Strengthening Your Waterproofing Business
By Vanessa Salvia The world has changed. Because of COVID and how that limited in-person interactions, yes, but even before that, online interactions were becoming more commonplace. Customers are more knowledegable, and businesses have more competition...
Shriner’s International Project
Project provided multi-ply modified bitumen roofing for Shriner’s Kerack Polyglass U.S.A. Inc., a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems, teamed up with D&D Roofing, a roofing contractor in Nevada, to provide a new roofing system for a Shriner’s...
Largest Waterfront Park in the Southeast
By Meredith Cook Crews applied 700,000 board feet of Geofoam over the St. Pete Pier concrete deck. On July 6, 2020, the city of St. Petersburg welcomed Floridians to a revitalized 26-acre attraction—St. Pete Pier. Serving as a premier destination for residents and...
Waterproofing Pool Decks
By Vanessa Salvia A knock-down texture for a pool deck is an affordable option that keeps a pool deck cool and protects the concrete. Concrete is more vulnerable than it seems, especially when it comes to water damage. Since a pool deck is constantly...
InsulFoam’s Geofoam Completes Swimming Pool
With a lightweight payload, Midtown 360 project crews were able to quickly install nearly 13,720 cubic feet of material. Nearly 50 percent of the population of Orem, Utah, is comprised of young families with children under the age of 18 years old. This relatively high...
Cold vs. Hot-applied Liquid Applied Membranes and Coatings
By Greg Austin There are many obvious reasons why durability is important for commercial construction and the waterproofing of covered podiums and plaza decks, green roofs, balconies, and terraces. Most of these public areas need to withstand foot traffic,...
Winter 2022 News
Mapei’s Planiseal CR1 has been awarded SCS Indoor Advantage Gold certification by SCS Global Services, an independent, ISO-accredited, third-party certification body. Unlike other cold-liquid-applied products on the market, Planiseal CR1 does not include asphalt, tar,...
Case Study: Pool Deck Crack Repair
The American Restoration company out of San Francisco, California, was hired to repair a cracking concrete slab around a swimming pool. They had two concerns: First, they did not want this crack to re-open through their surface coating, and second, they were worried...
Waterproofing Alternative Construction Cobb, Straw, Wood Chip Block
By Vanessa Salvia Rain screen furring strips installed over plastered straw bale wall just before vertical siding is installed. Plant-based materials such as fibers made from straw, have been used as building materials for thousands of years. It wasn’t...
Cool Roofing
By Vanessa Salvia Just as wearing light-colored clothing on a hot, sunny day results in a cooler feeling on your skin, cool roofs can make any building feel more cool on a hot, sunny day. A cool roof is one that has been designed to reflect more sunlight...
