Wanna keep your deck, dock and porch posts and piers from shifting and heaving? Before the shift hits the fan, head it off with The Footing Tube. The form is made from lightweight, recycled plastic, suitable for frost prone areas up to a 5′ depth and eliminates the effects of freezing ground water. Setting the posts is a relatively easy job because there’s no need to strip forms or wait to backfill. [click to continue…]
concrete
The Pulverizer and ClawBar are vital anti-zombie tools, oh, and they’re also ideal for concrete and demolition work. If there are two things I always like having on-hand it’s beefy demolition tools and zombie apocalypse defense weapons. The good folks at Ames True Temper generously provided both to us in the form of the Jackson Pulverizer and the True Temper ClawBar. Let’s start with the basics: proper naming. When tool companies name a demolition tool, it needs to sound damaging. When Bosch made its signature breaker hammer, did they call it “Fluffy”? Nope, they went with “Brute”! Ames True Temper had the right idea with these too. Just say “Pulverizer” and “ClawBar” and it already sounds like you’re decimating zombie hordes. [click to continue…]
Oh, Betonamit, where were you when my alma mater needed you?
According to campus legend, back in the 1960′s, there was a rather large boulder near the student centre of the University of Calgary. For silly, aesthetic reasons, the University decided to encase it in concrete and make it more cube-like. The engineering students, however, would have none of it. One night they launched a prank to “free the rock” and return it to a more natural state. With dynamite. [click to continue…]
You know what reminds me of Jamaica? Handling cement work!
Well, no, not really – but this video from CreteSheet does get one into the spirit of the island, mon. [click to continue…]
There’s no doubt about it – concrete countertops look pretty fantastic. They’re not just for fans of industrial design and décor – concrete countertops can look earthy, warm, cool, rustic or modern. They can also be custom made in various shapes and sizes, are heat and scratch resistant and with certain treatments, cracking can be eliminated.
Those are the pros. The cons? They can be expensive if you turn to the experts. That’s why many with DIY knowledge, tools, space and well – balls – have attempted to make your own. [click to continue…]
