perma-fix and ban concrete joint damage in your floors
Repairing damaged joints is a proactive approach that can save the warehouse significant expenses in the long run. When it comes to a durable and long-lasting concrete floor or structure, the importance of concrete expansion joints cannot be overstated. These joints play a crucial role in enhancing the longevity and stability of your building, preventing cracks and other structural issues that can arise from temperature changes, moisture, and settlement. By allowing the concrete to expand and contract without restraint, expansion joints effectively absorb the stress caused by these external factors, ensuring that your structure remains intact and structurally sound for years to come.
Repairing damaged concrete expansion joints can improve warehouse operations via the following:
1) Smooth and safe material handling: Damaged joints in concrete flooring can create uneven surfaces and trip hazards. Repairing these joints ensures a smooth and even floor, allowing for the safe and efficient movement of materials and equipment. It reduces the risk of accidents and injuries to warehouse personnel and minimizes damage to goods transported.
2) Enhanced productivity: A repaired concrete joint provides a stable surface for operating material handlings equipment, such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). With smooth and reliable flooring, these machines can move goods quickly and smoothly, reducing downtime and improving overall productivity in the warehouse.
3) Reduced maintenance costs: Damaged joints can lead to accelerated wear and tear on material handling equipment. Repairing the joints eliminates the uneven surfaces that can cause equipment damage and premature component failure. By reducing the frequency of repairs and maintenance, warehouse operators can save on equipment downtime and replacement parts costs.
4) Increased efficiency in inventory management: Warehouse management systems (WMS) rely on accurate data for efficient inventory management. Uneven flooring caused by damaged concrete joints can affect the accuracy of location tracking and stocktaking processes. Repairing the joints ensures accurate inventory tracking, optimizing order fulfillment, and reducing errors in stock management.
5) Improved cleanliness and sanitation: Damaged concrete joints can create gaps and crevices where dirt, dust, and debris accumulate. Repairing these joints eliminates potential breeding grounds for pests and improves cleanliness and sanitation in the warehouse. A cleaner environment promotes better hygiene, reduces the risk of contamination, and complies with health and safety regulations.
6) Long-term cost savings: Addressing damaged joints promptly through repair helps prevent the worsening of the problem. By avoiding delays, you can prevent more extensive damage that may require costly and disruptive repairs or even total floor replacements.
the problem
- Degrading or open concrete joints
- Safety and fall hazards from uneven or unstable surfaces.
- Equipment damage and excessive wear due to vibration of the concrete.
- Product damage due to concrete surface instability.
- Operational & warehouse disruptions.
- Equipment and vehicles impediments
repair damaged concete expansion joints with permaban
Applied Industrial Flooring is the only full-service industrial flooring contractor in North America that leverages Permaban and other proprietary concrete expansion joint repair and longevity systems.
Applied’s team is hightly-skilled in assessing exactly what type of joint repair system, and to what depth, is required to reinforce and repair your concrete expansion joints.
As the only installers of these systems in North America, our specialists will work with you and understand the future needs of your floors prior to prescription and installation, giving you the most tailored solution with the longest lifespan of any other expansion joint repair on the market.
Benefits of concrete expansion joint repair systems
- Repairs broken or damaged concrete expansion joints
- Supports Slab Beneath
- Safer Material Handling
- Reduced Maintenance Costs
- Improved Cleanliness and Sanitation
- Smooth and Safe Material Handling
- Long-Term Cost Savings:
industrial JOINT CUTs AND REFILLS WITH POLYUREA
Repairing damaged concrete joints in a warehouse can positively impact operations, and is also a proactive approach that can save the warehouse significant expenses in the long run.
When it comes to a durable and long-lasting concrete floor or structure, the importance of concrete expansion joints cannot be overstated. These joints play a crucial role in enhancing the longevity and stability of your building, preventing cracks and other structural issues that can arise from temperature changes, moisture, and settlement. By allowing the concrete to expand and contract without restraint, expansion joints effectively absorb the stress caused by these external factors, ensuring that your structure remains intact and structurally sound for years to come.
Applied is highly-versed in also cutting and refilling expansion joints with polyurea, which can provide an alternative repair system with enhanced flexibility and waterproofing capabilities.
