A long overdue update!

It has been far too long since I updated these blog posts!  When Christmas came I guess I just got too busy to post and forgot all about it.  However, that does not mean that things have been overly relaxed at Head Office.  Even though it's the off-season there's still lots to do; there have been forklift training, TDG courses, product R & D, and tech-bugs to work out.  PLUS we're launching a new Eavestroughing division which will work in our local area:  Imperial Eavestroughing Ltd.  Starting that has had its own share of challenges, but it will be worth it.

What will probably be the most interesting for people is the testing we're doing to try and replicate whitening problems that we see "in the field."  For those of you that think your concrete is hard and almost impermeable, keep an eye on our Facebook page.  We've got some concrete patio blocks sitting in salt water, and after only four days the results are shocking:  the salt has already made it to the surface of the blocks, and the moisture even appears to have "jumped" over to some of our control blocks that aren't immersed in water!  One of those blocks has been cut so we can see what's going on inside, and the salt looks like it's almost oozing out!  What's most interesting, though, is which of our products is helping keep the salt off of the surface of our Sierra Stone the best.  Watch for updates at www.facebook.com/sierrastone.rubberstone.  

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UPDATE:  I posted pictures of a couple of the blocks on our Facebook page, and the pictures say it all.  


This is a concrete block with Sierra Stone on top that's been sitting in salt water for about 2 weeks:

This is a similar block, but we coated it with our new Efflorescence Blocker before we applied the Sierra Stone.  It's been in the same salt water as the other one for the same length of time, but look at the difference!