Hawaiʻi’s rainy seasons may bring paradise, but they also bring unique challenges to homeowners: concrete spalling. We went to an active work site to speak with Jonny Santo Tomas from Structural ...
I’ve got an odd problem. I have concrete spalling on a sidewalk that leads from my concrete driveway to my home. The driveway and sidewalk were poured at the same time. The driveway is in great shape, ...
Q: I’ve got problems with some of the concrete on the outside of my home as well as in my garage. There are lots of places where the top finish and layer of the concrete has eroded away. I think it’s ...
Around 17,800 HDB households have sought help to fix broken or flaking concrete over the last three years. (Photo: Cheryl Marie Tay) A Yishun HDB flat made headlines last week, after an 80-year-old ...
Power plant owners spend millions of dollars each year on structure maintenance, particularly on concrete repairs. While concrete remains the choice building material for power plant structures, it is ...
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The 18th Wing will inspect more than 100 homes on base after spalling concrete was discovered in several unrenovated buildings. The wing identified spalling in 32 quadplexes ...
CAMP KINSER, Okinawa — None of the families living in 65 homes with balconies deemed at high risk for concrete spalling will be required to move, the Kadena Air Base housing office announced at a town ...
Recently, there were two instances of concrete blocks falling from ceiling of HDB units. FM Love 972 radio DJ Ho Ai Ling narrowly avoided injury on June 22 when a chunk of concrete fell from the ...