Masonry Magazine January 2006 Page. 4
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MASONRY
Volume 45, Number t January 2006
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INSIDE
Lime Mortar
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Corners
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# Squeezing Out Every Dollar
An industry expert provides creative, hands-on techniques that you can use in your day-to-day business to help decrease labor time and increase profits.
# Brickwork Restoration: How to Work with Lime
As more Americans discover the importance of preserving their building heritage, mason contractors need to be prepared with education and skills in renovation techniques and the materials used. Discover almost everything you need to know about one particular mainstay of renovations: traditional lime-based mortars and putties.
# Company Profile
MK Diamond Products Inc. has changed quite a bit over the years. Beginning as a marble mill in 1868, the company has evolved over the past 138 years into a specialized leader in masonry, stone, concrete, tile and lapidary saws, diamond blades, coring bits and other precision power cutting tools.
# Air Barrier Initiative Joint Venture
Two national manufacturers of construction products have joined forces to get the industry up to speed on air barriers-an item contractors, architects, specifiers and distributors will hear increasingly more about over the next five to 10 years.
columns & departments
4 From the Editor
40 Technology
6 President's Message
42 OSHA
10 Making the Grade
44 Full Contact Project Management
12 New Products
46 Classified Advertising
38 MIT Excellence Awards
48 News
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