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Liquid admixtures are recommended for better concrete mix

4 Benefits of Liquid Admixture for Concrete

There’s more to selecting waterproofing and workability admixtures than meets the eye.

When selecting admixtures for concrete, it can be difficult to ‘compare apples with apples’. If you’re into mix design, no doubt there are several reliable...

From Good Intentions to Better Basements

Bridging the Gap in Waterproofing Practice

Achieving Better Basements We’ve spoken to many people through the construction industry in New Zealand and Australia, about basement waterproofing, and there’s a general theme:...

We Built It Watertight… Didn’t We?

Why Basement Waterproofing Needs a Seat at the Design Table

Watertight Decision-making? The Hidden Costs of Late and Fragmented Waterproofing Decisions Basement construction in Australia is on the rise — but behind the scenes, a...

Multi-storey basement under construction built to correct standards

Clearer Standards Down Deep?

The need of clarification for basement construction in Australasia

Clearer Standards Needed for Basement Waterproofing As urban landscapes in Australia and New Zealand continue to grow upwards and outwards, there’s a corresponding trend driving...

Basement waterproofing – 5 things we’ve learned

Thinking about the challenges of basement waterproofing in Australasia

Basement waterproofing – a vexed subject Basement waterproofing has become a rather vexed subject in the construction industry. The MARKHAM team has been out around...

Hard trowelled highly burnished concrete floor slab

Hard Trowelled Slabs and Direct-Stick Flooring?

Not a good combination.

Hard Trowelled Slabs Look Great … Why are we trowelling concrete like we’re polishing marble — only to rip it open again for flooring? 🤔...

Workability! Make your mix easier to place and finish.

Safe and sustainable rheology admixture

Tired of stodgy mixes? Frustrated by congested reinforcing? Struggling with unusual formwork shapes? You want better mix workability. You need CONQOR B25. CONQOR B25 is...

Concrete slabs being poured for pH testing

Understanding pH Levels in Concrete for Floor Covering Success

And a little-known challenge

Ensuring the success of your flooring installations involves more than just skill and precision. It requires a keen understanding of the materials you’re working with,...

Choosing the Perfect Concrete Admixture?

4 things to consider

For starters, it depends on what you intend the concrete admixture to do for your mix, doesn’t it? Admixtures can be used for Integral waterproofing....

EPDs: Benefits to the Construction Industry

What are they, and how do they help?

Introduction to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming an essential tool in the construction industry, offering architects and contractors valuable insights...

Why waterproof concrete infrastructure?

Concrete is waterproof already, isn't it? ... isn't it?

Of course, concrete infrastructure will withstand water exposure. After all, concrete’s innate durability is one of the reasons the material is used so extensively in...

Acid attack on concrete drain in dairy production facility

Hazard Alert! Dairy Production, and Acid Attack – a Challenge for Concrete.

Maybe we should be crying over spilt milk …

How can something as mild as milk be a threat to a substance as tough as concrete? Lactic Acid The slight sweetness of natural milk...

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