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6 Factors that Determine When You Should Pour Concrete
There’s an art to pouring concrete properly. While many think of this as summertime work, it is something that can be done year round—only, you’ll need to know all the factors that play into it in order to do quality work that won’t crack, become brittle or feature...
Why Moisture Protection is Needed for Concrete Flooring
Moisture barriers can prevent a lot of problems in concrete flooring. Click here to learn about types of barriers and the problems that they solve!
How to Determine if a Project Needs Concrete Rebar Reinforcement
How can you tell when concrete needs extra reinforcement with rebar? One of the interesting things about concrete as a construction material is that it features high compression strength—but not so much tensile strength. Where tensile strength is needed, that’s where...
Concrete Versus Reinforced Concrete: What’s the Difference?
Without a doubt, concrete is the most used man-made material in the world. It’s importance in society has displayed itself in the annals of history. But as time has progressed and society changed, we began to learn more about different types of concrete and what their...
Essential Small Tools for Concrete Work
When you think of concrete work, the tools that come to mind are things like mixers, wheelbarrows, trowels and shovels—all of which are essential, of course. However, there are a few other small tools that are easy to forget about when you’re planning a job. Because...
When to Rent vs. Buy Construction Equipment
You’ve got a construction gig coming up and it is getting close to breaking ground, but before you do that, you need to figure out how to acquire your construction equipment. The most common choices—buying and renting—have their own advantages and disadvantages. Many...
Coronavirus Impact on the U.S. Steel Industry
Early projections on steel markets in the United States predicted that the construction industry might see fluctuations, but that overall, the industry wouldn’t be hurt by fluctuating prices. And then COVID-19 swept the world. Now, the picture looks quite a bit...
How Record Rainfall and the Pandemic are Affecting Commercial Construction
If it’s not one thing, it’s another, isn’t it? The Texas construction industry is facing a couple of big challenges right now. There’s COVID-19, which is the big issue on everyone’s mind. But the weather has been causing problems, too, especially in the Dallas area....
Commercial Construction Market Outlook in 2020
Contractors across the country are always worried about how the building industry is forecast to perform. They tend to see great windfalls when the economy is doing well, yet seem to be hit the hardest during a recession. Other industries can often see and prepare...
How Do Election Years Affect the Concrete Construction Industry?
As a general answer to the question of “whether the construction industry is affected during election years and how,” is to point out how construction projects don't come to a halt, but speculation is never good for any market. In the past, election years haven't had...