Masonry

How do you guys get that chrome finish on industrial floors?

I’ve been trying to nail down how some crews get a finish that looks like actual chrome. I usally get a decent burn on...

3 comments posted 6mos

posted by FrostHawk

3 comments posted 6mos posted by FrostHawk

Struggling with the last inch of concrete on an egress window project?

We've defintely picked a fight with this concrete wall and it's winning. We're trying to put an egress window into our...

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posted by LynxForge_1987

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How would you handle the logistics of casting and installing 1200lb GFRC hotel benches?

I'm trying to wrap my head around a project for a hotel entrance that involves four massive, sculptural GFRC benches. E...

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posted by CopperBear_1979

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Laying bricks in a quarter circle

Hi, I took out some concrete next to my driveway and want to put bricks in to match what is on the other side of the dr...

0 comments posted 4yrs

posted by Scott Hartman

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Identifying material on masonry wall

The inner side of an exterior wall in my house has, behind the plasterboard, a kind of masonry which I'd like to identi...

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posted by phloaw phloaw

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Foundation Block Work/Footers Wet

Hello. I am having a contracting group build a house for me. The footers for the house has been poured and they have st...

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posted by Ricky

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Lime away accident

I spilled a bottle of lime away on concrete floor at work. The white stains dont go away. Is there anything I can do?

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posted by Brenda lee

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Cutting limestone boulders. Ooolite: Limestone fron South Florida.

What is the least cost prohibitive way of cutting oolite boulders (2 foot x2 foot x 3 feet ) into blocks (2 foot by x 1...

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posted by Anonymous

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Cutting limestone boulders. Ooolite: Limestone fron South Florida.

What is the least cost prohibitive way of cutting oolite boulders (2 foot x2 foot x 3 feet ) into blocks (2 foot by x 1...

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posted by Anonymous

0 comments posted 6yrs posted by Anonymous

Getting cement into gap under cement patio

How to push cement into gaps between cement patio and earth for a raised patio

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posted by Irene

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New patio concrete cracks

I hired a licensed concrete contractor to place a 4 1/2" thick reinforced patio slab and a 55' long 6' high reinforced...

0 comments posted 7yrs

posted by JR

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concrete slab

I would like to make a slab for a 16 x 48 round ultra frame pool (holds 5061 gallons of water) and a 400 galon outdoor...

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posted by Anonymous

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Drilling a concrete load bearing pillar?

Hi there, I live on the 4th floor of a purpose built (6 floors in total), I have a circular concrete pillar in one corn...

1 comments posted 9yrs

posted by Carine

1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Carine

Concrete foundation crack? What's the appropriate way to fix?

Hi All, We had some insulation problems around one of the baseboards downstairs. Warm air would coming in from under th...

1 comments posted 9yrs

posted by Anonymous

1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Anonymous

Post for clothes line - Concrete

I have a 4" steel pipe (11') that I want to use as a clothesline post. The soil is well drained sandy soil with winter...

1 comments posted 10yrs

posted by RockWillRed

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by RockWillRed