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Determining Customer Expectations

In the product development and IT worlds they call this Business Analysis. Uncovering and documenting the What, Who and When of a project. These are called Requirements and your customers always have requirements like color, thickness, shape and size. Other customer requirements may include environmental factors, is it interior or exterior? Will the product be in the sun or the shade? Will the product require seems? As a fabricator you know all about these questions. The HOW part of the project… Continue

Posted by Dave McVey on July 5, 2009 at 7:01am

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We have twenty gallons of UV Sealer (gloss) for sale half price FOB Austin, TX.

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New bee

As we all know you have to start somewhere and that is me now! I have been eyed down and found that concrete is the answer. I live in the Square State but My idea is not, trying to find balance between traditional Colo, and the Modern east and west. So I'm using a blended approach to the counters in the kitchen Black/Grey Granite mixed in with a contrast of Black Mocha Concrete in the wet and more detailed areas. This in theory will give me Options of Prep food trash pass through, built in strai… Continue

Posted by Anthony Sasek on May 6, 2009 at 10:27pm

Sketchup submissions for problem solving.

I would like to have a place where we can submit plans in a sketchup form and bounce around ideas on proble solving.

My first problem is the rainbow shaped sink. Really worried about reinforcement, and how it breaks up the slab in the middle. There will be a faucet centered behind the sink. Any suggest would be great, I have a sketchup file posted that can be downloaded and modified with your thoughts.… Continue

Posted by Ryan Waxman on March 12, 2009 at 5:30pm

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TOOLS! TOOLS! and TOOLS! 7 Replies

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known substitutes - beginner in Australia 3 Replies

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Fiber Reinforced Concrete vs. others 20 Replies

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NOTHING Local! 17 Replies

Started by John in Admixtures and Pozzolans. Last reply by Mike Heidebrink 1 day ago.

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Marbling Techniques 6 Replies

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reinforcement content 14 Replies

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Monolithic pour w/2 sinks - concerns 3 Replies

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gfrc arms around sink 9 Replies

Started by Jimmy Archambault in GFRC. Last reply by Dave McVey Jul 6.

EAP discusions 13 Replies

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SHADOWING 6 Replies

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Pick your brains on a surface repair issue... 3 Replies

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How Hot is TOO HOT... 4 Replies

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How long to leave on Muriatic Acid? 2 Replies

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What size sand?

Started by Mark Celebuski in GFRC Jul 4.

Business in Concrete.... Opinions 12 Replies

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Optimum 360 superplastizer 8 Replies

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How to repair scratches in UV sealer? 4 Replies

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Alla Linetsky replied to Benjamin K. Smith's discussion 'Aggregates'

Here is where you can get sliced ammonites and possibly other sliced fossils: http://www.indiana9fossils.com/Ammonites/Ammonite-Fossils.htm Look for sliced and polished under different countries. Also try googling sliced agates or sliced stones....

5 hours ago

Benjamin K. Smith added a discussion

Aggregates

Hey everyone, another question. I was talking to a potential client the other day and he asked about putting diffenet types of aggregate in the countertops such as granite, quartz, or slices of gem stones. I have seen pictures of tops with these t...

6 hours ago

Mike Heidebrink left a comment for Paul Lundy

Hi Paul, I work at CHENG Concrete as president. In the past I've typically kept a low profile on this forum since our company seems to be such a lightning rod for controversy among many of the folks here. Recently I've been prodded by our studen...

12 hours ago

Mike Heidebrink and Jimmy Archambault are now friends

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Valeri Borisenko commented on Don Thrush's photo 'DH010009'

As it is beautiful!

14 hours ago

jacobkoski replied to jacobkoski's discussion 'TOOLS! TOOLS! and TOOLS!'

Yes I am closing the shop. Call me or email me with any questions- I would be willing to arrange for delivery for someone local like yourself- let me know.

16 hours ago

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Alla Linetsky replied to Scott's discussion 'known substitutes - beginner in Australia'

Here is the link to the BASF Australia page. Give those folks a call. http://www.basf-cc.com.au/EN/Pages/default.aspx Also, see if you can join a concrete professional association of some sort - they're a great resource for technical advice and ...

18 hours ago

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