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Twirlybyrd Introduces Spa-Massage System
  TWIRLYBYRD (West Covina, CA) has introduced the Deep Tissue faceplate, which performs like an…
Matrix Z’s SeaStone Decking Systems
  MATRIX Z (Fort Lauderdale, FL) offers SeaStone, a complete line of eco-friendly cementitious products…
Gateway Grandeur
St. Louis is a great American city. My brother lived there for a time, and I have many friends who live within easy reach of that special point on the map where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi River as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve passed through town on several occasions through the years and was able to play the serious tourist once while visiting in the Spring of 1998. In addition to the famous zoo, a few museums and the Busch brewery, I basked in the splendor of Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch (although I didn’t ride to the top until a later visit) and, for the first time ever, saw the Gateway Geyser put on its
Test Your Knowledge #43
University Drops Longstanding Student Swimming Requirement   Note: >> Some Web sites may open behind…
2012/10.2, October 24 — Edge Treatments, Deck Integrity, Hillside Gymnastics and more
    October 10, 2012                      …
Ripples #54
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck What with all the recent publicity about nudity and Britain’s royals — a naked Prince Harry cavorting at a party in Las Vegas, a topless Kate Middleton sunbathing in France — Ripples can only wonder, What’s next, photos of Queen Elizabeth “air drying” after
Stars on the Wetlands
By Ron Gibbons The wetlands of Long Island provide a natural backdrop for this exquisitely…
Softening Edges
By Steve Sandalis We recently completed a project that truly thrilled a pair of well-traveled,…
Integrity on Deck
  I was recently involved as an expert witness in a case where, among many other flawed parts of the project, I came across a distinctly substandard pool deck. The grout was cracking all over the place, and most of the flagstone veneer was either loose or in the process of breaking free of the substrate. The diagnosis didn’t take long: All I did was dig back a part of the lawn at the edge of the patio, and the not-so-surprising truth revealed itself.
Hillside Gymnastics
By Randy Beard Through the years, I’ve had the good fortune to work on a wide range of difficult sites and been forced to familiarize myself with all of the technologies and techniques that go into making these projects work. The two videos linked below offer a case in point: We were called in to build a pool at the base of an oceanfront lot rising