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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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jamieefurd5
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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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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