Roles

How you treat your heavy equipment, like a mast climber, can often determine the unit's lifespan.

How you treat your heavy equipment, like a mast climber, can often determine the unit's lifespan. By being proactive and putting in the extra effort, you can add thousands of dollars onto your bottom line.

When it comes to performance the choice is clear. 005

HYDEK MARK II-724

This gas-powered hydraulic mast climbing system is a performance heavyweight. Unparalleled safety, efficiency, set-up, mobility, adaptability, on-site t

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THE Hardscape Show
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Interacting with industry professionals both in the classroom and on the trade show floor provides an

Husqvarna

Because the end result should speak for you.

The industry's longest-lasting portable masonry saw, the Husqvarna Portasaw® TS 355, is now even better with standard carrying handles. The removable handles make the saw easy to c

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MASONRY
Photo courtesy of Britt Stokes
MASONRY
Volume 48, Number 12
December 2008
Water Works
features

An Inside Look at Scaffolding Accessories

Products that help mason

SUSTAINABILITY
STARTS IN THE WALL-CAVITIES.
WHAT'S THE VALUE OF A BUILDING
IF ITS EXTERIOR WALLS FAIL?

Every building's most common enemy is unwanted moisture. It weakens structural elements and spawns hazardous mold, often leading

For The Record
Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

Looking Back, Moving On

How has the year 2008 affected you? This year's miserable economy seems to have touched everyone in some way, whether by a light tap on

FAQS
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Adjustable Scaffolding

Q: Why have so many of my competitors made the move to adjustable scaffolding?
A: Speed. When your masons keep laying instead of hopping planks... and the wall's alw

President's Message

Tom Daniel
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

MCAA

New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Asociation. MCA

An Inside Look at Scaffold Accessories

Products that help masons stay OSHA compliant and work safer, faster

By Brett Martin
Image courtesy of Waco Scaffolding and Equipment

Accessories make scaffolding systems more accessi

FIREPLACES & CHIMNEYS
Southland Brick and Block offers pre-fabricated fireplaces that are assembled with mortar. "It's quick and easy to put them together," Orme says. "It takes a mason one or two days."

He says local masonry contractors wo

Mast climbing work platforms have long been popular with large masonry companies, allowing them to do big jobs more quickly, easily and safely.

Mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) have long been popular with large masonry companies, allowing them to do big jobs more quickly, easily and safely than with conventional scaffolding or other non-motorized, self-erecting scaffolds, says Jacques Laine,

Introducing

All New! Continuous-Climb Self-Leveling Work Platform

JERRY CASTLE & SON HI LIFT 5000 Ibs 5000 Ibs 5000 Ibs 5000 Ibs

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• Easy! Single Button Operat

Staying Up and Running