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Cracks in soapstone

Stone Conversations : Archive 1 : Message 00782

From: Walter Arnold <walter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:48:42 -0600
Subject: Cracks in soapstone

At 09:42 AM 3/9/01 -0500, John Ceprano wrote:

Quoted text begins.i use a hammer drill and insert rebarb when necesary, but prefer to use
epoxy surface to surface
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Bear in mind that rebar will rust, even if it's coated (it may take 30 or
40 years, but it will rust)- when that happens, it expands and presses on
the stone, and can eventually cause splitting. Look at any old concrete
bridge or underpass and you'll see spalling and cracking from rusted rebar.

Walter S. Arnold * walter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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