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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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? 🤔...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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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