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    Concrete walls are highly durable, fire resistant, and provide structural integrity for buildings. They also provide savings on initial and life-cycle costs due to lower maintenance needs. Concrete walls offer benefits like sound insulation, design flexibility, and increased property value.

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    Concrete Wall and Floor

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    Concrete walls are highly durable, fire resistant, and provide structural integrity for buildings. They also provide savings on initial and life-cycle costs due to lower maintenance needs. Concrete walls offer benefits like sound insulation, design flexibility, and increased property value.

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    Concrete walls are highly durable, fire resistant, and provide structural integrity for buildings. They also provide savings on initial and life-cycle costs due to lower maintenance needs. Concrete walls offer benefits like sound insulation, design flexibility, and increased property value.

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    Concrete walls are highly durable, fire resistant, and provide structural integrity for buildings. They also provide savings on initial and life-cycle costs due to lower maintenance needs. Concrete walls offer benefits like sound insulation, design flexibility, and increased property value.

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    Characteristics of concrete walls

    1. High Durability: Concrete wall is solid, strong and won’t dent from furnitures, hail, or from accidental car
    bumpings in the parking lot.

    2. Savings on initial and life-cycle costs: Masonry’s higher durability also means less repairs, plus the color and
    brilliance of masonry won’t fade, rust or discolor from the weather eliminating continuous painting and
    maintenance.

    3. Fire resistance: Concrete walls are commonly specified fire barriers, because these elements are
    noncombustible, inherently fire resistance. Concrete masonry is also used to protect the structural integrity of
    steel from fire exposure.

    4. Structural Integrity: Masonry can be used with all roofing systems, and it has excellent load bearing capacity
    for supporting roofs and additional floors. It also resists the forces of heavy snows and wind shears.

    6. Better insulated (R values): The thermal mass of concrete masonry walls insulate against outside
    temperatures better than metal walls to help maintain constant temperatures inside while reducing your heating
    and cooling costs.

    7. Design Flexibility: Masonry walls can be easily adjusted at any time to suit job-site conditions, even after
    construction has started, and without production delays.

    9. Reduced Sound Transmission: Because of its mass and rigidity, concrete masonry is especially effective in
    reducing the transmission of unwanted noise and sound.

    10. Better Resale Value: Masonry buildings look better than metal, maintain their beauty longer and give you
    more building for your money.
    Applications of concrete walls

    Load bearing Fences Steps


    structures

    Partition wall
    Characteristics of concrete flooring

    • Concrete flooring is extremely tough and is resilient and is able to withstand


    heavy weight. It is very hard and unyielding.
    • Cost: It is the cheapest flooring option because it does not require another floor
    covering.
    • Installation: It is easy to cast or install in any location.
    • Durability: Concrete flooring is highly durable and will not be damaged by
    furniture legs or dropped items.
    • Finish: Concrete can be polished to a smooth shiny surface.
    • Design options: Various options are available in textures, colours, patterns, saw
    cuts etc.
    • Versatile: There is a choice of covering the concrete slab with any other flooring
    material at a later date.
    • Environmentally friendly: Depletion of resources is reduced when floor covering
    is avoided.
    Concete Flooring Applications

    Warehouses Factories Garages (Both commercial and Lobbies


    residential)

    Patio Porches Basement

    Public
    Institutions
    Residential Applications
    •Kitchens: Concrete flooring is popular in this room
    because it is durable and easy to clean. It can be sealed
    against moisture damage ​and made virtually impervious
    to staining agents.

    •Bathrooms: The ease of durability is also making


    concrete a popular bathroom floor choice. In this space
    textured techniques can be used to ensure that the
    surface is slip resistant even when wet.

    •Hallways: The various surface finish and color options


    that are available allow you to install concrete in a
    hallway, to create a stylish floor that is also utilitarian in
    high traffic areas leading to adjoining exterior spaces.

    •Lofts and Studios: The sleek look of polished concrete,


    acid etched to give it a unique look, is a popular flooring
    trend in many trendy loft-style buildings.

    •Rustic Cabins: While natural materials tend to rule the


    day in these locations, the fact that concrete can be
    stained to provide a highly durable alternative to slate
    and marble tile is making this an increasingly common
    choice for rustic interior locations.

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