West Chester, Ohio - November 4, 2019 - ClarkDietrich is proud to announce the launch of Strait-Flex® Gold, a new paper-faced composite corner bead featuring a memory-free hinge that adjusts to any angle to create perfect inside and outside 90° as well as off-angle corners. Strait-Flex Gold replaces the previous Mid-Flex 250 corner bead in the product line.
Civil + Structural Engineer – October 2019
When Looking to Build a Structure that will Bounce Back from Catastrophe, CFS is the Answer
New E-Flange™ Casing Bead From ClarkDietrich Helps Stucco Contractors Achieve Greater Embedment - ClarkDietrich continues to integrate the innovative E-Flange™ design into its line of exterior finishing products with the addition of E-Flange Casing Bead.
West Chester, Ohio - September 3, 2019 - ClarkDietrich continues to integrate the innovative E-Flange™ design into its line of exterior finishing products with the addition of E-Flange Casing Bead and E-Flange Bandmaker™ Casing Bead. Casing Bead is designed to terminate stucco and plaster against doors, windows and dissimilar materials. E-Flange features a unique raised flange design that provides 80 percent more stucco embedment than standard “flat flange” profiles.
August 16, 2019
Specifying Cold-Formed Steel for Resilient Buildings:
Examining Resiliency in the Built Environment
Once you break down the concept of resiliency and the multiple attributes required to design a truly resilient building, it’s clear that cold-formed steel is a superior framing material choice. Cold-formed steel is strong, durable and can contribute to a project’s sustainability goals.
Senior Product Manager Chris Little has nearly 20 years of experience in new product development and management and has also played an integral role in helping shape industry standards for lathing, plastering, installation of masonry and stone. He is currently a member of the ASTM C-11 Lathing and Plastering Subcommittee task group, which is continuously updating ballot items to refine the ASTM C-1063 lath installation standard.
After nearly 70 years operating out of a historic elementary school that dates back to 1910, the City of Boerne, Texas, will get its first-ever City Hall later this year. Designed by Randall Scott Architects, the three-story, 45,300-square-foot city hall will house up to 70 city employees in 10 departments and serve as a one-stop service center for Boerne residents. The $22 million facility represents a major milestone for the rapidly growing community located 45 miles northwest of San Antonio.
At the 2019 INTEX Expo and AWCI Annual Convention, ClarkDietrich continued its winning ways by receiving four AWCI Excellence in Construction Quality Awards—one more than they received the year prior. The awards recognize AWCI members whose work demonstrates superior quality under challenging project conditions.
Head-Of-Wall Deflection Track - 1 & 2 Hour System
BlazeFrame RipTRAK is a ceiling runner with an offset shoulder that represents the thickness of the wall material. BlazeFrame RipTRAK is a UL approved for up to 4" Total Deflection Movement.
PVC CASING BEAD WITH BUILT-IN BACKER ROD & EMBEDDABLE FLANGE - ClarkDietrich E-Flange™ embeddable stucco profiles provide 80% more embedment than standard "flat flange" profiles. E-Flange allows for more stucco mix to flow through the flange, providing a more thorough and consistent embedment.