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Different Grades of Concrete and their uses …

Different Grades of Concrete explained … Different projects often require different grades of concrete. In this instance, the grade is defined as the strength and composition of the concrete based on the minimum strength the concrete needs to be after 28 days following initial construction.   C Grade concretes are measured using cubic concrete testing. This is where samples of concrete are taken from batch of concrete and tested to ensure the concrete […]

A history of concrete furniture…

A History of Concrete Furniture and Evaluation of Current Trends Concrete of varying different forms has been used in architectural design since way back in Ancient Roman times. Originally these early forms of concrete were quite unlike the Portland cement we use today and consisted of a combination of volcanic ash and limestone. Over the […]