Smith''s Color Floor is a waterbased extrastrength stain developed to give a decorative natural appearance to concrete floors and other porous mediums.
How to Use Cement Additives. Cement is a man made mineral based powder which goes through a chemical change or reaction when mixed with water. First it becomes like ...
Minerals and Their Uses. Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work ...
The History of Bricks and Brickmaking. Bricks are one of the oldest known building materials dating back to 7000BC where they were first found in southern Turkey and ...
When people accept that they are ready to start building the house, often in front of them there is a question, build a cottage on the model, as in all the project or ...
A Aframe A wooden or metal rack constructed in the shape of an "A" on which large stone slabs are shipped and stored. Abate To cut away so as to leave parts in ...
Normal, High Strength, High Performance, Air Entrained, Light Weight, Roller Compacted Concrete types
There are many types of concrete, designed to suit a variety or purposes coupled with a range of compositions, finishes and performance characteristics.
Aggregates are inert granular materials such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone that, along with water and portland cement, are an essential ingredient in concrete.
Glossary of Commercial Construction Industry Terminology© A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. A. AAMA – Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer''s ...
Chemistry. Nonhydraulic cement, such as slaked lime (calcium hydroxide mixed with water), hardens by carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide which is naturally ...
An explanation of some terms used in structural engineering, architecture and construction in the UK. Fr.: French equivalent terms, nouns are m(asculine) or f(eminine).
Mr. Expert Construction Chemical. Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has always been committed in bringing the best and innovative products that care for your building ...
Learn stepbystep how to build a dry stone foundation for your cob house, and also how to apply natural hydraulic lime mortar.
Richard J. Kinch and family replaster a swimming pool as diehard doityourselfers.
Technically, cement is the major ingredient (along with sand, gravel, water, and other possible additives) used to make concrete mix.
Peter Ellis explores the history and uses of lime mortars and related products such as pozzolans in building conservation
Cast Stone and Precast Concrete textures and products manufactured by Ventura Cast Stone. Glossary of textures . Description: Scagliola Texture (click to enlarge)
An engineering technology course for the construction industries.
Secil Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) comes in a range of strengths and is burnt limestone (no additives!). Prices start from just £+VAT delivery.
Construction documents often specify a cement type based on the required performance of the concrete or the placement conditions. Certain cement manufacturing plants ...
Table 1 below lists the five main chemical compounds in cement and their average percentages by weight. These compounds develop from limestone or lime and clay as a ...
Composition of cement. Introduction Portland cement gets its strength from chemical reactions between the cement and water. The process is known as hydration.
This part of the Pigment Database has the information on metal pigments. It also includes minerals, inert pigments, paint additives, oil paint Driers and other ...