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Heavy Duty Contraction Joint Rebuild Application For High Traffic Areas

Using Roadware 10 Minute Concrete Mender. Remove loose material and create a shelf on both sides of the joint with a minimum profile of 1.5” deep and 2” wide on each side. Vacuum and thoroughly remove dust and contaminates. Create a repair base by filling repair area halfway to grade with bulk mixed 10 Minute Concrete Mender™ combined with 10-20 grit silica sand. Use a ratio of 1 Part mixed…

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Control joint vs Expansion joint | Why Joints are Provided in Construction?

Control joint vs Expansion joint | Why Joints are Provided in Construction?

Why Joints are Provided in Construction? Before explaining the Control joint vs Expansion joint, let us know why different joints are provided. Expansion joints in the concrete structures are provided to prevent crack and deformation due to (thermal) expansion (and contraction) of structural members over a long period of time. The allows free movement of structural on expansion or loading…

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The Control Joint Problem

The Control Joint Problem

There is a big problem with control joints or contraction joints. They are the saw cut joints we cut into concrete slabs to control cracking as the concrete cures. The problem is the floor owner typically wants the floor poured, joints cut, joints filled, and building occupied in 60 days or less. Concrete cures hard in typically 28 days, but it continues to shrink and crack for a about a year.…

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Uncontrolled Epoxy Injection

Question: How do you epoxy inject cracks in floor slabs on grade when you do not have access to the bottom of the slab? What keeps the product from running out the bottom and all over the place? Answer: We make these type of repairs all the time. The first thing to do is dump the epoxy.  It is too thick, too brittle, and takes too long to set.  Fast setting materials like 10 Minute Concrete Mender allow you to control set points deep in the crack and prevent material seepage. Roadware 10 Minute Concrete Mender™ has an ultra low viscosity of 8cps and will gravity inject into the smallest of cracks. We make the repair in stages adding fine silica sand into the crack as necessary to prevent the material from running out the bottom. The product can be injected with needle tip mixers as small as 18 gauge. With careful technique and experience you can make structural repair that will restore aggregate interlock and restore the slab. Start out by adding a small amount Concrete Mender to the prepared crack and noting where material in running beyond the slab.  Add a light dusting of silica sand or fine quartz to the crack and some more Concrete Mender. The Concrete Mender will combined with the particles of sand to form a quick setting, "mud" at the bottom of the crack. Repeat as necessary and repair the full depth of the slab. This will be a structural repair with no ports, no pumps, and almost no down time.