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Masons Guide To Job Site Handling And Maintenance Of Architectural Cast Stone

ARCHITECTURAL CAST STONE TECHNICAL RESOURCES AT A GLANCE

Architectural Cast Stone – What You Should Know Now

If it looks like stone and is a manufactured precast concrete product, then it must be cast stone, right? Wrong. What you are seeing may be adhered manufactured stone masonry veneer (AMSMV), architectural precast, calcium silicate, or even a natural s

June 2012
MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry
Volume 51, Mambar 96

The Rules
for Flashing

MISSOURI
INSIDE
Pressure and Masonry
Cleaning

Workforce Development
in Pennsylvania

The R

MCAA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
The masonry industry urges Congress to consider relevant, unbiased technical information supporting development of a fair and equitable standard that will protect workers without destroying their jobs and the businesses t

Growing Workers in Pennsylvania

Workforce development is key to increasing masonry market share.

The bond between the mason contractor and product suppliers is key to increasing market share for masonry construction projects. With this

May 2012

MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry
Volume, Number 05

Masonry
Restoration

INSIDE
Saw Review
Connectors, Anchors & Fasteners

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FROM THE EDITOR

Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

Evaluating Your Legacy

One of my favorite shows these days is "Undercover Boss," which centers on the CEO of a company disguising himself (or herself) as

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
John Smith
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

Working For You
The last two months have been a very busy time for the MCAA officers and staff. Besides meeting to review and analyze the January

Jefferson
Leesburg
Madison

"We always look out at least 50 years, and when you look at blocks, bricks and stone, you inherently get 50 years at a very reasonable cost," Lakes says. "Masonry also provides a sense of strength and longevit

CASE STUDY
REHABS AND RESTORATIONS
By Karen Kovach

Updating Design, Materials to Meet Codes and Standards
Florida's new 'Child of the Sun' from Frank Lloyd Wright

In Lakeland, Fla., halfway between Orlando and Tampa, the a

BLOK-LOK
A HOHMANN & BARNARD COMPANY

RESTORATION ANCHORING SYSTEMS
Blok-Lok is the leading manufacturer of restoration anchoring solutions. Through our vast experience and unmatched technical expertise we can engineer a custom solution

SCAFFOLDING
provide access to one level (see Photo 4). Only erectors are allowed to climb frames that don't meet the Integral Climbing Ladder Standard 1926.451(e)(6). All Non-Stop and other elevating towers currently produced meet this standard and

Good to Know

Be sure to use tags to indicate the state of the scaffold; frame scaffolding must be tied in, when the base-to-height ratio exceeds 4:1. and moved to the next wall intact (see Photo 6). All the safety rails stay in place. This feat