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• Feb 11, 2014

  Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Tweed Heads, Tenterfield, Armidale & Moree

  Efflock is on tour, out amongst regional NSW. We're attending Master Builders Association meetings at each of the above locations as a guest speaker during the next two weeks. We're at Ballina RSL tonight, starting at 5:30pm. All are welcome to attend any of the meetings which are free of charge, with bonus drinks and nibbles provided. To book contact Susie at the MBA Ballina office on 02 6681 4266, or contact Ben on 0414 730 736.  

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• Jan 31, 2014

  Architect's specification to include Efflock

  "In ten years we are not going to talk about sustainability anymore, because it is going to be built into the core processes of architecture.”With its growth in the architecture industry, claiming a building is sustainable will eventually be like an architect getting up in front of an audience to “proudly proclaim how his buildings did not fall down.” - Architect Robert Stern, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture**  Many builders and trades are now using Efflock, and many have suggested that we speak to architects and have Efflock included into their plans and specifications. We've taken that advice onboard and...

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• Nov 26, 2012

  Trapping moisture with a secondary membrane

  The popular approach to controlling efflorescence on tiled balconies, is to provide a secondary membrane directly beneath the tiles. Another approach is to bond the tile bed directly to the substrate and install a single membrane on top. Both of these methods are popular and can be effective in controlling efflorescence from the tile bed, but there are pit-falls. Firstly, efflorescence is also known to release from tile adhesive and grout, which are both located above the membrane. Secondly, these methods trap all the moisture in the tile bed under an impervious membrane. Moisture in the tile bed concrete mix...

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