I recently visited the Carolinas' Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association show where members met and focused on their goals of providing reliability, accountability and credibility. Despite several years of testing,
A head-of-wall joint is the linear gap between the top of a wall assembly and bottom of a floor or roof assembly. U.S. model building codes require head-of-wall fire resistive joint systems in voids between the top of fire rated wall assemblies and the underside of fire rated floor or roof assemblies. A firestopping system is installed to protect these joints.
Many different types of liquid-applied sealants have been used over the years in the construction industry. These sealants, which will be referred to as "wet sealants," include acrylic, polyurethane, polysulfide, silicone, modified silicone, siliconized polyurethane and other technologies.
"We have a long history of successful steel construction in this country and, in fact, the world," says Jonathan Barnett, professor of fire engineering," on the PBS NOVA documentary, "Why the Towers Fell." "And one of the great successes is that under normal fire conditions, we don't have building collapse. In fact, until 9/11, I was unaware of any protected steel structure that had collapsed anywhere in the world from just a fire."
The American Red Cross estimates that 275,000 homes have been destroyed by Katrina and the flooding that followed in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. More than 1 million people have been displaced, their homes unlivable and likely to be demolished. Rebuilding these homes and helping these families represents a staggering challenge, especially when you attach names and faces to the evacuees.
Feeling the sting of gas prices? Eighteen cents per gallon is federal tax, 20 cents in Texas. How will this affect how contractors do business? Higher prices? Less travel? Different
There is embedded trim and then there is flashing. What's the difference? Flashing is not bonded into the EIFS coatings but may be in loose contact with the coatings. Embedded
In no particular order, here are some simple things you can do to smooth out rough spots in day-to-day activities. Make it a point to spend a little time training
Dry wall Inc. The response to this year's contest was phenomenal. I must state up front, we planned space for this contest off of last year's results. We could have
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