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May 19, 2014
Presentation at Granville TAFE, Tuesday 20 May
Read more →Ben from Efflock will be presenting at the Inner West Division of the Master Builders Association, Tuesday evening 20 May. The meeting is to be held at the Granville TAFE campus where there will also be a tour by the head trade teacher of the bricklaying training facility. Cost is free. To register, click here.
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May 12, 2014
Come along to our upcoming presentations.
Read more →Do you have any questions about Efflock? Of course you can phone or email us any time, or else attend one of our regular presentations. This week Ben will be speaking at Orange on Wednesday night, and Dubbo on Thursday night at each of the local Master Builders Association meetings. See the flyers below: The next Master Builder's Association meeting presentation will be for the Inner West Division on 20 May.
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May 02, 2014
Are you in Adelaide? We can visit you 6th & 7th of May.
Read more →Ben Burdett from Efflock will be in Adelaide 6th & 7th May. Ben will be at East Adelaide Tiling Co. in Stepney from 7:30 on Wednesday morning, and is available to make visits to other stores or building sites. Efflock is ideal for Adelaide's harsh soils to prevent rising damp and salt attack. To request a visit, please phone Ben on 0414 730 736.
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Apr 24, 2014
Grand Designs: Kevin McCloud revisits a house with efflorescence
Read more →Grand Designs often follows incredibly interesting building projects. A story following a house built in the Kent countryside in 2008 was no exception. The architect and owner constructed an experimental, unreinforced, terracotta arched building supporting an earth roof with tiles manufactured from clay onsite. The building was risky but has proved a great success and extremely energy efficient, even providing an income for the owners! Unfortunately two years later during Kevin's revisit, efflorescence has left it's mark: Kevins face says it.....should have used Efflock! ....Of course Efflock didn't even exist at the time this house was built, but perhaps...
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Apr 19, 2014
Master Builders Association - Cronulla Division Presentation 28 April
Read more →Ben will be giving a presentation about Efflock to the Cronulla Division MBA meeting to be held 28 April. Members and non members are both welcome. For details, please click here.
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Apr 16, 2014
Presentation to TKD Architects
Read more →Thank you to TKD Architects for the invitation to present to a number of their architectural staff in their Surry Hills office today. I think Efflock was well received - in fact as of this afternoon Efflock was added into the specification for a project soon to commence tiling works in Bronte. For a link to their website and to see their impressive projects gallery, click on the logo below:
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Apr 14, 2014
When salt attack hurts! - Scarborough Beach, Western Australia.
Read more →Check out the photo of these concrete pavers. They are adjacent to the beach shower at Scarborough Beach in Perth. Pavers in the splash zone have been eroded from salt attack, presumably from swimmers rinsing sand and salt from the beach. I was in Perth to visit local stores and to compete in the Australian Surf Lifesaving Titles, and I made the mistake of walking across these pavers in bare feet! The bits of gravel were particularly uncomfortable. Efflock is ideal for concrete block and paving manufacturers. Efflock prevents salt attack, as well as efflorescence and algae growth. Best of...
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Apr 11, 2014
Fallen Life Savers Memorial at Coogee - Stonemasons choose Efflock.
Read more →A national memorial to commemorate the lives of fallen life savers during combat is nearing completion. The memorial at Coogee Beach in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs is due to open 27th April - the first Sunday following Anzac Day. Terraset Stonemasons are undertaking the stonework for the head contractor Hargraves Landscapes, using Sydney Sandstone. Efflock has been selected for the mortar mix to prevent efflorescence, reduce maintenance and prevent rising damp and salt attack.
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Mar 19, 2014
Remedial Builders are quick to embrace Efflock
Read more →The remedial sector of the building industry is an area that appears to be growing, at least most obviously in the Sydney region. This is probably due to the increasing number of strata title buildings requiring repairs. Many repairs such as concrete cancer are simply becoming necessary as buildings from the first wave of strata schemes during the 1960s, reach 40 and 50 years old. With housing pressures across our cities, strata schemes and high rise developments are becoming even more common with new high rises constantly springing up in our suburbs. Unfortunately, new does not mean free of defects....
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Mar 05, 2014
Salinity in Australia - a big problem that builders need to consider.
Read more →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...