Some things are so counterintuitive it’s a
struggle to explain them. For instance, we’re now three years into the Great
Recession, in which an estimated 8 million people have lost their jobs and
countless millions
more are working part-time or underemployed.
I often get calls from people wanting to “beef up” the performance of their EIFS walls. There are some things you can do to improve performance and this month’s column has a potpourri of strategies for common problems.
I don’t know why, but the columns we contribute
on drywall finishing generate more response and discussion than any other
topic-and not all of the response is friendly.
StoTherm® Storm Systems Help Injured Hospital Buildings Stand Up To the Storm In 2004, hurricanes pummeled the west coast of Florida. Among the thousands of structures that
Is your New Year’s resolution to lose weight, quit smoking, exercise more and drink less? If you’re like me, you start with great intentions and then quit after a few months.
Creating buildings in this day and age is surely
near the top of “most difficult things we do” list. The challenges faced by
designers and builders are many and great.
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart
is immortalized by his famous statement that while he couldn’t define
pornography, “I know it when I see it.” He pretty much spoke for all of us in
that regard.
Plastering is a time-honored and traditional
industry. ASTM C1063 is the father for Installation of Lathing and Furring to
Receive Interior and Exterior Portland Cement-Based Plaster and has been the
guide for the industry for decades.
There is work underway to develop a standardized protocol for inspecting EIFS as it is being installed. This work is being done by the ASTM technical society.
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