Words and Photos: Corey Adams There is a well-known saying around poker playing circles. It is more of an unwritten rule that must be lived by. If within 30 minutes of sitting at a poker table, you can’t figure out who the sucker is, you are the sucker. I want to take this thought and …
Words: George Hedley Almost every contractor’s goal is to win more profitable work than they currently have. When the economy was slow, they worked hard to keep crews busy and breakeven. And as the economy heated up, contractors began to take on more work than they could handle with their current staff of project managers, …
The best of the best showed off their masonry talents. I’m not talking about the masonry competition in Las Vegas. That will be in my next article. It was the architects and mason contractors in Chicagoland and NW Indiana. The Masonry Advisory Council held its annual Excellence in Masonry Architectural Awards program. The Awards program …
Words and Photos: David Biggs, PE, SE Masonry is the only building material that has survived millennia and helps define our cultural heritage. We all know of such iconic structures as the Pyramids in Egypt, the Roman Colosseum, the Taj Mahal in India, Washington Monument, the Parthenon in Athens, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Haga …
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Words and Photos: Tiffany Pace, Xtreme Manufacturing and Snorkel Whether buying or renting, selecting the right telehandler for the job involves a lot more than its ability to lift the load. To ensure that you’ve chosen a machine that will perform as safely and efficiently as possible, consider a variety of factors that contribute not …
Words and Photos: Guy Erickson, Trimble The conversation around technology in construction has been around for some time. It is no secret that the industry is facing many factors that impact the way we do business. An increased number of projects, build complexity, safety conditions, and a changing market are all factors in getting the …
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Words: Mackie Bounds, CEO of Brazos Masonry Inc.Photos: Brazos Masonry Inc. The late Martin Luther King once said, “I have a dream!” At the age of thirty-one, I had a dream, and the day I turned thirty-two, my dream became a reality. On March 21st, 1989, Brazos Masonry bid its first job, and we got …
Words and Photos: The Quikspray Inc. Team No two grout applications are going to be the same because of the wide variety of grout types, mixing processes, grout pumps, and applications. Using trial-and-error with grout mixing and pumping is not the best method, as you could end up wasting your grout or impeding your project. …
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