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Jul 11, 2014
July issue of Pool + Spa magazine
Efflock proudly features in this month's editorial of Pool + Spa (see page 27 below). Pool + Spa is the leading industry based magazine for professionals in the pool building industry. Keep up to date on the latest trends and technology by subscribing free to receive either the eMag or printed version.
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Feb 25, 2014
Master Builders Association - Hunter Division meeting 26 February
Ben Burdett will be guest speaker at the Master Builders Association February meeting for the Hunter Division. The venue for the meeting is at Easts Leisure and Golf Club, Tenambit Street, East Maitland. Registration is at 5:30pm for a 6pm start and tickets include a 2 course meal. All are welcome to attend. Builders, trades people and their partners can earn 2 CPD points for attending. For more details please contact: Kerri RichardsEvents & Training CoordinatorMaster Builders Association of NSWStreet AddressLevel 1, 165 Lambton RoadBroadmeadow NSW 2292T: 02 4953 9400M:0418 770 630
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Feb 04, 2014
North Shore Timber and Hardware now selling Efflock
North Shore Timber and Hardware is the latest business to offer Efflock to the local building trade. North Shore Timber have six locations and have an excellent reputation throughout Sydney and in Gosford for quality building supplies. As the name suggests, NST are primarily timber merchants but do supply some sand and cement based products. As many small building contractors are from a carpentry background, we see that the partnership with NST will offer great exposure of the Efflock brand to small builders - who will in turn benefit with a dramatic reduction in building defects risks.
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Jan 20, 2014
Rising Damp and Salt Attack - free PDF
We have recommended this publication on our blog previously: Salt Attack and Rising Damp - A Guide to Salt Damp in Historic and Older Buildings. Salt attack is as destructive to masonry as termites are to timber, and is prone to occur on any building site in Australia due to our soils and extreme weather patterns. As salt is dissolved by water and absorbed by masonry, the water evaporates, leaving behind more and more salt with each wet cycle. Salt crystallises to expand at extraordinary pressure (> 200MPa) to easily turn stone, bricks and mortar to dust. As outlined...
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Jan 14, 2014
Melbourne Stockist - AWS Products
AWS Products are a specialist waterproofing and construction materials store based in Blackburn, in Melbourne. AWS are experts in the best quality construction brands, and have been quick to recognise the benefits that Efflock will provide to their customers. AWS are a store with staff who are themselves experts in remedial building. The manager, David Dudas said: "We're very excited to discover and to be selling Efflock". "Efflorescence can be a real headache. It can be incredibly hard to clean up, and there can be big problems with using acids over the top of natural stone and certain tiles...
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Dec 12, 2013
Ten reasons to get Efflock
Why should you get Efflock for your building project? 10 key benefits: A water-based green building product (in high liquid concentrate form to minimise packaging), free of VOCs, to prolong the durability and service life of all concrete materials. Prevents efflorescence discharging when mixed with any type of concrete. Makes concrete hydrophobic to repel damp. Enhances and retains colour in coloured concrete. Prevents salt attack. Prevents frost attack. Provides a primary water repellant barrier in wet areas. Improves curing of concrete (slows moisture release, prolonging the hydration of cement). Ideal for off-form concrete in architectural applications. (Will not change...
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Nov 04, 2013
Want more info on Efflock? Visit Joe and Sons Building Supplies tomorrow!
Joe and Sons Buildling Supplies in Five Dock are one of our reputable stockists who carry an excellent range of bulk building and tiling supplies servicing the inner west of Sydney. Pop by tomorrow morning, Tuesday 5th November and speak with Ben Burdett about the advantages of using Efflock for all of your building projects. Efflock provides easy and very cost effective protection against water borne building defects such as efflorescence, rising damp and membrane failure.
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Oct 23, 2013
Efflock turns 1 today!
Efflock turns 1 year old today! It is 12 months since our launch at a Master Builders Association meeting in Sydney.Thank you to all our customers and friends that have supported us in our fledgling year.
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Oct 22, 2013
Brick Mart now stocking Efflock
Brick Mart in Brookvale (Northern Beaches in Sydney) are the latest building supplies store to carry Efflock. Brick Mart is a most impressive one stop shop for all bricklaying tools and supplies. Brick Mart carry everything from a full range of bricks, to scaffolding, tools, sand and cement. Efflock was recommended to Brick Mart by the boys at TMT Building, who are currently working together on a multi-unit development in Manly, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. TMT Building was one of the first building companies to use Efflock, and now include Efflock in all their building specification from bathrooms...
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Jul 12, 2013
New Efflock formula
From 1st July 2013 we are rolling out a new and slightly modified formula. The new Efflock formula is a maximum concentrate, meaning the product now goes twice as far as before! as an additive, the product is now diluted at 1 part Efflock : 100 parts water. That means one litre of Efflock makes 101 litres of gauging water, or enough efflorescence protection for approximately 20 square metres of a 30mm thick tile bed! The new formula means less transport costs, less plastic packaging and waste, and much better value! Our website is gradually being updated with the latest...