The corrosion can spread into areas where the epoxy coating remains intact, making it harder to diagnose the areas that need repair I understand that building materials are often outlawed after decades of widespread use, often growing out of a former misunderstanding of the safety and danger in long term human exposure. This happened in […]
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There are solutions for rust-resistant rebar wire in coastal construction applications
I moved to the ocean after years of living up north and subjecting myself to worsening winter freezes. Temperatures at negative thirty degrees fahrenheit are no joke, especially when the wind chill is even colder than that. I asked myself how much more of this I could subject myself to before losing my mind of […]
I warned the apartment manager against not using rebar in the sidewalk construction
It’s always hard when you sign leases on apartments that get sold while your contract is still active. You are six months into your annual lease and suddenly you are renting from a new company altogether, often one that is seeking to run the same business with lower operating costs to squeeze what little profit […]
I was talking to the lumber man at the hardware store about building supply chain issues
I like to chat with the guys at the hardware store whenever I’m picking up building supplies. I’ve been trying to finish a mother-in-law suite for the past year but I had no choice but to finish it incrementally when supply chain backups prevented me from accessing the wood and supplies I needed. Things haven’t […]
My grandfather’s company is building new condominiums with galvanized steel rebar wire
I’m proud to be from a family of business owners. My parents for instance own an outdoor recreation company that specializes in renting canoes and kayaks to people wanting to traverse our coastal waterways. They make the majority of their money for the year during the peak of tourist season, which for us is during […]
Why am I buying galvanized tie wire coils?
My husband sent me to the tractor supply store to purchase galvanized tie wire coils. I didn’t know what he needed it for, and I didn’t think to ask. I figured he had called ahead to tell them how big a coil he needed and what gauge wire he needed. When I got to the […]
He purchased zinc coated double loop ties
I purchased zinc coated double loop ties for my business. I was laying concrete in basements, and I wanted to make sure it was more than a slab of concrete. I wanted it to have some give and hold up to whatever the families in those homes did. As long as the double loop ties […]
Why am I buying galvanized tie wire coils when I don't need to?
My spouse sent myself and others to the tractor supply store to purchase galvanized tie wire coils, but i didn’t suppose what he needed it for, and I didn’t suppose to ask. I figured he had called ahead to tell them how huge a coil he needed and what gauge wire he needed, when I […]