Construction
Understanding Grout Consistency
Choosing the right grout consistency could be the difference between a successful installation and a costly failure. The most technically advanced grout in the world is worthless if it can't reach every void and cavity in the installation space. Grout must transfer...
Beyond Compressive Strength
When it comes to selecting the right grout for industrial applications, most professionals immediately focus on compressive strength. While this property is undeniably important, it's just one piece of a much larger puzzle. Understanding the complete picture of grout...
Grouting in Tight Spaces
We've all been there: standing in front of a piece of equipment that needs grouting, wedged into a space that seems designed by someone who never considered maintenance access. Maybe it's a pump base squeezed between a concrete wall and a massive chiller, or a motor...
Step-by-Step Guide to Equipment Grouting
When it comes to industrial equipment, proper grouting is essential for stability, longevity, and performance. Whether you're re-grouting a pump or securing heavy machinery, following the correct process ensures a solid foundation and prevents premature failure. If...
Epoxy Grouting When the Seasons Change
Epoxy grout is essential for industrial projects, but cold weather can make application challenging. With a smart approach to cooler days, you can avoid delays and keep your project on track without extra hassle. Epoxy grout is essential when working with rotating...
Joint Fillers vs Joint Sealers
Concrete joint sealants and joint fillers are different in both chemical formulation and intended use. Elastomeric Joint Sealants are cold-applied elastomeric single or multi-component materials used for sealing, caulking, or glazing operations on buildings, plazas,...
Why Grout Pumping Beats Pouring
Traditional grouting has long been a labor intensive task that most people don’t look forward to doing. While its clear that grouting is a crucial step in the installation process, it doesn’t always get the same attention as other steps in the installation process....
Preventing Rapid Evaporation When the Heat is On
When placing concrete and cementitious concrete repair mortars, especially in hot and dry weather, evaporation rate is one of the most critical factors to take into consideration. The evaporation rate is the rate at which moisture is being lost from the concrete or...
Get the Best Results and More Profit by Selecting the Right Mixing Method
When it comes to grouting or concrete repair, everyone knows that the mixing determines your pace. Conventional mixers, required mixing times and basic packaging all combine to slow your production during installation. Let’s face it, you can only mix so much so fast...
Making Repairs to Large Areas Made Easy
Sometimes you just don’t have the time to repair your floors and keep up with your production schedule. Especially if the damage is extensive and spread over a larger area than what you’d “patch” on a regular basis. In most cases, it’s more cost and time effective to...
Step-by-Step Guide to 2 Common Foundation Repairs
There are far too many repair options to cover them in a single email. So, we’ve picked two options for a very common issue. Look around the mill and you’re sure to see this one. A large piece of concrete cracked off the corner of a foundation. It may be on the floor...
Product Selection Guide for Equipment Foundation Repairs
Material Return to service time Application Type Ease of use 1-3 SR 30 Structural Repair 8 hrs Mix and trowel 1 Form and Pour 2 SR 15 Structural Repair 2 hrs Mix and trowel 1 Form and Pour 2 SR Deep Pour Epoxy Grout Fast Set 6 hours Form and Pour 2 Crackbond CSR 1-2...
Reduce SLU Scheduling Headaches and Labor
Owners, designers and general contractors demand high quality, along with rapid installation. For contractors installing self-leveling underlayment (SLU), this means new approaches are needed to complete work faster and more efficiently. With ever-growing pressures to...
Product Comparison Guide to Quick Turn-Around Grouting
Product Vibration Chemicals Yield Max thickness Start-up Time SR Deep Pour Fast Set Epoxy Grout excessive General resistance to mild acids and caustics 0.5 cubic feet per unit 3” Neat 12” Extended 6-8 hours SR Thin Pour Epoxy excessive General resistance to mild acids...
Maintenance
What You Need to Know About Cold Weather Concrete Repair
When the temperature gauge starts dropping, facility managers face a crucial decision about concrete repairs. Do you rush to complete that warehouse floor patch before the freeze hits, or wait until spring? Understanding how cold weather affects concrete repair can...
Facility Maintenance: Guide to Cold Weather Preparation
The first frost is nature's warning shot. For facility managers across manufacturing plants, warehouses, and industrial facilities, it signals the start of the most challenging season of the year. While you can't control the weather, you can absolutely control how...
5 Campus Maintenance Areas That Make or Break Budgets
Campus facilities management is one of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of higher education infrastructure. With thousands of students, faculty, and staff depending on functional spaces daily, maintenance teams must balance immediate repair needs with...
Culvert Maintenance: From Undermining to Active Leaks
Culvert maintenance represents one of the most critical aspects of infrastructure management, yet it often receives insufficient attention until costly failures occur. These underground water management systems serve as the backbone of our transportation networks,...
The Hidden Foundation of Chemical Processing
Walk through any chemical processing facility, and you'll witness an intricate dance of precision engineering, advanced chemistry, and human expertise. But beneath the gleaming equipment and sophisticated control systems lies a critical foundation that often goes...
Restoring Concrete Damaged by Harsh Chemicals
Concrete serves as the foundation of industrial operations — literally and figuratively. From plant floors to equipment foundations and secondary containment systems, it's the workhorse material that keeps facilities running. Its versatility and cost-effectiveness...
Hospital Maintenance Solutions: A Professional’s Guide
Hospital maintenance presents unique challenges that go far beyond typical commercial building upkeep. Healthcare facilities operate 24/7, serve vulnerable populations, and must meet stringent safety regulations while maintaining operational efficiency. For...
Why HVAC Maintenance Matters More Than Ever
Walk into any commercial building, hospital, or manufacturing facility, and you'll immediately sense whether their HVAC system is performing at its peak. The air feels fresh, temperatures remain consistent, and there's an almost invisible efficiency at work. But...
Roadway Maintenance: Keeping Our Infrastructure Moving Forward
Taking a deeper dive into roadway and bridge maintenance – with this piece focusing specifically on the critical world of roadway care. Every day, millions of vehicles traverse our nation's highways, relying on well-maintained roadways for safe, efficient travel. Yet...
Food & Beverage Facility Maintenance
Food and beverage facilities operate under some of the most demanding conditions in industrial manufacturing. From subzero cold storage to high-temperature processing areas, these environments present maintenance challenges that require specialized solutions and...
Bridges Break Differently
Bridges are among our most critical infrastructure assets, yet they face structural challenges unlike any other type of construction. With major bridges carrying hundreds of thousands of vehicles daily, these structures endure constant dynamic loading, environmental...
Pilejacket Repair: A Marine Game-Changer
When marine piles face the relentless assault of saltwater, tidal action, floating debris, and chemical exposure, traditional repair methods often fall short. The constant cycle of wetting and drying, combined with the corrosive marine environment, can quickly...
Case Study: University Air Handler Shaft Repair
Restoring HVAC function in hours, not weeks. At a university office building, an air handler supplying the HVAC system suddenly failed, leading to an urgent need for shaft repair. The maintenance team discovered that a bearing failure had severely damaged the shaft,...
Prepare Your Floor Joints for the Damage That Comes With Automated / Robotic Lifts and Carts
Concrete floors are an essential part of your plant infrastructure. Let’s face it, there’s no other real affordable option for large product storage areas. But, these large floor have to have joints to allow for stress relief and expansion/contraction to prevent...
Engineering
Epoxy vs Cement Grout. Which is Right?
When you're preparing to install new equipment — whether for an upgrade or a brand-new process — you know every component, its function, and potential failure points. You've designed the setup to maximize productivity and efficiency. Now, you need to reduce the risks...
Concrete Replacement
Replacing concrete with concrete makes perfect sense. It’s just not always the best choice given your schedule and the clients expectations.
Resurfacing vs. Replacement: How to Restore the Function of Your Floors Quickly
It’s hard to believe that it makes sense to “repair” a slab with extensive and continuous damage. If you’re thinking about a conventional “patch job”, you’re right. You’d never be able to justify the time for prep on dozens or even hundreds of small areas much less...
You Don’t Have to Wait to Repair Tank and Pit Linings
Discovered damage in your pit or chest linings? Regular inspections are key to planning work for mill outages. Once you’ve made an assessment, you have an idea of what you’ll need to plan for on the schedule and for your budget. Most people still wait to perform the...
Stop putting off re-grouting because you don’t think you have time to do it.
Still think your only option for re-setting and grouting equipment is waiting on a semi-annual shutdown? The truth is, cement and epoxy technology has advanced just like your office computer. New materials and additives have produced products for grouting that allow...
Product Selection Guide for Restoring Your Foundation & Grout In One Step
Take a look at the range of materials you can use to restore your foundation and grout in one step. Material Chemical resistance Yield per unit Yield extended with gravel per unit Equipment needed SR Deep Pour Epoxy Grout General, mild acids and caustics 2.0 cubic...
Encapsulation Explained & How This Technique Can Be Used When Restoring & Protecting Pump Foundations
When restoring and protecting pump foundations, you can use the same chemical resistant patching materials (mentioned in our guide “Product Selection Guide for Chemical Resistant Concrete Repair Materials”) in one step. You can use those same materials you used to...
Product Selection Guide for Sealants for Exterior Control and Expansion Joints
Material Joint Type Consistency Chemical resistance Tools needed Sika 1C SL Self-leveling For light traffic, no chemicals Caulk Gun Sika 1A Non-sag For light traffic, no chemicals Caulk Gun Sikasil 728 SL Expansion or control joints Self-leveling Fuels Caulk Gun Sika...
Product Selection Guide for Containment Coatings
SR Epoxy Sealer Long Term Immersion (LTI): the coating will be immersed in the solution for extended periods of time. Short Term Immersion (STI): the coating will be immersed for up to 72 hours. Splash Zone (SZ): the coating will be exposed to the solution for only...
Make Sure the Coating You Choose is Up to the Task
In today’s industrial and chemical production landscape, the diverse range of chemicals and compounds demands more than a one-size-fits-all approach to containment coatings. Selecting the right product requires a thoughtful evaluation of several critical factors to...
How Quickly Can My Equipment Return to Service After Grouting?
Time is money, especially when it comes to industrial operations. In today's fast-paced world, nearly every process equipment installation is time-sensitive. Ultra-competitive markets and razor-thin profit margins leave no room for extended downtime. Even planned...
Versatility of Urethane Cements
Concrete floors face a diverse range of challenges, from chemical exposure to physical wear and tear, making protective coatings a crucial investment in industrial and commercial settings. While epoxy-based coatings have long been a popular choice for sealing and...
OSHA’s New Regulations for Silica Dust
Proper dust collection systems for mixing operations are important not only for the health and safety of your crew, but also the health of your business. If you fail to meet the OSHA standards, you could receive a serious and extremely costly violation. OSHA's...
Active Water Leaks Can Lead to Long Term Damage to Your Concrete Structures
Active water leaks in your concrete can be more than just a nuisance. Learn more about how to stop them.
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