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• Mar 05, 2014

  Salinity in Australia - a big problem that builders need to consider.

  The Master Builders Association meeting held in Maitland last week had a very entertaining and informative guest speaker from the NSW Department of Primary Industries. The topic was urban salinity. Salt from the soil can have a very destructive and catastrophic effect on masonry in buildings. Salt is drawn up into masonry with rising damp, and over many years with wet and dry cycles, more and more salt is deposited into the point of evaporation, typically in brickwork or stonework below damp proof course [DPC] level. The pressure exerted by crystallising salt can exceed 200MPa, whilst the tensile resistant strength...

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• Jan 13, 2014

  Efflock to present to Master Builders Association meetings, northern NSW.

  Efflock will appear as a guest speaker at six Master Builders Association meetings during February in the northern NSW region. The presentation will include topics such as efflorescence, leaking bathrooms and addressing salt attack when building in saline areas. Dates and towns are as follows: Monday 10 February 2014 at Coffs HarbourTuesday 11 February 2014 at BallinaWednesday 12 February 2014 at Tweed Heads Monday 17 February 2014 at TenterfieldTuesday 18 February 2014 at ArmidaleWednesday 19 February 2014 at Moree To attend these meetingsand for more details please contact the MBA Ballina office on (02) 6681 4266 or email gmarchant@mbansw.asn.au  

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• Nov 13, 2013

  Efflock information at Exclusive Tiles breakfast tomorrow.

  Ben Burdett from Efflock will be at Exclusive Tiles in Brookvale from 6am, Thursday 14th November. Exclusive Tiles is hosting a breakfast morning, so come on down to grab bacon and eggs and a coffee and speak with Scott and his team about all things tiling.     

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