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Author Message Kim A. Bowman, CSI, AAIA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: archspecmaster Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 12:26 pm:    I have a project where we are using polished concrete and are in the need of stainless steel divider strips, or stainless steel concrete screeds, that need to be cast in the concrete slabs, on grade and elevated. These divider strips will remain exposed and are taking the place of control joints in the polished concrete areas. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a manufacturer of the stainless steel divider strips or screeds that I can specify? thanks! Anonymous   Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 12:50 pm:    Perhaps these guys will have something. They provide divider strips for pavers and tiles. Schluter Systems L.P. 194 Pleasant Ridge Road Plattsburgh, NY 12901-5841 (800) 472-4588; (518) 562-2410 www.schluter.com Lynn Javoroski Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 220 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 12:56 pm:    Have you checked out the divider strips used in cement terrazzo? Brett M. Wilbur Senior Member Username: brett Post Number: 39 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 12:58 pm:    We do quite a bit of terrazzo in our schools. We use zinc strips though. Ralph Liebing Senior Member Username: rliebing Post Number: 188 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 02:20 pm:    Kim, you might try the following list [from MasterSpec] but they warn against stainless for Portland cement terrazzo, so your case might be included there. STRIP MATERIAL MANUFACTURERS Klein and Company, Inc. (KCI) Canton, GA (800) 241-0681; (770) 345-6334 www.kleincoinc.com Manhattan American Terrazzo Strip Company Staley, NC (336) 622-4247 National Terrazzo Delaware, OH (800) 837-9559 Romoco Precast Terrazzo Products Manheim, PA (717) 665-2739 Richard L Matteo, AIA, CSI, CCS Senior Member Username: rlmat Post Number: 100 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 04:48 pm:    I would suggest contacting a local terrazzo contractor as they will probably be doing the work anyway. I have on god authority fro m a contractor I know in Phoenix that stainless steel could be a problem. It may too hard to grind. Kim A. Bowman, CSI, AAIA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: archspecmaster Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 05:18 pm:    we'll use zinc divider strips rather than stainless steel ...I thought there might be a compatibility problem with stainless steel and Portland cement.