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Understanding and Resolving Brick Wall Cracks with Helical Bar
Brick walls, renowned for their durability and timeless aesthetic, can sometimes develop cracks that compromise their structural integrity and appearance. These cracks, if left unattended, can worsen over time, leading to potential safety hazards and escalating...
FACTORY AND WAREHOUSE FLOOR, WALLS AND EXTERNAL PAVING REPAIRS
FCS Concrete Repairs are experts in the repair of damaged factory and warehouse floors. FCS Concrete Repairs have the experience in all facets of concrete repair: Concrete Floor Repair and Crack InjectionConcrete Wall Repair and Crack InjectionJoint...
What Is Elastomeric Concrete?
Elastomeric Concrete is a flexible 2-part polyurethane patching material mixed with aggregates and can be used as a filler in expansion joints which experience large movements. The properties which are most important for these materials are flexibility,...
Concrete Crack Injection
Cracks in concrete need to be repaired as they are a potential threat to the viability of the steel reinforcement within the concrete structure due to the ingress of water. Water quickly causes the internal reinforcement to corrode, expand and cause the encasing...
A Truism: Modern Concrete Cracks and Concrete Leaks!
There are four types of concrete! Concrete that can crack! Concrete that has cracked! Concrete that can leak! Concrete that has leaked! Truism: This observation is obviously true and says nothing new or even interesting about concrete but if you have a problem and...
How to seal leaks in concrete structures
Prime Flex 900 XLV polyurethane resin is a low viscosity, hydrophilic resin that reacts with water and expands to form a closed cell, watertight foam. It is typically injected under pressure to seal actively leaking joints and cracks in concrete structures,...
Case Study: Sealing a manhole with chemical grout
Problem: Sinkholes had developed around storm drainage manholes in grassy areas of a military housing subdivision in Richmond, Virginia. Identifying the source: To pinpoint the sources of the problem, the contractor’s crew flooded the existing sinkholes and...