2013 Projects of the Year: Above Grade Concrete Home

Above Grade Concrete Home Private Residence on Lake Hiawasee Basement Contractors Lake Hiawasee, Edmond, Oklahoma   Receiving the top recognition for above grade concrete homes this year is a private residence on Lake Hiawasee in Edmond, Oklahoma by Basement Contractors, also of Edmond, Oklahoma.  The home is a 3,758 square foot, sophisticated architectural and construction […]

2013 Projects of the Year Overall Grand Project: Private Single-Family Residence >5000 sq.ft.

Private Singe-Family Residence >5000 sq.ft. Private Residence Ekedal Concrete Laguna Beach, California The Overall Grand project for 2013 is a cliff-dwelling private residence foundation from Laguna Beach, California. Submitted by CFA member, Ekedal Concrete, Inc., this 11,000 square foot California “cliff-hanger” has a mat slab footing ranging from 4 feet to 4 feet 6 inches […]

CFA Now Offers Members A Hot Line

CFA adds new member benefit…Hotline You’ve asked and we’ve listened. Although there are two different forums available through LinkedIn, the private CFA Members group and the public Concrete Foundations group, we realize that this may be more difficult to use than you prefer. Following the CFA Board Strategic Planning effort in Minneapolis this Spring, CFA […]

CFA Online News

CFA Continues to grow online presence for Concrete Facts… CFA’s publication Concrete Facts has received a new online presence. We are pleased to announce that current news and an increasing amount of historical articles, press releases and information is now available directly from our homepage. Searchable archives by issue date, keywords and primary subjects or […]

Jack Paul Renfroe Obituary – Foundation Builders, Greeley, Colorado

Jack Paul Renfroe Nov. 29, 1939-July 27, 2013 Age: 73 Residence: Eaton Jack Paul Renfroe, 73, of Eaton, Colo., died of congestive heart failure, July 27, 2013, at Greeley’s North Colorado Medical Center. He was born Nov. 29, 1939, in North Platte, Neb. He was preceded in death by his wife, Karen (Cederburg) Renfroe, whom […]

CLIFTON CONCRETE HOME SHELL BY BARTLEY CORP

Attention to Detail and Production Meet Value Concrete Walls Poured Measure thrice, pour once. Bartley successfully poured a 152.5 cubic yard wall in the heat of the summer (88 degrees). Inside the wall contained rebar, PVC blockouts, electrical boxes, Thermomass, ThermaEZE, wall spacers, wall ties, insulation blockouts and pressure treated window and door blockouts. All this material and labor […]

Bilco Announces New District Sales Manager

NEW HAVEN, CT/July 16, 2013 – The Bilco Company is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mike Enderlin to the position of District Sales Manager, Residential Products, for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and North and South Dakota. Enderlin is a seasoned sales professional who has built a highly successful track record […]

Modern Efficiency Meets Classic Values

by REBECCA WASIELESKI As published in Concrete Contractor Magazine Created: June 26, 2013 Third generation concrete contractor Martinson Construction embraces technologies that help it improve efficiency while maintaining the ideals of a family-owned business. Earlier this year, Martinson Construction installed a GPS fleet tracking system on its trucks, pump trucks and skid-steer loaders. Despite a relatively short […]

YOU NEED TO BE THINKING CERTIFICATION RIGHT NOW…

Imagine yourself on the phone tomorrow bidding for a foundation contract, but you tell the general contractor “I am a CFA Certified Contractor”. His response will be one of surprise and admiration. Ten years from now his response will be “I only hire Certified CFA Contractors.” Get in on the ground floor of a new […]

Why Concrete Beats Wood

by JAMES R. BATY II As published by Concrete Contractor Magazine. Created: June 26, 2013 The Concrete Foundations Association explains why concrete foundations outperform wood in the majority of residential applications. The art, science and profession of residential concrete is centuries old, yet the farther we get from its origin the more complex the industry around us […]