The nation’s leading builders have recognized the need for effective water management in new home construction. As a result, the use of flexible flashing to protect windows, doors and other through-wall penetrations has taken on an increasingly important role in water management strategies.
Lately I’ve been working with some cast stone products and have found that product to be a good complement to EIFS in terms of dealing with the damage-susceptible edges of EIFS. This month’s column gives some examples of how cast stone can be used with EIFS.
Wallboard finishers who conclude that a specification for a lower level of gypsum board finish indicates that the decorating material will mask surface irregularities can be in for a severe and expensive lesson.
We know for a fact that insurance has been around since 1347, or 660 years, and we also know the insurance industry has blossomed into an industry touching every aspect of our personal and professional lives.
Just one year ago, on May 17, 2006, America’s small businesses cheered as President George W. Bush signed into law a bill providing a number of vital small business tax relief measures, such as extended lower capital gains and dividend tax rates, Section 179 expensing and a one-year Alternative Minimum Tax fix.
We had dodged more than one nor’easter up to that point, and were enjoying the effects of global warming, so when a friendly competition between three friends materialized into the Rock-Off for Michael’s Way, weather was not even a consideration.
Before there was topical crystalline waterproofing, there was integral crystalline waterproofing. Or better stated, if integral crystalline waterproofing is used, topical application may be unnecessary. In my last article (“Krystolize to Waterproof,” W&C, February 2006), I discussed the uses and advantages of crystalline technology as a surface-applied waterproofing option. In this article, I’ll touch on crystalline technology as applied internally, or actually within poured concrete.
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