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Clay beats PVC for green drainage

Concern about sustainability within construction means that scarcely a week goes by without a pronouncement about the sector’s need to reduce its environmental impact. One industry which is hoping to ...
Columbus Dispatch

Made here: Logan Clay Products among few firms still making sewer pipe, chimney liners

LOGAN, Ohio — In a factory outbuilding at Logan Clay Products Co., two workers try to answer a question with a mechanical press: How tough is this clay pipe? The machine makes contact with the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ask the Builder: Plastic pipe a great product, but its many types can be confusing

Q: I went to buy some plastic drain pipe, and after looking at all the types I was confused. So I decided to do some research. I have several projects for which I need a plastic pipe. I need to add a ...
The Durango Herald

Discovery of clay in pipes prompts erosion worries

Crews still are investigating a possible problem with a drain in the city reservoir after they found initial signs of a problem this winter. The Durango City Council set aside $300,000 for repairs in ...
The Ledger

Contractors clear drainage pipes, neighborhoods avoid flooding

DAVENPORT - Contractors cleared root-ridden, 50- to 70-year-old clay drainage pipes in northeast Davenport just in time to avoid more neighborhood floods. Steve Gill, city street department supervisor ...