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Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Regulations for Concrete Form Releases

Hill and Griffith

Mar 11, 20214 min read

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Regulations for Concrete Form Releases

The New Globally Harmonized System: The Right to Know Are you or your employees at risk? By Bob Waterloo, published in the March/April...

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How to Keep Concrete From Sticking to Wood

Hill and Griffith

Apr 16, 20202 min read

How to Keep Concrete From Sticking to Wood

Excerpt from the December 14, 2018 article in SFGate by Mike Matthews Construction professionals routinely use plywood panels as shaping...

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What is Concrete Release Agent Form Oil Made Of?

Hill and Griffith

Jan 3, 20191 min read

What is Concrete Release Agent Form Oil Made Of?

There are three types of concrete release agents. They are very different in their cost, use and composition. Concrete form release...

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Concrete Formed Surface Classifications & Specifications

Hill and Griffith

Jul 18, 20182 min read

Concrete Formed Surface Classifications & Specifications

Details on classifications & specifications for surface finishes An excerpt from the July/August 2019 issue of Precast Inc., by Eric...

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Architectural Concrete Form Release Agent Application Troubleshooting

Hill and Griffith

Mar 31, 201814 min read

Architectural Concrete Form Release Agent Application Troubleshooting

The thing about architectural concrete is, it gives you all kinds of options. You can make gently flowing structures and curves. You can...

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Hill and Griffith

Feb 8, 20182 min read

What is Concrete Form Release?

That's a trick question because you can use something as nasty and harmful to the environment as diesel oil (and against the law in some...

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How to prevent mold and mildew from growing on precast concrete

Hill and Griffith

Nov 3, 20174 min read

How to prevent mold and mildew from growing on precast concrete

Ugly black precast concrete mold and mildew can be prevented with a simple spray-on solution. This week's post comes from Tim Carter and...

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12 Advantages of Precast Concrete for Large Scale Construction

Hill and Griffith

Oct 27, 20178 min read

12 Advantages of Precast Concrete for Large Scale Construction

Large-scale construction is a beast in a class of its own, and precast concrete is able to slay almost all of the worries it conjures up....

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Form Oil and Rebar - More on the Controversy

Hill and Griffith

Jul 27, 20172 min read

Form Oil and Rebar - More on the Controversy

This July 10, 2017, article in PRECAST, INC. "Bond, Reinforcement Bond" concludes with more on the chemistry and physics of form oil and...

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Do I Need to Remove Concrete Form Oil From Rebar?

Hill and Griffith

Jul 12, 20172 min read

Do I Need to Remove Concrete Form Oil From Rebar?

No. A common misunderstanding in the concrete industry is clarified in this review of an article from ForConstructionPros.com. Question:...

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Concrete Form Seasoning and Material Selection

Hill and Griffith

Jun 29, 20178 min read

Concrete Form Seasoning and Material Selection

Which concrete form substrates and finishes are best for your application? Considering what form substrate what form substrate material...

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Choosing the Wrong Release Agent Creates Concrete Bug Holes

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Mar 17, 20171 min read

Choosing the Wrong Release Agent Creates Concrete Bug Holes

(This blog post comes from a YouTube video that illustrates how the selection of concrete form release affects the production of concrete...

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Precast Concrete Safety - Don't Jump to Any "Rash" Conclusions

Hill and Griffith

Sep 20, 20163 min read

Precast Concrete Safety - Don't Jump to Any "Rash" Conclusions

Understand what causes rashes in the concrete industry and how to prevent them. -by Bob Waterloo Think about summer in a concrete precast...

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Care of Forms and Use of Concrete Form Release Agents

Hill and Griffith

Aug 11, 20164 min read

Care of Forms and Use of Concrete Form Release Agents

(This week's post is an educational article by Bill Rostine from "Pre-Cast Concrete News." ) Concrete formwork is one of the biggest...

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Concrete Pipe - Its History and Production

Hill and Griffith

Jul 28, 20162 min read

Concrete Pipe - Its History and Production

(From the Portland Cement Association's web site.The PCA is a powerful and vocal advocate for sustainability, jobs creation, economic...

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Coming Untied - New Precast Concrete Railroad Tie System

Hill and Griffith

Jun 9, 20166 min read

Coming Untied - New Precast Concrete Railroad Tie System

The clanging of the bell. The whistle announcing the approach. The rumbling of the train as it barrels down the tracks. Who hasn’t fallen...

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Feb 9, 20162 min read

Preventing Bugholes in Concrete

From the Portland Cement Association site, "Bugholes are surface voids that result from the migration of entrapped air (and to a lesser...

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Concrete Form Release Agent Biodegradability and VOC Content

Hill and Griffith

Jun 4, 20139 min read

Concrete Form Release Agent Biodegradability and VOC Content

Have you ever played a game with others and in the middle of the game they start changing the rules? Frustrating, isn’t it? Or maybe you...

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