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A Healthier Interior
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LUCKILY, TODAY'S BEST PROTECTION IS ALSO THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE.

Brick exterior walls are a building's first defense. When moisture becomes trapped in wall-cavities it cannot only shorten

MASONRY
March 2010 I Vol. 49, No. 03

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features

# 16 2010 MCAA Convention

This year's convention had a healthy attendance, excellent learning opportunities and successful events and competitions.

FINALLY! Jack-Up Scaffolding for the Rest of Your Work

Top out 14-foot interior partitions off the base mit alone. Add extensions to go higher. The masons stand higher than the tower so towers never hit the ceiling.

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FOR THE RECORD

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Editor
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2 Free Bricklayers

What if your crew of 8 bricklayers laid the same number of brick as your competitor's crew of 10? THAT'S TWO FREE BRICKLAYERS.

That's what happens when your men keep laying INSTEAD of stopping for 20 minutes when the

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MAKING THE GRADE

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YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT a first-year mason to have completed both a tour with the United States Peace Corps and a master's degree. But 30-year-old Craig Nabors, a recent graduate of Meridian Technol

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