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True Grit
True Grit. Does sandpaper have what it takes? This blog is dedicated to my good friend and concrete colleague Elaine Toogood. She...
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Pesky Soffits
Elaine Toogood of the Concrete Centre recently wrote an interesting Blog http://www.thisisconcrete.co.uk/home_page/blogs/painted_concrete...
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Concrete Repair Category No.5. Cleaning
Really this category should have been positioned at the start of this series as cleaning, or considering to clean any struck surface...
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Architectural Concrete Repair Category No.1. Construction Damage
The reality of site work is that no matter how fluid the communication is between all contractors and sub-contractors, some form of...