For those of you with the experience is there an alternative or common household items that I could use to replace concrete surface retarder? I do not have access to any in my area and am I need of something that I can use instead.
Hello all,
Not sure how many of you are familiar with finishing concrete slabs but I have a dilemma that has yet to be solved.
We have poured several slabs in this project and unfortunately they have not gone as planned. The first interior slab we poured was a metal deck and we had small silver...
Hello all,
As previously mentioned in my previous posts I am still learning about reinforcement in concrete. In my current project we are constructing concrete metal decks.
My dilemma is that in certain area of the metal there are openings and in the drawings it calls out for added...
Recently in my area we have been having issues getting ready mix concrete. At first they said it had to do with a cement shortage more recently it has come up that the plants are experiencing issues with their flyash deliveries. Keeping in mind that flyash will not be around forever due to the...
I'm fairly new to the concrete industry and there is still a lot I'm learning. One thing that I have ran into recently is that the strength in the non shrink grout that was sampled went backwards as opposed to forwards. @3 days it was stronger than @7 days. Is this an anomaly or does it happen...
