below Ground Drainage
I’ve spent forty-three years watching lads rush into a trench, thinking that as long as…
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Carbonation Creeping Towards the Steel
I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, looking at a…
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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…