1-800-CONCRETE
Corporate Office:
PO Box 776,
Connellsville, PA 15425-0776
(724) 628-2200
Fax: (724) 628-2181
Hours of Operation:
6:30 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday, 7am-12pm on Saturdays
* Connellsville Lumber Yard- 7:30 am-5:00 pm on weekdays*
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STONE & COMPANY
Standard Concrete Block Division |
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Since 1882, when the
first concrete block
was molded from a
mixture of cement,
gravel, sand, and
water- concrete
masonry has become
the standard
building material.
Today, other
ingredients such as
air-entraining
agents, coloring
pigment, and water
repellent are added
to concrete block
mixture to further
increase the
versatile uses of
concrete block. In
addition,
concrete
itself permits
strength,
durability,
architectural
freedom and
versatility.
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Advantages of
concrete blocks are
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Environmentally
friendly
products
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Economical- a
life cycle that
lasts hundreds
of years
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Energy efficient
with natural
thermal and
sound-deadening
dynamics
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Fire, rot and
insect
-resistant
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Minimal
maintenance
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With new respect in recent
years, the concrete block is
now referred to as "concrete
masonry units" or "CMUs,"
blocks are increasingly
becoming
popular as substitutes for
other types conventional
building materials. Old
standard uses of concrete
block were for
low-visibility functions
such as foundations, slabs,
driveways and patios. Now
concrete blocks possess
high-visibility purposes
within the construction
industry today; house walls,
roofing, siding, flooring,
paving and more.
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During the manufacturing
process, a machine molds
moist, low-slump concrete
into the desired shapes.
These blocks then undergo an
accelerated
curing process
at elevated
temperatures inside
a special chamber.
This
is generally followed by a
storage or drying phase so
the moisture content of the
units may be reduced to the
specified limit prior to
shipping.
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We accept
Visa, Master Card, and Discover |
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