Located at 45 Main St E in Hamilton, Ontario, it was built in 1935 - but a half-century before that, a spectacular post office had been built on the same spot. It was an impressive red stone building featuring a clock tower and cornices.
Earthquakes are common, but collapsed buildings, with contemporary structural design, are fortunately very rare. The same is not true in mid-century modern construction, which can be far more deadly, as the structures often lack sufficient reinforcing to withstand seismic forces.
Hacker Industries, Inc., supplier of Firm-Fill Sound Control Mats (SCM) and Firm-Fill Gypsum Concrete Underlayments (GCU), is excited to offer a new product in its continued effort to lead the underlayment industry in quality control.