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... ensuring good aggregate cover at the joints between liners . The strips should be coated with form oil before fixing to ... ensure that stones are not dislodged by vibrators . External vibrators should never be used with ag- gregate ...
... ensuring good aggregate cover at the joints between liners . The strips should be coated with form oil before fixing to ... ensure that stones are not dislodged by vibrators . External vibrators should never be used with ag- gregate ...
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... ensure straight , smooth edges when cutting on site . Corrugated sheets should be cut exactly at the center of a ... ensures a flush surface . When vertical edges are terminated they should always be cut along the center of a corrugation ...
... ensure straight , smooth edges when cutting on site . Corrugated sheets should be cut exactly at the center of a ... ensures a flush surface . When vertical edges are terminated they should always be cut along the center of a corrugation ...
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... ensure that all exposed concrete will be made from similar materials . Even with the same concrete ingredients , a distinct change in color can result from a change in the water / cement ratio . A low water / cement ratio cement paste ...
... ensure that all exposed concrete will be made from similar materials . Even with the same concrete ingredients , a distinct change in color can result from a change in the water / cement ratio . A low water / cement ratio cement paste ...
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abrasive absorbency acid adhesive allowed appearance applied architectural areas avoid backing materials blade blemishes blow-holes boards broom brushing calcium chloride calcium hydroxide casting caused coarse CONCRETE SAW concrete surface cracking crazing crete curing darby desired disc edge effect efflorescence emulsifier emulsifying agents ensure expanded metal exposed aggregate external vibration face final coat finish coat finished surface finishing treatment form cream emulsions form liner form oil formwork give grading grain grinding grinding wheel grooves hardboards hydration discoloration inch layer lime linings lumber moisture mold mortar nailed neat oils necessary normal obtained operation panels pattern Pebble-dash placing plywood porous portland cement pressure produce release agent remove result retarder rubber sand Scraped finishes screed sheets silicon carbide slab smooth sodium citrate sodium perborate solution spatter-dash stains stone straightedge strips subgrade suitable surfactant technique Textured finishes thick troweling undercoat usually variations vary wall washing water/cement ratio weather wooden