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Concrete Quality Control

For almost every material used in every process around the world, quality is crucial, and concrete is no different. Due to the purposes that concrete serves, it is absolutely vital that you use high-quality mixes – if your house or building is built upon poor foundations, you could be looking at more than inconvenience – the consequences could be dire. Here, the team at Neil Sullivan & Sons will give you the rundown of concrete quality control and why it’s so important. How do you control the ‘quality’ of concrete? Unlike a t shirt, a car or a television, for example,…

Fresh Concrete Tests

To be sure that your concrete is fresh and ready to be used, and you’ve not received or created a batch of poor quality concrete, you can conduct a number of tests. Here, the team at Neil Sullivan & Sons will detail what those tests are and how they work. The slump test As well as checking freshness, this test can also be used to ensure the right amount of water has been added to the mix. This method uses a steel ‘slump’ cone. The cone needs to be placed atop a solid base, and then it is filled with fresh…

Neil Sullivan & Sons Partnership with Eastern Waste Disposal

Neil Sullivan & Sons have announced a new partnership with Eastern Waste Disposal. This connection increases Neil Sullivan’s capacity to supply aggregates to customers throughout the majority of the Essex region, as well as facilitating the opening of a new depot in Clacton. Eastern Waste Disposal is a family-owned waste disposal and recycling business, serving industrial and domestic clients from their HQ in Brightlingsea, Colchester. Neil Sullivan & Sons are a supplier of domestic and commercial concrete, as well as topsoil and aggregates for customers around Essex.

The Role of Aggregates in Concrete

Concrete consists of three main ingredients: cement, water and aggregates. Your base concrete mix will have different properties depending on how these ingredients are proportioned. Aggregates are often seen as a filler material, but their role in concrete is more varied than that. In this article, we’re looking at how aggregates influence the end concrete mix, including the differences between aggregates of varying sizes, shapes and texture. Workability Arguably the most obvious aspect of a concrete mix influenced by aggregates. Workability refers to how easy concrete is to mix, transport, place and compact – or, how easy the concrete is to…

A Comprehensive Buyer’s Guide to Build Systems

One of the most crucial issues you have to contend with when starting a selfbuild project is settling on the type of build system you’ll use. Almost every single aspect of your project will be affected by this key decision, from cost to construction time, layout to energy efficiency and everything in between. Making the right choice, therefore, is of the utmost importance. Here, we’re going to be looking at the differences between the most popular build systems and highlighting their merits. Timber Frame Post and beam, conventional open or closed panel, or oak timber frames are just some of the…