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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Each type offers unique characteristics suited to specific applications in masonry support systems. Their enhanced design accommodates heavier masonry loads, uniformly distributed timber floor loads, concrete floor weights, attic truss loads, and point loads from compound trusses or steel beams.

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Natural Building in the U.K. with Barbara Jones

Natural Building

These benefits include humidity regulation, prevention of bacterial growth and molds, no toxic off-gassing, passive and active ventilation with breathable wall systems, and thermal storage for temperature control. It made all the difference in the world.”

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Reserves at Cobalt Cir. – Brownsville, TN

The MCP Group

They include but are not limited to, Site Demolition, Earthwork, Site Utilities, Landscaping & Irrigation, Striping, ADA Signage, Cast-In-Place Concrete, Masonry Veneer, CMU, Structural Steel, Misc.

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My Path to Construction

PC Construction

After about three months with PC, I decided that carpentry was a great fit for me, and I was promoted to a carpenter helper. And, I am now a participant in Vermont’s first Commercial Carpentry Apprenticeship program! I hope to further my carpentry skills on the jobsite and become a lead carpenter.

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Commercial Craft Apprenticeship Kicks Off

PC Construction

Over the course of the next year, these construction trade professionals will participate in a combination of 316 hours of in-person classroom instruction and an additional 2,000 hours of on-the-job training in carpentry specialties such as floor and wall systems, framing and drywall, building envelop systems, roof framing, trim and cabinetry.

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Gary Horstmann, the super

The Korte Company

He just wanted a good carpentry job. Yet he knew his experience leading a crew would help The Korte Company team succeed more than his carpentry skills. The mini-warehouse, made of concrete and metal, took him out of his carpentry comfort zone. Becoming a supervisor wasn’t what Gary set out to do. The hospital was very old.

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PC Trade Professionals Attend New Apprenticeship Program

PC Construction

Vermont’s very first Commercial Carpentry Apprenticeship is underway, and PC is proud to have three of the seats filled with members of the PC team. Photo: PC’s carpentry apprentices (center to right) pose with their apprentice program instructors.