SECOND AMENDMENT TO REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.1.2

                                SECOND AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                     REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

     This Second Amendment to Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of September 30, 2005 by and between Dayton
Superior Corporation (the "Seller") and STAG Capital Partners, LLC (the
"Purchaser").

                                   BACKGROUND

     A. Seller and Purchaser entered into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale
Agreement with an Effective Date of August 2, 2005 (as amended by that certain
First Amendment to Real Estate Purchase Agreement dated as of August 31, 2005,
the "P&S Agreement") concerning certain premises located at 0000 Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx, 000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx and 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.

     B. Seller and Purchaser wish to ratify and amend the P&S Agreement as
provided below.

     C. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given
to them in the P&S Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the Seller and Purchaser agree
as follows:

     1. Section 8.6 of the P&S Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

     SECTION 8.6. PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION. The Purchase Price shall be
allocated as follows:


                     
Parsons Property:       $2,500,000
Ohio Property:          $4,100,000
Kansas City Property:   $2,100,000
Illinois Property:      $3,300,000


     2. The Closing Date (as defined in Section 2.3 of the P&S Agreement) is
extended to October 11, 2005, subject to extension as provided in the P&S
Agreement.

     3. Except as otherwise provided above, the P&S Agreement is ratified and
confirmed and remains in full force and effect.



     4. All references in the P&S Agreement to "this Agreement" shall mean the
P&S Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

     5. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile and in counterparts and it
shall be sufficient that the signature of each party appear on one or more of
such counterparts.

     EXECUTED under seal as of the date first above written.

                                       SELLER:

                                       Dayton Superior Corporation


                                       By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
                                           ------------------------------------
                                       Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
                                             ----------------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President, Strategic Planning
                                              ---------------------------------

                                       PURCHASER:

                                       STAG Capital Partners, LLC


                                       By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
                                           ------------------------------------
                                       Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
                                       Title: Manager