EMC Masonry Concrete

EMC Masonry Concrete PROFESSIONAL MASONRY AND CONCRETE SERVICE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, NY Contact us today for more information 914-489-7461.

EMC Masonry Concrete provides masonry and concrete services for residential and commercial customers. Our professional technicians have the experience to handle concrete and masonry jobs of all scopes in Hopewell Junction, NY and surrounding areas. Our team of trained contractors will assist you with ideas and proactively incorporate them to give you a finished project at an affordable price.

07/20/2017

Homeowners who chose to have a new home built using masonry materials are choosing wisely. This is because Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Energy Star studies show that homes built of masonry materials yield a higher economic return.

07/18/2017

What binding component is essential to masonry construction? If you guessed mortar, you're right. Cement mortar is used to fill the gaps between masonry elements and bind them together as it dries.

07/13/2017

Natural stone comes in a wide variety of colors and densities. It can be cut to almost fit almost any shape, which makes it one of the most highly versatile materials known to humans.

07/11/2017

Bricks are mainly composed of shale, slate, and clay and are fired in kilns at temperatures of around 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of these materials are resourced locally, avoiding the heavy footprint of transportation, which is why masonry is also environmentally friendly.

07/06/2017

One of the earliest forms of building materials was mud brick, dried in the sun. Historians believe it is possible that when the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers flooded, the deposited mud or silt formed cakes that were used to build huts.

07/04/2017

If you’re not the type of person who keeps all the tools of the masonry trade around the house, you may find that it’s not practical to attempt stone or brick repairs on your own. Don’t worry. We’ve always got the right materials to get the job done for you.

06/29/2017

Masonry is a long lasting and reliable construction material. Can you guess how long anthropologists believe humans have been building using masonry materials? If you guess masonry has been an art and craft in human culture for over 6,000 years, you're right.

06/27/2017

So, what exactly is masonry? Masonry refers to the building and construction of certain structures that are bound together with mortar. Think about laying bricks to build something, such as fireplaces, houses, etc.

06/22/2017

As a construction material and method, masonry offers several advantages. Not only is it beautiful, but it also is versatile and durable. Masonry construction is also soundproof, fire resistant, and can hold up to most earthquakes.

06/20/2017

Engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi, the brick dome of the Duomo in Florence was completed in 1436. It was based on a design proposed over a hundred years earlier by Arnolfo di Cambio. The structure includes over 4 million bricks.

06/15/2017

A wall build from concrete masonry units (CMUs) can be colored, stained, or painted. CMUs may also be ribbed, scored, polished, brushed, raked, or sandblasted to give it a decorative appearance.

06/13/2017

Brick is one of the most durable and long-lasting materials. The brick ziggurat monument at Ur, for example, was built around 4000 BC. Records indicate that after 2500 years (circa 1500 BC), fired bricks were used to replace the original steps.

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