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Shotcrete vs. Gunite

Posted by Construction English On March - 14 - 2011

Shotcrete vs. Gunite

Gunite- Dry Gunning

“Gunite” is a trade name for “dry gunned” concrete, invented and patented by a North Carolina man. The term “gunite” has been used so much that, to most people, it means spray applied concrete. People often talk about a gunite pool — meaning a concrete pool where the concrete is pneumatically applied or sprayed in place using air pressure. Many of us in the concrete spraying business have started using the term “dry gun” to delineate this process. Read the rest of this entry »