Industrial polished concrete floors have many benefits. The cost to maintain a concrete floor is low, and cleaning it is extremely simple. Concrete floors are ideal for industries that tend to put a lot of wear and tear on their floors – think warehouses or factories with heavy machinery and lots of foot traffic. No…
Commercial polished concrete floors are a durable, attractive, and long-lasting investment for many businesses. Although treated concrete requires very little maintenance, many people remain curious as to what they can do to extend the life of the polished concrete floors in their facilities. With just a little care and following basic precautions, your concrete floors…
Proper lighting has proven year after year, in several hundred studies, to increase workplace productivity and employee mood. As energy conservation and green building solutions have grown in popularity, the technology to our common lighting systems have significantly improved and more industrial warehouses are incorporating these advanced, energy-efficient means of lighting into their operating expense.…
Nowadays it’s well known the importance of thinking green, especially when we are considering the carbon footprint of big facilities, public places and schools. In addition, architects, engineers and contractors have slowly moved to the idea that it’s better to work together with Mother Nature and realize that sustainable architecture can be achieved by taking…
Part of the design for your polished concrete floors will be choosing the edge finishing. There are different options based on your budget and needs. First we will discuss the limitations of polished concrete edges and then options and their price ranges. Limitations of Polished Concrete Edges |Polished Concrete Expectations: The edges of polished concrete…
Warehouse Concrete Floor Damage Those renting and leasing warehouse and industrial space know that tenants can be in need of warehouse floor repairs just by the course of their tenant’s use. Sometimes this damage can be foreseen and other times it cannot. Here is an interesting scenario that was probably not foreseen by the landlord.…
There are many reasons that epoxy floor coatings fail. One of them is epoxy failure due to moisture content in the concrete slab. Notice the dark areas on the concrete? This is surface moisture coming from within the concrete slab. Fixing a Wet Concrete Floor In the picture above, it is apparent that the surface…
Applying concrete floor paint first starts with a well-prepared surface. It doesn’t matter how much you pay for the concrete coating if surface prep is ignored. Here is an in-depth look at concrete surface preparation for floor paint. Removing Contaminates The first step in coating practically anything is to remove any contaminates. This includes things…
In warehouses and distribution facilities concrete floor flatness is important. The industry term is FF (floor flatness) and FL (floor levelness). The ASTM standard for FF and FL is ASTM E1155. The flatness of a floor often determines the speed and efficiency of moving materials to and from loading and unloading areas safely and economically.…
Warehouses or other facilities that experience a phenomenon causing wet floors it can be a cause for concern. In some instances, the building occupant is not affected by this at all, but other times it can hinder the core business and needs to be addressed. For example, this case study was performed at a warehouse…