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• Feb 25, 2014

  Master Builders Association - Hunter Division meeting 26 February

  Ben Burdett will be guest speaker at the Master Builders Association February meeting for the Hunter Division. The venue for the meeting is at Easts Leisure and Golf Club, Tenambit Street, East Maitland. Registration is at 5:30pm for a 6pm start and tickets include a 2 course meal. All are welcome to attend. Builders, trades people and their partners can earn 2 CPD points for attending. For more details please contact: Kerri RichardsEvents & Training CoordinatorMaster Builders Association of NSWStreet AddressLevel 1, 165 Lambton RoadBroadmeadow NSW 2292T: 02 4953 9400M:0418 770 630

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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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• Dec 12, 2013

  Ten reasons to get Efflock

  Why should you get Efflock for your building project?   10 key benefits: A water-based green building product (in high liquid concentrate form to minimise packaging), free of VOCs, to prolong the durability and service life of all concrete materials. Prevents efflorescence discharging when mixed with any type of concrete. Makes concrete hydrophobic to repel damp. Enhances and retains colour in coloured concrete. Prevents salt attack. Prevents frost attack. Provides a primary water repellant barrier in wet areas. Improves curing of concrete (slows moisture release, prolonging the hydration of cement). Ideal for off-form concrete in architectural applications. (Will not change...

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