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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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• Feb 04, 2014

  North Shore Timber and Hardware now selling Efflock

  North Shore Timber and Hardware is the latest business to offer Efflock to the local building trade. North Shore Timber have six locations and have an excellent reputation throughout Sydney and in Gosford for quality building supplies. As the name suggests, NST are primarily timber merchants but do supply some sand and cement based products. As many small building contractors are from a carpentry background, we see that the partnership with NST will offer great exposure of the Efflock brand to small builders - who will in turn benefit with a dramatic reduction in building defects risks.

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• Jan 20, 2014

  Rising Damp and Salt Attack - free PDF

  We have recommended this publication on our blog previously: Salt Attack and Rising Damp - A Guide to Salt Damp in Historic and Older Buildings. Salt attack is as destructive to masonry as termites are to timber, and is prone to occur on any building site in Australia due to our soils and extreme weather patterns. As salt is dissolved by water and absorbed by masonry, the water evaporates, leaving behind more and more salt with each wet cycle. Salt crystallises to expand at extraordinary pressure   (> 200MPa) to easily turn stone, bricks and mortar to dust. As outlined...

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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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• Oct 22, 2013

  Brick Mart now stocking Efflock

  Brick Mart in Brookvale (Northern Beaches in Sydney) are the latest building supplies store to carry Efflock. Brick Mart is a most impressive one stop shop for all bricklaying tools and supplies. Brick Mart carry everything from a full range of bricks, to scaffolding, tools, sand and cement. Efflock was recommended to Brick Mart by the boys at TMT Building, who are currently working together on a multi-unit development in Manly, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. TMT Building was one of the first building companies to use Efflock, and now include Efflock in all their building specification from bathrooms...

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• Oct 09, 2013

  Efflock to present to Master Builders Association - Manly Warringah Division.

  Efflock will be a guest speaker at tomorrow night's meeting of Manly Warringah Division of the Master Builders Association. Click on the link for details and to book. All are welcome to attend and building professionals can collect 2 CPD points for attending.  Efflock also presented to the Southern Highlands Division of the MBA in Goulburn last night. Despite a blackout making the presentation a bit of a challenge, the product received a great deal of interest from local builders, in particular for bathrooms and for building in saline environments. 

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