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How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

Potential Problems When Pouring Ready-Mix Concrete in Cold Weather

Before beginning a ready-mix concrete project during a cold weather month, make sure your concrete provider is aware of these potential problems.

How to Prepare a Concrete Floor for Coatings

Believe it or not, when it comes to applying coatings to a concrete floor slab, it’s not enough just to cast your eyes on the surface – and if it looks dry – think that it’s ready. To avoid the costly problems that can happen after installing coatings, there are two crucial steps you must […]

What Makes A Ready Mix Concrete Provider's Product Better Than Others

The pros at Razorback Concrete understand the qualities that produce a superior ready mix product for commercial and residential projects.

How to use concrete kneeboards and concrete sliders

I'll show you how to use concrete kneeboards to mag float a patio slab in preparation for a broom finish.

Concrete Connoisseurs Tweak Mixes And Methods For Highways And Bridges

Like modern chefs tweaking classic techniques, concrete industry insiders are experimenting anew with ingredients—additives and aggregates such as fly ash, slag and quarry waste—and “plating,” which includes methods such as two-lift paving and real-time smoothness monitoring. And like many chefs that emphasize food’s health aspects, concrete professionals are refocusing their goals from the strength of the material to its longevity and durability.Article Index:

Can research take the cement out of concrete?

USC Technologies in San Jose, Calif., the research development arm of U.S. Concrete, a producer of ready-mix and precast concrete in Houston, is collaborating with two universities to create "alternative supplemental cementitious materials." The research seeks to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions by using less cement in concrete.

Considerations in purchasing a wood-frame house for renovation

If you’re considering renovating an older wood-frame home, a thorough evaluation of the structure can help you to determine whether an investment in the home is worth it. In order to determine if it is worth rehabilitating, systematically inspect the house and compare the necessary repairs with the estimated value of the finished home. Inspecting the following components of the home should help you decide whether…

How we work with foundations

AP works with foundations and nonprofits to augment our journalism and help us tell stories we might otherwise not be able to tell.Director of Ne...

House Foundations: Types and Common Problems

Getting solid support from footings, walls, piers and slabs.

The Historical Foundations of Abundance

Historians are so obsessed with discerning or making new “turns” these days that it may seem our understanding of the past is running in circles. We recycle old ideas and old debates in an endless quest for the truth. One of the latest of these shifts in historical interpretation is the “material tu

Foundations That Actually Stay On

It's one thing to find a foundation that looks great and covers everything, but it's quite another to come across one that stays that way all day.

The best foundations for Black women

Have you ever glanced in the mirror and noticed a shiny area along your T-zone and chin where your matte, complexion-evening foundation should be? It just might be time to change your foundation. …

Seven Foundations For A Strong Family