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The diamond-shaped Taper Dowel is an engineered load transfer system for horizontal movement in concrete floors.

The Taper Dowel set includes a plastic void sleeve and dowel plate. The sleeve is nailed to the edge form before concrete placement. After the forms are removed, the dowel plate is inserted in each sleeve in preparation for the adjoining slab.

A properly installed Taper Dowel minimizes joint spalling, eliminates tripping hazards and improves joint filler appearance.

The Taper Dowel is recommended for joints up to 3/4” wide and is suitable for all types of ground level concrete floors, slabs or pavements:

• A unique plastic sleeve and steel plate, used in combination, creates an engineered load transfer doweling system for concrete flatwork.
• The flat diamond-shape provides maximum surface bearing, bending and punching resistance, without the slab interlock risk common with other methods.
• Acceptable method in accordance with ACI 302.1R Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction and ACI 360 Design of Slabs-on-Ground.

Be sure to contact SureBuilt for more information about the Taper Dowel and other new doweling products.

Are you tired of supporting vendors who give your biggest competitors better pricing, better access, better benefits and who knows what else? Do you sometimes feel like the family-owned, community-centered, local business getting crushed by the proverbial Walmart?!

SureBuilt concrete forming products are shipped to independent dealers and distributors, for resale and delivery to contractors, throughout North America. There has always been a preference to work with local people, who know local markets, not corporate entities.

Concrete Hoppers are precision-molded to create a sturdy and easy-to-clean funnel shape. The standard design is lightweight and easy-to-handle. The heavy-duty design is reinforced with a steel frame. Concrete Hoppers can be combined with tremie pipes, collars, elephant trunk and clamps to help with almost any concrete pour.

We’ve just landed the largest Stud Rail project in SureBuilt history. For more information on the NYC Stud Rails and other products, please contact our area representative, Bob Edwards, Construction Innovations, by email: redw472039@aol.com or cell: 518-365-1202. The $1.5 billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan is underway and the columns will be reinforced with SureBuilt Stud Rails.

Stay on Schedule with SureBuilt Stud Rails! Stud Rail, a double-headed stud anchor (DSA) reinforcement system, is typically used for concrete deck-to-column connections.

This product is designed to create a larger shear area around each column of a building , transfer the load into the concrete deck, and resist punching shear forces. Using the Stud Rail system can often eliminate the need for column capitals or drop heads. This provides significant savings, since these column details are difficult to form and place.