GFRC: concrete that uses glass fibers for reinforcement instead of steel
GFRC is concrete that uses glass fibers for reinforcement instead of steel. It is typically cast in a thin section of around 1/2" to 3/4". Since the fibers cannot rust like steel, there is no need for a protective concrete cover thickness to prevent rusting. With the thin, hollow construction of GFRC products, they can weigh a fraction of the weight of traditional precast concrete.
Create your own unique visual using color and artwork on acoustical wall panels
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Create your own unique visual using color and artwork on acoustical wall panels. Transform interior spaces with distinctive image depth and personality on texture-rich TECTUM Create! Direct-Attach custom wall panels.
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Custom-Colored Aluminum Cable Railing
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When you order raw aluminum components you can custom coat the railing to whatever color you'd like. This customer in Washougal WA painted their railing green to match their house. What color would you make your railing?
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How to compare sliding vs pivot glass shower doors
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You鈥檙e desperately trying to find the best solution to keep water inside your shower, add style to your bathrooms and not break the bank. This has led you to start researching sliding glass shower doors and pivoting doors for your upcoming remodel. You鈥檝e found benefits you can love about either choice:
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Find the perfect planter styles for Summer Landscaping
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Is your outdoor space ready for the summer? Container gardening can add a pop of color to refresh your outdoor space, creating privacy and shade for maximum comfortability. However, the harsh summer weather like heat, wind, and drought can take a toll on your container gardens if they are not cared for properly. TerraCast® offers maintenance-free solutions to your beautification projects!
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Ventilating the top and bottom of a cavity wall
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Weep Vents are commonly placed directly on the flashing at the bottom of the wall, below finished floor and above finished grade. What may be new to some is that now, it is becoming more common to also place weep vents at the top of the wall, either just below the shelf angle (commercial or multi-story) or just below the facia and soffit of a residential structure.
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Accuride ST8200: A New Bar for Roller-Bearing Movement
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The Accuride ST8200 Series gives restaurants a new option premium movement in warming and refrigerated drawers. This family of roller-bearing slides delivers smooth, progressive movement at an affordable price.
With exhaustive cycle-testing behind it, customers can rest assured they have quality movement at work. The ST8200 Series uses a full-extension, roller-bearing design with practicality in mind.
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Thoughtful hardscape design can turn the concrete jungle into comfortable human habitat
What is hardscape? Hardscape is the term for hard landscaping materials. Concrete, asphalt, stone, glass, brick, metal, and gravel are all hardscape. In general use, hardscape means materials placed by human design. Hardscape contrasts with soft materials like vegetation and soil, which are known as 鈥渟oftscape鈥�. Together, hardscape and softscape make up the landscape.
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