Italians are good with Concrete and Brick & Mortar jobs. The construction company i was at used them a lot out east.
..For sure, just as most European countries from my experience while living there, can show us a thing or two, concerning concrete use.
Of course, when almost every house, apartment, garage, or almost every structure is composed of concrete, they
obviously have much more experience, not only in variety, but in years.
...And the Italians...well, the fact that it was Romans who first developed concrete, may have something to
do with that!
Back in the 1980s, I worked with the AO Smith (Harvestore) people. Among other things, I spent much of my
time digging and pouring foundations for those
'Big Blue' silos.
I would go to the job, lay out and dig the footer..then call the concrete producer to bring in his product.
I had 2 particular firms I called most often, when within reasonable distance, simply because they produced a
superior mix (IMO).
There was one blender which I avoided calling, because his mix was substandard..even though I had a couple
farmers in his neighborhood, still demanded his concrete.
Happily, I was reinforced in my opinion of him, since his nickname among most locals who worked construction,
was "Lumpy"...
