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September/October 2017 • Vol. 8, No. 5
Materials • Technology • Trends
Seismic
Reinforcement
and Anchors
p34
Reclaiming
Chicago Common
Brick
p28
GREEN
BUILDING
p14
MASONRY IS
COLORFUL…
WE MAKE SURE THE MORTAR IS
CONSISTENT
CHOOSE THE PERFECT COLORED MORTAR FOR THE JOBWe
At SPEC MIX® we lock in mortar color and consistency by weighing and
e
preblending all mortar constituents, including high quality pigments and
dry masons sand using precise quality control batching systems. Building
owners, designers and contractors can choose from 25 standard colors
or partner with our local representative to produce a custom color that
matches the vision for the project. When the project spec includes CMU,
brick, or stone the complete line of SPEC MIX mortars are available in
color to ensure consist
September/October 2017 • Vol. 8, No. 5 Materi
MASONRY IS COLORFUL… WE MAKE SURE THE MORTAR IS
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BRICKS INCORPORATED: RECLAIMING CHICAGO COMMON
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