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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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Milky Way Blowholes
So what kind of blowholes are affecting our visual concrete? Big ones, medium ones and small ones? Yes those ones but there’s something...
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happy 1/2 birthday
GreyMatter concrete is now 6 months old….To pat ourselves on the back and reflect upon this mini journey of Architectural Visual Concrete...
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The Elephant In The Room
In situ Architectural Concrete production is a specialist activity where quality is subject to many varying factors both within and...
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Blowholes: Are they REALLY such a problem?
Blowholes seem to have been the flavour of the month this January causing all sorts of debate and dilemma. We recognise Blowholes as a...
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Concrete Repair Category No.6. Deflected Construction Joints
When a construction joint is required on a wall on wall or column on column pour the joint line can cause problems with deflection, grout...
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This week...
This week we’ve been busy repairing some deflected construction joint lines on columns on a major fair faced project in London. This will...
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Visual Concrete Finishes. Polished Concrete Floors Introduction (Expectation)
Using in situ polished concrete as a flooring material has many advantages when incorporated from the outset in any new build or refurb...
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Visual Concrete Finishes
Much like the Architectural Concrete Repair Category blogs (which will continue to be posted by the way), Visual Concrete Finishes will...
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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...