1. Home
  2. Digital Issues

Past Issues

To order back issues, click here and email us today. Prices for back issues*:

* Plus tax (CA residents) and shipping

Qty: * Price each:
1-10 $3.50
11-30 $2.50
31 $2.00

Concrete Covered 2016

Featured Article

The Concrete Truth: The 411 on a Common Substrate

From bridge decks to pool decks, airplane hangars to brewery floors, even on rooftops, concrete is everywhere.

In This Issue

  • Tips for Grinding
  • Company Profiles
View Digital Issue

November 2016

Featured Article

Jacked Up Tank Job

Access is everything on some coatings jobs. To reach the ceiling and rafter on this tank, the coatings crew had to jack it up.

In This Issue

  • Spec'ing Static Discharge Floors
  • Dehumidification Q&A
  • Job Coating: The Truth
View Digital Issue

Roof Coatings Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Roof Coating System vs. Re-Roof or Re-Cover

I remember when thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) began to enter the market as an affordable alternative to traditional bituminous roofing products.

In This Issue

  • Choosing the Right Rig
  • Coatings Plus SPF
View Digital Issue

September 2016

Featured Article

Buzzer Beater fro Athletic Center's New Floor

It was a slam dunk finding a coatings applicator that could get the job done on tome at Georgetown University's new athletic Center.

In This Issue

  • Fines Through The Roof
  • Concrete School Pool
  • Overtime Change
View Digital Issue

Equipment Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Take the Hard Work out of Renting Equipment

The guesswork going into renting equipment can sometimes lead to unnecessary headaches.

In This Issue

  • Rental Dos and Don'ts
  • Electrostatic Equipment
View Digital Issue

July 2016

Featured Article

Crew Throws a No-Hitter on Cardinals Stadium

For this local crew from Missouri, recoating the structural steel at St Louis Cardinals baseball stadium has been a grand slam!

In This Issue

  • Green Roofing in Session
  • Respirator Ins and Outs
  • Pigeonholing Pinholes
View Digital Issue

Safety Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Priority #1 on the Job

Jobsite safety is always a hot button topic in the coatings industry for many reasons.

In This Issue

  • Mitigate Hazards
  • Top to Bottom PPE
View Digital Issue

May 2016

Featured Article

Finish Line Approaching Fast! On Bridge Recoat

A few bumps on the road couldn't keep this contractor from completing the recoating of this 64-year old drawbridge.

In This Issue

  • Branding Attitude
  • Outreach Blueprint
  • Concrete Floor Haven
View Digital Issue

Surface Prep Supplement 2016

Featured Article

It's All About the Prep: Coating Success with Proper Surface Preparation

If coatings contractors have heard it once, they've heard it a million times – proper surface preparation is absolutely imperative to the success of each and every coatings job.

In This Issue

  • Roof Prep Success
  • Blasting Protection
View Digital Issue

March 2016

Featured Article

Balancing Beam: Time, Skills and a PFP System

Expansions at a petrochemical facility required a special passive fire protection coating applied in-shop and in the field

In This Issue

  • Variables in Roof Safety
  • Fracking on the High Seas
  • Cost of Lost Tools
View Digital Issue

Concrete Covered Supplement 2016

Featured Article

The Low Down on Concrete: Working with One of the Most Popular Building Materials

Take a look around–concrete is everywhere!

In This Issue

  • Proper Concrete Joint Repair
View Digital Issue

January 2016

Featured Article

Concrete Coatings Kings

The rehab of a historic building in L.A. included the coating of a top level of the parking garage. Find our how these contractors handled the heat.

In This Issue

  • Top Talent Needed!
  • Safety for Inspectors
  • Your Online Reputation
View Digital Issue

November 2015

Featured Article

Peak Performance: Coating a Natural Gas Power Plant

They go by many names: peaking power plants, peaker plants, and sometimes just peakers. But there is no change in the important role these power plants play.

In This Issue

  • Choosing & Using Fire Protection
  • Training Ops for Roofers
  • Coating Spec Updates
View Digital Issue

September 2015

Featured Article

Concrete Floor Gamble

Indiana Grand Racing & Casino was about to gamble big! The problem started when faint cracks began appearing on its 10-year-old, 23,000-square-foot floor.

In This Issue

  • Update: OSHA's Confined Space
  • Social Media Conversation
  • Holiday Break Work?
View Digital Issue

July 2015

Featured Article

Clip In and Hang On! Superdome Roof Job

This New Orleans icon didn't need to be recoated but getting one made sense. And this super crew made it work!

In This Issue

  • Surface Prep Failures
  • Coating Plaza Decks
  • Profits By The Numbers
View Digital Issue