Radon Mitigation In Concrete Did you know that radon gas is one of the leaders in causing lung cancer in the US? Radon mitigation in concrete slabs can be expensive to fix but there are do-it-yourself solutions. We all know mitigating radon gas in your home is extremely important but where do you start? Testing…
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Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks This is an interesting article about a low-cost, pollution-free solution to infrastructure problem: New self-healing concrete has fungi that “heals” cracks in crumbling structures. A type of fungi spore is mixed into the concrete mix and lays dormant until it’s exposed to oxygen and moisture from…
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How to Remove Dog Urine Smell From Concrete Pet urine smell in concrete is awful and embarrassing, and can ruin a home or animal shelter. I’m able to solve this problem for my clients so I thought I would share how to remove dog urine smell from concrete. Concrete is extremely porous and absorbs…
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Protect Concrete From Freeze / Thaw Damage Permanently protect concrete from freeze / thaw damage by waterproofing the substrate. This stops the moisture from freezing and causing the freeze / thaw contraction and expansion. Concrete is one of the most durable building materials known to man. It can still be vulnerable to deterioration from weather,…
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Ultra-high Performance Concrete Ultra-high performance concrete was accidentally discovered when they added recycled, milled glass. I came across this article talking about concrete being supplemented with milled glass being much stronger and more dense. The concrete was also permanently waterproof. This instantly reminded me of what Creto Deep Penetrating Sealer (DPS) does to regular…
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Sanitation in Daycare The most important thing in daycare is safety. Sanitation in daycare plays a large part in making sure children are safe. There are many precautions that can be made to increase the sanitary conditions in a daycare or any environment with children present. Some of the precautions are keeping children’s areas tidy…
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Creating Energy From Hot Pavement This is a great article I found about creating energy from hot pavement. I reposted the beginning of the article below. Turning Heat Into Electricity Engineers are working on technology that will harvest clean energy from pavement. While solar energy is a clean source of energy, not everyone can…
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How To Dry Out Concrete in 24 Hours One of the biggest problems I faced working in San Francisco was the amount of time it took to dry out concrete after the cleaning process. I would stop by the job site every other day to measure for moisture. It would sometimes take weeks for the…
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Researchers find that concrete structures can actually REDUCE air pollution by absorbing sulfur dioxide Here’s an interesting article I came across. I didn’t know that concrete can actually reduce air pollution. It covers how concrete can absorb sulfur dioxide which is super toxic. Unlike carbon dioxide which is helpful to the environment and accelerates plant…
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How To Remove Epoxy From Concrete So there are many different ways of removing epoxy and other sealers from concrete. Here’s how to remove epoxy from concrete floors considering the different types of concrete and methods. Pick out which of these is right for your project. Shot Blast Machines Shot blast machines can be…
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