The Fechino Files: Sealant Basics

Tech Talk: Control Joints

Painter's Corner: Expansion Joints

Center to serve Toronto-area contractors, distributors, architects and engineers

Dan Kamys

Adhesives Coatings Insulation Joint Sealants Waterproofing

Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875.

THE END OF DROOL

Typical "peel-and-stick" flashings have a black rubberized-asphalt component that can drool or leach out to the exterior of the building in warm temperatures if not precisely installed. This can leave unsightly marks on the ext

Plumb It Once...

You're Done! Expansion Joint Stud Plumb Rite Wall Board Caulk

Perfect Vertical Joints Every Time!

Once Plumb-Rite is installed, it isn't necessary to plumb the wall again.

Helps keep vertical joints

Specifications & Moisture Penetration in Masonry Construction

Specifications outline the conditions associated with actual projects. From material to manufacturer, specifications are critical in designing a structure, and blue printing importan

PAVERS

PAVING YOUR WAY TO EXCELLENCE

By Garry R. Perkins and Peter van Niekerk
Surebond, Inc.

70 Masonry
April 2004
www.masoncontractors.org

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PAVERS
The architects had a major challenge in convincing the city and Nationwide to agree to use pavers for the streets and sidewalks. They had two major concerns about the use of pavers: whether they would stand up to the high downtown traffic; an

Joint reinforcement or bond beams can be used in conjunction to increase the tensile strength of the wall, whether laid in stacked bond or running bond patterns, thereby reducing the chances for cracks or limiting how much cracking actually occurs on the

Flashing Materials

Advanced Building Products
AFCO Products
Carlisle Coating & Waterproofing
Dur-O-Wal, Inc.
Firestone Building Products
Heckmann Building Products, Inc.
Hohmann and Barnard, Inc.
Keystone Flashing Co

Adhesives

Admixtures for Masonry Grout

Admixtures for Mortar

Aggregates, Lightweight

Anchor Bolts

Anchoring Cements/Grouts

Area Walls for Basement Windows

Associations

Brace

Lyemance International

Robert H. Peterson
Precast Masonry of America
Southern Construction Products

Forklift Accessories

Apex Welding
Boral Brick (TN)
Carlift Equipment Limited
Caterpillar Lift Trucks