Bulldozer uses in Construction – Types – Blade sizes

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Bulldozers or simply dozer is a machine that is mainly used for digging, pushing, excavating, and for leveling the different materials like soils, coarse aggregate for roads and removal of debris at work site. Different types of bulldozer with varying sizes are available in the market. Among the most common types of heavy equipment used … Read more

Monolithic Slab Foundation – Monoslab – Pros and Cons

Monolithic slab foundation

When we talk about foundations for our home, two of the obvious choices are floating slab and monolithic slab foundation. Well, both the footings are a type of slab-at-grade foundations – aka raft foundations. But both have different set of uses, applications, and pros. Foundation engineers don’t prefer a floating foundation for an entire house. … Read more

Waffle Slab – Here’re some advantages and disadvantages

What is waffle slab?

A waffle slab also known as two-way joist slab is a slab made of reinforced concrete with its ribs running in two directions underside of the slab. Ribs are wide band beams that run between columns spanning the orthogonal direction. That’s the reason why waffle slab is also sometimes referred to as ribbed slab. The … Read more

Rough opening for doors – 24”, 28”, 30”, 32”& 36” – Opening Sizes & Charts

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If you’re planning to remodel your kitchen or buy new doors for it, you may have heard the term rough opening thrown around, usually in reference to the door width. However, the term itself can be confusing – what does rough opening mean? And what exactly do rough openings have to do with door sizes? … Read more

Sand Blasting Concrete Finish – Purpose, Process, Pros & Cons

sand blasting concrete finish

Sandblasting is one of the techniques used to provide texture to the surface of hardened concrete. It’s an abrasive blasting techniques that exposes the aggregates giving concrete a rough surface finish. What is sandblasted concrete finish? It is used to give an abrasive finish to a concrete surface. Sandblasting can be used on concrete columns, … Read more

Quartz Pool Finish -12 pros that make it best swimming pool finish

Quartz Pool Finish

Quartz pool finish has gained popularity over recent years because of plethora of pros. It stands as the best swimming pool finish among number of options like plaster, salt finish, cement, or stone. Quartz is a natural stone that has been used to decorate homes, foyers, and bathrooms for years now. It’s hard, scratch-resistant surface … Read more

Mat Foundation – Definition, Types, Uses, Advantages and Disadvantages

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A mat foundation is defined as a thick reinforced concrete slab that spreads over a large area of soil and transfers loads to the underneath soil. It supports all the columns and load bearing walls of a structure. A Mat foundation covers the entire footprint of a building. It is also commonly known as Raft … Read more