Articles Tagged with ''limestone''

How Can Cement be Natural?

Historic roots and modern uses of natural cements.

May 1, 2019

The natural designation indicates that the raw material - a type of limestone known as clayey marl - is simply mined and burnt with no further additions.

Western Specialty Contractors Restore Limestone Façade

April 17, 2019

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Throughout its history, the Macon County Courthouse in Decatur, IL has inhabited a variety of buildings, from a log cabin built in 1829 where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, to a stone and brick four-story building with a clock tower built in 1892 to its current location — a five-story limestone building constructed in 1939.

Indiana Limestone Company Contributes 15 Tons of Berkshire to Apprentice Contest

Apprentices had competed in regional contests. Winners were honored in an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

November 5, 2018

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Fifteen tons of Berkshire veneer, donated by the Indiana Limestone Company, formed a significant element among the raw materials used in the 2018 BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest,

Historical Plaster and the Irreplaceable Lime

The Lime of Our Lives

Patrick Webb

August 1, 2018

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The sustainability of lime has persevered over centuries up centuries.

Hydraulic Lime Vs. Pure Form of Lime

What are the distinctions between a hydraulic vs. pure form of lime?

Patrick Webb

July 6, 2018

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As we considered in our previous article on lime, it is perhaps the most prized and exceedingly versatile building material of the modern world.

Panamint Valley Limestone Expands Operation to Service California Market

May 15, 2018

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The PVL plant will convert high quality limestone rock, quarried from the company's established limestone quarry in the Panamint Valley, into 400 tons per day of high value Quick Lime and Hydrated Lime products used in cement, soil conditioning, water treatment and industrial processes.

The Creation of Gypsum

Art & Craft of Plastering Gypsum: Plaster Magic

Patrick Webb

May 4, 2018

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A look into the creation of gypsum.

Ingenuity, Experience and Flexibility Restores a Historic Arkansas Federal Building and Tunnel

January 30, 2018

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Restoring historic buildings takes ingenuity and flexibility with materials, equipment and manpower. The Little Rock, Ark. branch of Western Specialty Contractors used all of the above when it restored and waterproofed the historic Federal Building in Little Rock. The scope of work also included replacing limestone at the exterior planters and restoring expansion joints in the underground, 100-foot-long, concrete tunnel that connects the Federal Building and another government facility.

Deteriorating Limestone on Historic Bank Building Restored

March 6, 2017

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Historic restoration experts Western Specialty Contractors, Springfield branch, recently completed a two-month project to repair the limestone base of landmark Illinois National Bank in Springfield, Ill.

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Articles Tagged with ''limestone''

How Can Cement be Natural?

Western Specialty Contractors Restore Limestone Façade

Indiana Limestone Company Contributes 15 Tons of Berkshire to Apprentice Contest

Historical Plaster and the Irreplaceable Lime

Hydraulic Lime Vs. Pure Form of Lime

Panamint Valley Limestone Expands Operation to Service California Market

The Creation of Gypsum

Ingenuity, Experience and Flexibility Restores a Historic Arkansas Federal Building and Tunnel

Deteriorating Limestone on Historic Bank Building Restored

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