Sentences with phrase «crack in the cement»

During that first winter in their new home, they noticed a large crack in the cement - block floor of their garage.

The case stemmed from an accident that the then -79-year-old plaintiff suffered when she was walking and tripped on a crack in the cement.

Cracks in cement or asphalt allow weeds and vegetation to further damage the visual appeal of a home.

Not exact matches

Wheatley says Smith is still the guy who will go in first and «crack the cement.»

For Hillary Clinton to crack her highest, hardest glass ceiling in 35 days, she needs to make sure Trump's ceiling with suburban white women is made of cement.

Just use engineered cement, a concrete composite that is stronger, more flexible, less likely to crack, longer lasting, and lighter than materials usually used in roads, bridges, and buildings today.

Once free - flowing but now firmly cemented together with an iron - bearing mineral called hematite, the sand grains were apparently injected into cracks in ancient granite — some of them as much as 6 meters wide — under high pressure.

While many cranes and cement mixers are at work in L'Aquila, much of the town's historic centre is unoccupied and frozen in the state it was shortly after the earthquake, with simple beams shoring up windows, doorways and cracked walls and vegetation beginning to encroach.

These are some of the best parts of Peter Berg's workmanlike disaster movie: riggers checking in at a heliport before being flown out for their 21 - day shifts; a sore, tired - looking guy in safety - orange coveralls cracking a dumb joke; middle - aged men who pronounce «cement» as «see - ment» talking construction timetables; a visiting executive being asked to remove his magenta tie because of industry superstition.

It presents a triptych of red and white brick walls whose cement interstices have been masked with cut - out newsprint: ephemeral life lived in the cracks, or perhaps a reversal of Jasper Johns's use of newsprint in his early paintings.

Once he took us swimming and showed us the most amazing little seahorse hiding in the crack of a monolithic [cement] dock.»

Pools must be constantly maintained in order to ensure safety, which is why broken tiles, cracked cement or defective pool drains can all be a major area of liability.

• Inspect worksites and ensure that they are properly cleaned and cleared of debris • Measure floor area to determine the amount of materials that will be needed to cover it • Sweep and chip dirt and irregularities from existing base surfaces and fill cracks with putty and plaster • Coordinate efforts with suppliers / vendors to procure materials and equipment for floor laying • Cut and shape floor materials such as wood and tiles so that they fit into the designated space • Install floor coverings using adhesives and cement and check them to ensure that they are properly fixed • Fill in areas between tiles with plaster to ensure a clean and even look • Cleanup leftover materials such as adhesives and plaster • Repair existing tiled or wooden floors by replacing damaged or rotted tiles with new ones • Provide customers with information on involved costs and handle work duties according to provided budgets

«If home owners have cement block or poured concrete walls in the basement, suggest they have a contractor fill in cracks with hydraulic cement and then paint with waterproofing paint,» recommends Wilder.

For example, wide cracks in a patio deck that have been filled with cement, and tile in the adjoining interior that appears new may indicate a repair that's masking an underlying problem.

After moving into the house, the buyer discovered that the cement was so badly cracked that the walls were in danger of collapsing.