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What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete | Cast in Place Concrete Advantages and Disadvantages | Concrete Casting Techniques

CivilJungle

What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete? Cast-in-situ concrete is prepared, placed, and finished on the construction site. Another name of cast-in-situ concrete is poured-in-place concrete. Generally, concrete slabs, concrete foundations , beam, column, wall, roof, etc., What Is Cast in Place Concrete?

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Lightweight Concrete Sculptural Building

Natural Building

Steve Kornher worked with adobe and rammed earth as well as various types of concrete masonry construction. All roofs are masonry vaults with shell motifs. Self-supporting vertical walls by nature want to be roundie-curvie. With adobe and/or lightweight concrete construction, you can hack out a doorway later on.

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What Is Foundation Repair | Foundation Techniques | Effects of Foundation Damage | What Foundation Repair Techniques Are Available

CivilJungle

Sealants & Masonry Patches. Cracks are required to be identified & renovated as early as possible by patching & sheathing with a water-resistant masonry sealer (like hydraulic cement , vinyl chloride, epoxies, silicone, or polyurethane). Slab Jacking, Mud Jacking, Concrete Lifting, and Slab Leveling. Concrete Piers.

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House Underpinning: Ensuring Structural Integrity

CCR Magazine

When ground stability concerns arise underneath key load-bearing walls and pillars, professional underpinning services become essential to securely reinforce compromised areas and prevent exponentially worse structural damage in the long term. Copious rain or broken irrigation systems often play a role.

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Concrete construction innovations

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete construction innovations. Control flow concrete construction. Mass pours. One of the latest innovations in concrete construction is the development of an entirely new type of concrete. One of the latest innovations in concrete construction is the development of an entirely new type of concrete.

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Proactive Building Maintenance: Save Big with Routine Care

CCR Magazine

In addition to the risk of water pouring into the tenant spaces should a breach in the roof occur, the freezing and thawing of ponding water during the fall and winter months can cause extensive roof damage. Water damage to exterior and interior walls can be significant if these important elements are not maintained properly.

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All About Porch Flooring | Types of Porch Flooring | Natural Stone Porch Flooring

CivilJungle

Porch flooring can range from exceedingly durable ( concrete , brick , or stone) to relatively low-maintenance (wood). Which one you pick depends on your aesthetic preferences, your budget, the architectural style of your home, and whether you want masonry, wood, or composite. There is also the problem of durability.