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Whether you’re looking for information about how a concrete chipper provides silo and drum maintenance, are searching for safety tips to better protect your team or want to know more about concrete and cement in general, General Chipping’s concrete chipping blog is your one-stop shop for all things related to the world’s most popular building material. (And it gets updated all the time.)
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Dirty Jobs (Like Chipping Concrete): Somebody’s Got to Do ‘em
Anyone familiar with the Discovery Channel’s former “Dirty Jobs” program knows that host Mike Rowe regularly got himself into sticky — often dangerous — situations, all in the name of education. The program’s premise was to show the world what some of the hardest workers out there endure each day, and one episode stands out as a General Chipping favorite. During the fifth season of […]
Safe Practices Save Lives Around Your Ready Mix Concrete Truck
Your company’s ready mix concrete truck (or redi mix concrete truck, depending on your preferred spelling) helps get your crew where it needs to be. It allows you to get the job done, keep clients happy — and keep new business rolling in. Even so, that same concrete truck can introduce safety risks into the mix. Even the most safety-minded crews can find themselves so caught […]
How Much Concrete Do I Need to … ?
“How much concrete do I need to complete my project?” Whether you head up a concrete construction crew or are a DIY master on your own home turf, it’s a question you’ve likely pondered from time to time. After all, if you buy too much concrete, you’re left with costly excess. Buy too little and you can’t complete your work. The good news is, helpful […]
Know the Lingo: What is Central Mixed Concrete?
From “slurries” to “batch plants” and “central mixed concrete,” the world of concrete construction has a language all its own. And, while that’s fine for those of us who work in the business, such terms can become confusing to customers. A simple explanation of the phrases and materials in use can go a long way toward healthy client relationships — and can even help your […]
Is Chemical Cement Mixer Drum Cleaner All You Need?
A chemically based cement mixer drum cleaner might seem like the easy fix for maintaining your redi mix truck drums and central mixers. But, is it enough to keep concrete buildup at bay? In short, the answer is no. While such products can do a great job helping to delay the onset of caked-on concrete, buildup will eventually make itself known. At General Chipping, we […]