Dear Editor,I just can’t pass this one up. Michael Gardner is quite wrong. In his All Things Gypsum column, “Dealing with Shoulders and Ridging” (May 2007), he claims that drywall
The rust problem is not an EIFS problem per se, but is related to the textured coatings that are on the outside surface of EIFS-the EIFS “finish”-and to related wall components. This month’s column is about rust, in its various forms, and how to deal with it.
Imagine having a two-hour lunch with a Supreme Court judge of your state and the last thing the judge says to you is, “make sure your contracts have a start and completion date as well as specific language for any special deals you make with the GC.” My question is: “Would you take the judge’s advice?”
I met Kevin Moyer at the national plastering contest held last year in Long Beach, Calif. I listened as he spoke of the future of the plastering industry and the need for skilled plasterers to meet the expected demand of a trade once in decline, but now on the eve of a renaissance. I asked him then if I could have the opportunity to interview him for Walls and Ceilings and recently our schedules permitted us to get together.
I strongly believe that Latinos who come to the United States should assimilate into the culture. In this article I’ll tell you how they should go about doing this and how you can help them make this transition.
I mentioned in the May column that I recently took a trip out to California. I had a list of companies to visit who manufacture and/or import a wide variety of plaster products. One company I was anxious to meet with is the manufacturer and distributor of Vella Venetian Systems.
Nobody personifies sports fanaticism more than football coaches. Maybe it takes that kind of obsession to be a winner in the NFL or NCAA Div. 1. I wouldn’t know. Since at this stage of life I have little use for learning the proper techniques of blocking and tackling, football coaches have nothing to teach me that I have not learned better from persons in other walks of life.
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