Living RealityI learned of this when I spoke with Grant Keen recently. He runs a small masonry business, G&C Masonry, in Palatka, Fla. Located about halfway between Jacksonville and Orlando, most of Keen’s business is residential. His crews, just a shadow of what they had been when things were going well, typically have been working only fours days a week for a long time. Well, maybe, just maybe, the housing market is improving. It will be a long haul to levels of just a few years ago, but improvement is a good thing, no matter how small. We published some encouraging news last week about the housing market. Hanley Wood Market Intelligence published the data and commentary. It follows important residential housing trends. I have referenced this group periodically in articles and news updates. ... |
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Brickbats
Celebrating a Decade of Excellence
Enter your top jobs in MC’s 10th annual Project of the Year contest, and help us honor outstanding masonry craftsmanship.
Click here for details and entry materials. Deadline: Oct. 1st
"Spot the Mistake" Video Challenges Platform Operators To Do It RightOperators can now benefit from a new IPAF safety video called "Spot the Mistake", which focuses on the wrong and right procedures for using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
TenCate Geosynthetics Base Reinforcement Geogrids Excel in Montana DOT Study
In the independent Montana DOT study, TenCate Mirafi BXG - the wovengeogrid of TenCate Geosynthetics North America - outperformed all testedbiaxial geogrids including the traditional extruded biaxial geogrids.
Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cements Covered in New ASTM StandardRapid hardening hydraulic cements are used in a variety of applications in which reduced cementitious contents are desired or early service is needed. Included among these applications are paving, construction, stucco, mortar and block.
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Construction Workers Account For Almost One-Third of All Jobs Lost This August As Industry Remains The Hardest Hit
Nonresidential construction continues to account for larger share of job losses than residential construction according to new analysis by top construction economist.
Nonresidential Construction Slides in July as Stimulus Dollars 'Trickle' Out to Contractors, Top Industry Economist Notes
Downturns in multi-family construction and both private and public nonresidential construction swamped a strong upswing in single-family homebuilding in July according to an analysis of federal construction spending data provided today by a leading construction economist.
Mason's Toolbag
Product Focus: Motorized Scaffold Systems
The latest innovations in motorized scaffold systems.
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